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106 Wooster Street, Colosso, Wooster Square project area, New Haven, before redevelopment.


Title main	106 Wooster Street, Colosso, Wooster Square project area, New Haven, before redevelopment.
Subject lcsh topical	Urban renewal Dwellings Children Storefronts
Subject lcsh genre	Photographs
Subject tiger geographic	106 Wooster Street (New Haven, Conn.)
Category	Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood
Description	View of a brick house identified as Colosso at 106 Wooster Street, Wooster Square project area, New Haven, before redevelopment. Two boys can be seen on the steps of a portico whose roof is supported by fluted columns. What appears to be a cupola can be seen above the roof. An automotive parts storefront is partially visible at far right.
Description notes	Title supplied by cataloger. One of a collection of photographs taken by the New Haven Redevelopment Agency to document a massive urban planning and development project undertaken from 1956 through the mid-1970s. The federally-financed redevelopment initiative was realized through a series of projects focused on particular New Haven city neighborhoods identified by street or area names. These projects involved the demolition of old structures and construction of new buildings, roadways and other facilities. The Wooster Square project targeted an old New Haven neighborhood with many lovely nineteenth-century houses as well as multi-family dwellings and industrial buildings. The construction of Interstates 95 and 91 and redevelopment initiatives swallowed up a number of buildings. Many others were refurbished as part of an effort to preserve the architectural heritage and character of the neighborhood.
Date created	1961.
Format extent	1 photograph ; 8 1/8 x 10 in.
Format medium	image/jpeg
Identifier	File name: nhchs_pha_nhrapc_f540_ph22.jpg
Source	New Haven Museum and Historical Society
Relation isPartOf	The New Haven Redevelopment Agency Photograph Collection.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The New Haven Museum and Historical Society.
SeqNum	1444
ObjCol	Photographs

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