My New Haven
Maggie and I are thinking of buying a house or condo in the next year or so. With prices in New Haven being so high, and both of us wanting the most for our money, we may have to face the reality of leaving the town that we love so well.
We’re not sure where we’re going, but we know that when we go, we will miss this place something terrible.
It has gotten to the point where when we are out about town, I get a bit weepy. So in thinking about all New Haven has to offer I decided to post a list of my favorites over the years. Some of them don’t exist anymore, but are worth mentioning. I am only posting a few now. This will be an ongoing series (that may over time convince us to stay or just be a good list of things to come back to visit).
Enjoy
Edgerton Park -Frisbee golf, Shakespeare, Symphonies, greenhouse, public garden, fountain, local history, sledding
Rudy's- Frites, $2 pints, things scratched into walls, music, giant Yale Bowl picture, Simpson’s pinball
Atticus Bookstore- although I haven’t had a bowl of their black bean soup in years and I never liked looking for literature while on display to diners, I do love this place, but mostly for late-night bread take out. - The best bread in New Haven - Chabaso
That seems like a good start- Beer-Bread-Nature.
posted by Dan @ 2:00 PM
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3 Comments:
Hang in there...housing market is in the middle of bursting, as we speak. Keep looking...things should be doable by next year, if you want to stick around.
For me it would be:
- Late night movies at York Square
- Mint Mochas and running into weird people at XandO (I won't call it Cosi)
- That big plastic bubble/tunnel thing on the green during the Arts Festival that year, and the arts festival in general
We were at XandO last night and were talking about how it will never be Cosi. Even if out-of-towners can’t find it when we tell them to meet us there. They are now phasing out the original Xando logo. The place is pretty weak now. All the good coffee shops, in the bohemian sense of the word, are gone. For real coffee there is still Willoughby's, but that’s not the same. Remember the Daily? Or Diesel? I guess Koffee is ok, but I feel weird being in there if I don’t have a NY Times or a laptop.
Oh and York Square is sadly just a memory for all.
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