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  86.03.05: Wooster Square in the Context of the Italian Renaissance
Wooster Square in the Context of the Italian Renaissance
Wooster Square was named after General David Wooster, a hero of the Revolution and a native of the neighborhood.
Wooster Square park is similar to the Italian piazza; it is in the center of the neighborhood, which includes markets of nearby Wooster Street.
www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1986/3/86.03.05.x.html   (4886 words)

  
 Wooster Square Historic District
Wooster Square received its name from Major-General David Wooster who maintained a warehouse on Wooster Street prior to the revolution, and who lost his life in 1777 in Fairfield while leading his troops against the British.
The Wooster Square Project emerged in 1958-60 as a major focus of the New Haven urban rehabilitation program at a moment when external events combined to spark a community-wide conviction that the neighborhood was worth saving.
Wooster Square has historical significance in its embodiment of the architectural trends and fashions of the nineteenth century and its social history as well.
www.nhpt.org /Historic_District_Pages/woostersquare.html   (625 words)

  
 David Wooster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Wooster (1710–1777) was an American military leader from Connecticut.
His memory is commemorated in New Haven by Wooster Street and Wooster Square.
The city of Wooster (home of The College of Wooster), in northeastern Ohio (once part of Connecticut's "Western Reserve"), was also named after David Wooster.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Wooster   (244 words)

  
 Wooster Square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut.
Wooster Square is known as a bastion of Italian-American culture and cuisine, and is home to some of New Haven's, and the world's, best-known pizza (specifically, apizza) eateries, including Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and Sally's Apizza.
This park is also known to have a famed sycamore tree located on the west side of the park which according to some resembles a outline of Jesus Christ.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wooster_Square   (157 words)

  
 I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program
Wooster Square: The Wooster Square area lies between Olive Street and the railroad tracks east of East Street.
While a number of commercial businesses exist in the neighborhood, Wooster Square is predominantly residential with single and multi-family housing units and numerous historic structures.
Publicly-owned properties in the Wooster Square area include the Wooster Square Park, Paul Russo Memorial Park, the Wooster Memorial Playground and two magnet high schools.
www.i95newhaven.com /poverview/neighborhoods/wooster.asp   (123 words)

  
 yaledailynews.com - City's other Green illustrates urban redevelopment success   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Wooster Square and the New Haven Green are bordered by the same iron fences that have distinguished both as city squares, not simply plots of empty land, since the 19th century.
Wooster Square was "a neighborhood planned by the Yankee elite," said Cynthia Farrar, from the Office of New Haven Affairs.
In April, the Wooster square community holds a festival with vendors, ethnic food, music and activities for children in the Square under the 70 or 80 blooming Yoshina cherry trees.
www.yaledailynews.com /article.asp?AID=11440   (664 words)

  
 Wooster Square -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of (A city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University) New Haven, (A New England state; one of the original 13 colonies) Connecticut.
Wooster Square is known as a bastion of (additional info and facts about Italian-American) Italian-American culture and cuisine, and is home to some of New Haven's, and the world's, best-known (Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g.
This park is also known to have a famed tree located on the west side of the park which according to some resembles a outline of Jesus Christ.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/W/Wo/Wooster_Square.htm   (204 words)

  
 PHONE-SOFT INTERNET DIRECTORY INTERNATIONAL:SQUARE DANCE CLUBS
Square dance and round dance club that dance plus level, on the second and fourth Fridays of the month.
Square dancing every Friday night from September thru May. Special bring a friend night dance is held in late April for people who are thinking about starting as beginners in the fall.
Square and round dancing, mainstream level for squares and phase II with some phase III and IV for rounds, first and third Saturdays.
www.phone-soft.net /cyber-world/o3098i.htm   (3029 words)

  
 New Haven Independent :: Wooster Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Wooster Square is the new playing field for NFL cornerback-turned-New Haven developer Kenny Hill.
This time the terrain is the Wooster Square neighborhood rather than the gridiron.
It was then he began to notice the charms of Wooster Square, the picturesque and historic “Little Italy” section of town which Yale students usually discover on trips to Pepe’s and Sally’s Apizza.
www.newhavenindependent.org /archives/neighborhoods/wooster_square/index.html   (1228 words)

  
 Parks - Recreation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A smaller version of the New Haven Green, Wooster Square is a quaint neighborhood park bordered by old brownstones.
Wooster Square is a very pleasant area to walk around, as it has an atmosphere that is far more upbeat and natural than much of the rest of New Haven.
Wooster Square is a great place to escape to when campus begins to seem a little small.
yalestation.org /recreation/parks   (498 words)

  
 yaledailynews.com - Wooster Square creates community bonds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Because of its well-kept lawns, concrete pathways, and numerous trees and flowers surrounding its monuments, Wooster Square is an idyllic place for members of the community to congregate and strengthen community bonds.
But Wooster Square serves as more than just an informal place for people to meet and converse with other members of the community.
Wooster Square, bounded by Chapel Street, Wooster Place, Greene Street and Academy Street and founded in the early 1800s, has three monuments occupying its lawns.
www.yaledailynews.com /articlefunctions/Printerfriendly.asp?AID=133   (495 words)

  
 The Wooster Investigator
Wooster’s inadequate athletic facilities also hinder the opinions of prospective students; it cannot be ignored that top-notch athletic facilities attract students and good athletes.
According to Meese, when she arrived at the college in 1973, Wooster led the NCAC with state-of-the-art facilities but is now in the far behind.
When asked at the conference how Wooster’s athletic facilities compare to other schools, Rice laughed and said, “We’re a bit behind.”  He went on, however, to point out some perks at Wooster’s facilities, such as access to a golf course on campus and quality weight room equipment.
www.wooster.edu /english/investigator/athletic2.html   (860 words)

  
 South Street Seaport Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
For Washington Square, with its air of dignity and preordination, was not even created until the mid-1820s, and the decision to do so was predicated, in large measure, on a civic responsibility to a prominent charitable trust, Sailors' Snug Harbor, an organization established to aid indigent seamen.
Extending the square to Wooster Street on the east and Sullivan Street on the west would have encompassed the potter's field and the old church cemeteries (about one acre) at a cost of $17,000.
This was the first important development on the square, and also the city's first terrace row, a style popular in London–where terrace housing was meant to emulate the grandeur of a duke's town residence -but unknown in Manhattan where America's more egalitarian instincts reigned.
www.southstseaport.org /magazine/articles/1999-04.shtm   (2921 words)

  
 Wooster Square Park - Great Public Spaces | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The square is accessible by foot, auto, or (to lesser extent) bus.
Everyone living here is proud of the park, and in fact, it is key to the healthy real estate values of the area.
Indeed, one of the loveliest squares anywhere-- ringed by cherry trees that bloom gloriously each Spring.
www.pps.org /gps/one?public_place_id=602   (338 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Wooster Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
East Rock is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, named for a nearby hill of the same name.
Jump to: navigation, search Logo of Sons of Italy, which is the largest Italian American fraternal organization in the United States.
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wooster-Square   (722 words)

  
 Wooster Chamber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A giant Christmas tree is lit from Wooster Cemetery, Christmas Choirs and hot chocolate.
The Alice Noble Ice Arena opened in the fall of 2002, thanks to the generosity of Wooster residents Don and Alice Noble.
Located on the campus of Wooster High School, this state-of-the-art, 42,000-square-foot facility features a 17,000-square-foot ice rink, locker rooms, seating capacity of more than 350, meeting rooms, a spectator room, offices, skatesharpening, a video arcade, a concession stand and a pro shop.
www.woosterchamber.com /wooster-events.asp   (603 words)

  
 yaledailynews.com - Wooster offers cannolis and communion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Located on Wooster Place, across the street from Wooster Square Park, the church has been emblematic of the Italian American community that the area is known for.
Wooster Square first took form as a neighborhood in 1824, when its park was named in honor of New Haven native and Revolutionary War hero David Wooster.
Wilder said she was attracted to Wooster by both the restaurants and the park, and has found it a pleasant place to live, though not quite as safe as her previous area.
www.yaledailynews.com /article.asp?AID=27776   (1112 words)

  
 David Wooster -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
David Wooster (1710–1777) was an American military leader from (A New England state; one of the original 13 colonies) Connecticut.
While repelling (additional info and facts about William Tryon) William Tryon’s attack on (additional info and facts about Danbury, Connecticut) Danbury, Connecticut on April 26, he fell mortally wounded, and died in Danbury on May 2, 1777.
His memory is commemorated in (A city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University) New Haven by Wooster Street and (additional info and facts about Wooster Square) Wooster Square.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/da/david_wooster.htm   (230 words)

  
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The Wooster Square area was the industrial center of New Haven, with the Candee Rubber Company, the Sargent Company, New Haven Clock Company, New Haven Carriage, and Strouse-Adler among the large manufacturers in the area.
In New Haven, redevelopment centered on the Wooster Square area and east.
Originally, Fappiano says, Interstate 91 was to go straight through Wooster Square, and everything on the eastern side of what is now 91 was demolished.
www.southernct.edu /faculty/paffairs/news?file=index.inc&action=view&id=300   (972 words)

  
 Party-endorsed candidates triumph in primary | Sept 18, 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the state Democratic primary on Tues., Sept. 15, Frank Kinney defeated Andrew Consiglio for the office of High Sheriff of New Haven County, while Denise Nappier overcame Frank Lecce in the treasurer's race.
Though few Yale students knew about the election and only a handful voted, the Wooster Square area of New Haven was buzzing with life on Tuesday evening.
Wooster Square took on the flavor of Washington that night, as two British Broadcasting Corporation radio journalists interviewed Consiglio at the Democratic Headquarters.
www.yaleherald.com /archive/xxvi/9.18.98/news/primary.html   (579 words)

  
 NOTARY INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A written exam is given every Wednesday at the Wayne County Common Pleas Court, on the square in Wooster, at 1:00 P.M. You do not need an appointment.
A manual for notaries public is available to study for the test and may be picked up at the Courthouse on the square in Wooster.
The earliest you may apply for renewal is 30 days prior to the expiration at the Wayne County Common Pleas Court, on the square in Wooster.
www.waynecountyclerkofcourts.org /notary_information.htm   (264 words)

  
 Social Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Wooster provides a variety of social services in areas such as health care, senior citizens, mental health, housing, and counseling to name a few.
Below is a list of most of the social service agencies which are active in the Wooster community.
Provides home delivered meals to those who are unable to prepare meals due to some disability or who have had meals prescribed by a physician.
pages.wooster.edu /~mgooch/wooster/social_serv.html   (768 words)

  
 TownGreens.com Wooster Square, New Haven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Wooster Square is located east of the city center in a residential neighborhood in New Haven.
It is bounded by Greene Street on the north, Wooster Street on the east, Chapel Street on the south and Academy Street on the west.
All are narrow one-way streets with traffic moving in counter-clockwise direction around it with the exception of Chapel Street, a two-way street.
www.towngreens.com /greenlink/index.cgi/view/96   (125 words)

  
 New Haven Advocate: Time Out in Trowbridge Square   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A grid of streets similar to the nine squares of downtown New Haven, with a beautiful green in the middle.
Trowbridge Square was still a nice place to grow up, an intimate community.
It could be like a little Wooster Square." She has assumed the helm of the Trowbridge Renaissance group.
old.newhavenadvocate.com /articles/newcity3.html   (1282 words)

  
 Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival turns the big 30 :: CTCentral Entertainment :: Sweet!
With a special old-fashioned band concert featuring the James Lawson Orchestra, this year’s Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival should fill the area with the sounds of music and the smell of food from 1-5 p.m.
The 30th annual free spring event celebrates the arrival of cherry blossoms on trees that were planted in the square in 1974; people from all over the state and beyond flock to the fest to see the blooming Yoshino cherry trees.
For the past seven years, the Historic Wooster Street Association has sponsored the Chamber Music Concert, a show featuring Wooster Square artists, during the festival.
entertainment.ctcentral.com /html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1943   (307 words)

  
 November| Calendar of Events | - Wayne County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Wooster, Ohio
Wooster Train and Toy Show, 242-8ft.dealer tables plus running layouts.
Window Wonderland, kick off the holidays in Downtown Wooster with the arrival of Santa, entertainment, and animated windows.
Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, a giant Christmas tree is lit from Wooster Cemetery, Christmas Choirs, 5 PM.
www.wooster-wayne.com /wccvb/coe_nov.htm   (421 words)

  
 Congresswoman DeLauro's Website
In 2002, she was appointed co-chair of the House Democratic Steering Committee, a position she was re-elected to in 2004.
Congresswoman DeLauro was born and raised in New Haven's Wooster Square, where for years her grandmother owned and operated a pastry shop.
Her father, Ted DeLauro, was a New Haven Alderman whose hard work earned him the nickname "Mayor of Wooster Square." DeLauro's mother, Luisa, was the longest-serving member of the New Haven Board of Aldermen, serving from 1965 to 1998.
www.house.gov /delauro/biography.html   (1005 words)

  
 The Residences at Wooster Square - New Haven, CT
The Residences at Wooster Square - New Haven, CT Halfway between Boston and New York, is where new meets old.
An experience that embraces the classic history and elegant charm of New Haven and merges it seamlessly to the present.
The Residences at Wooster Square is located at 627 Chapel Street, a building that dates back to the early 1900s when it housed an Italian bank.
www.presscuozzo.com /wooster_square.htm   (219 words)

  
 Wooster Square - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Wooster Square - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Wooster Square contains research on
Wooster Square, List of streets, Bibliography and Print.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Wooster_Square   (200 words)

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