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Point in Time

Point in Time

The eponymous lighthouse on Lighthouse Point hasn’t been lit since 1877. Nevertheless, it’s an impressive landmark on the east side of New Haven Harbor, visible from downtown as well as...

Point in Time

The eponymous lighthouse on Lighthouse Point hasn’t been lit since 1877. Nevertheless, it’s an impressive landmark on the east side of New Haven Harbor, visible from downtown as well as...

Uncapitalized

Uncapitalized

There’s a certain level of risk to being a state capital. If, despite your advantages, another state city surpasses you in measures like population, economy or culture, it can lead...

Uncapitalized

There’s a certain level of risk to being a state capital. If, despite your advantages, another state city surpasses you in measures like population, economy or culture, it can lead...

Window Treatments

Window Treatments

For most of us, stained glass and churches go hand in hand. The medium’s nectar luminosity and capacity for narrative imagery have long been used to invoke the divine. But...

Window Treatments

For most of us, stained glass and churches go hand in hand. The medium’s nectar luminosity and capacity for narrative imagery have long been used to invoke the divine. But...

Independence Review

Independence Review

As the United States of America’s 249th birthday approaches, you can, at the Yale University Art Gallery, return to the country’s date of birth. John Trumbull’s painting The Declaration of...

Independence Review

As the United States of America’s 249th birthday approaches, you can, at the Yale University Art Gallery, return to the country’s date of birth. John Trumbull’s painting The Declaration of...

Equal Terms

Equal Terms

On January 29, 1864, a “large, well-formed and dignified man” stepped onto a “sort of rude balcony” at Grape Vine Point, where the Mill River meets the Quinnipiac. More than...

Equal Terms

On January 29, 1864, a “large, well-formed and dignified man” stepped onto a “sort of rude balcony” at Grape Vine Point, where the Mill River meets the Quinnipiac. More than...

Hard ’Facts

Hard ’Facts

Within the narrow world of collecting local artifacts, some objects are an easy sell. Others are harder to move, whether for dullness, triviality, obscurity or the fact that they weigh...

Hard ’Facts

Within the narrow world of collecting local artifacts, some objects are an easy sell. Others are harder to move, whether for dullness, triviality, obscurity or the fact that they weigh...