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Clocked In

Clocked In

One measure of the preeminence of Chauncey Jerome’s clocks was their geographical reach. In 1816 at the age of 22, Jerome carted his first 12 clocks from Plymouth, Connecticut, to...

Clocked In

One measure of the preeminence of Chauncey Jerome’s clocks was their geographical reach. In 1816 at the age of 22, Jerome carted his first 12 clocks from Plymouth, Connecticut, to...

Stop and Go

Stop and Go

Though Downtown New Haven is known for its walkability, it’s not considered particularly drivable. One decades-old effort to accommodate downtown drivers is now often closed to them: the curving yet...

Stop and Go

Though Downtown New Haven is known for its walkability, it’s not considered particularly drivable. One decades-old effort to accommodate downtown drivers is now often closed to them: the curving yet...

The Graduate

The Graduate

New Haven is a place where students from around the world come to learn, which is one reason the city is the cultural capital of Connecticut. Of course, there was...

The Graduate

New Haven is a place where students from around the world come to learn, which is one reason the city is the cultural capital of Connecticut. Of course, there was...

Under Construction

Under Construction

β€œWe are taking the town out of the 18th century and projecting it into the 21st.” Even for a politician, that was a hyperbolic way of casting New Haven’s urban...

Under Construction

β€œWe are taking the town out of the 18th century and projecting it into the 21st.” Even for a politician, that was a hyperbolic way of casting New Haven’s urban...

Raising Hale

Raising Hale

On the morning of May 10, 2017, Fort Nathan Hale Park was abuzz with preparation ahead of its season-opening celebration a few days later. At the northern end, a small...

Raising Hale

On the morning of May 10, 2017, Fort Nathan Hale Park was abuzz with preparation ahead of its season-opening celebration a few days later. At the northern end, a small...

Thick Skin

Thick Skin

Between 1852 and 1889, a man dressed in a quilt of leather patches paced back and forth between the Connecticut River and the Hudson. He spoke broken English and fluent...

Thick Skin

Between 1852 and 1889, a man dressed in a quilt of leather patches paced back and forth between the Connecticut River and the Hudson. He spoke broken English and fluent...