Creative Use of Space

This old church, or cathedral now houses the ACES program on Audubon Street. ACES stands for Area Cooperative Educational Services and they work to improve public education in New Haven and the surrounding areas.

Vietnam War Memorial

On one of the ends of Long Wharf, which is on the New Haven Harbor, you'll find the Vietnam War Memorial and several other memorials to the fallen men and women of the various wars. The day I was there it was very cold with some snow still remaining on the ground. You can see there are smaller wreaths and a RIP plaque that had been laid at the base of the black granite V. Listed on the memorial are the people who were killed in action and those who were taken as prisoners of war or who are missing.

Weekend Reflection

This is down at Long Wharf and the reflection is of New Haven Harbor. The marble structure is a large "V" and it is the Viet Nam War Memorial. I'll show more in it's entirety tomorrow. For other thoughtful reflections be sure to check in with James at Newtown Daily Photo.

Not So Mellow Yellow

I'd always driven by this building on the corner of State Street and Wall Street and noticed it's bright yellow color. Today I walked Milo on a different route and it's when I realized that this building, which appears to be an apartment building, is triangular!

The Lighthouse at Lighthouse Point

Lighthouse Point at Morris Cove

Morris Cove, on the eastern side of New Haven Harbor, is home to the historical Five Mile Point Lighthouse and Lighthouse Park.

Donna Bigda writes, "Marking the entrance to the New Haven Harbor is the Five Mile Point Lighthouse given its name for its distance from downtown New Haven. The original lighthouse built in 1805 was a 30-foot octagonal shingled wooden tower with its light generated by eight lamps and thirteen inch reflectors. From the beginning the light from the beacon was considered too dim and too low and was not protection for seamen who relied on the beacon to protect them from disaster and keep them away from the rocky shores.

In 1845 it was recommended that a new tower be built on the nearby Southwest Ledge. Because of the cost involved and the location too far north on the shore a new lighthouse was built in 1847 on the same spot as the first. A two story brick dwelling was built next to the lighthouse that served as the keeper's home connected by a wooden passage. The brick structure still stands today but the wooden passageway has long since disappeared.

On January 1, 1877 the first official night for the lighthouse at Southwest ledge was the last for the Five Mile Point Lighthouse. The city of New Haven purchased the land and the building of Five Mile Point in the late 1920's and in 1949 Lighthouse Point Park was opened to the public.
Five Mile Point Lighthouse has withstood the test of time through many storms including a hurricane in 1938. Renovations to the interior and the exterior of the tower were completed in 1986, In 1990 Five Mile Point Lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places."

New Haven Harbor from Morris Cove