Dwight in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

New Haven trolley scenes

New Haven Street Scenes Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 10, 2024

1. New Haven Street Scenes Marker

Inscription.
(Located on south side of traffic signal control cabinet)

(Top)
A photo postcard of Connecticut Company trolleys arriving at the Yale Bowl on Route 34 (Derby Ave). The brick wall on the left is a portion of the Walter Camp Memorial Arch. In the late 1940s, trolleys were replaced by buses in New Haven.

(Middle)
A Connecticut Company trolley on Whitney Avenue, comer of Lawrence St, circa 1910. Note the double tracks and the unpaved street.

(Bottom)
Looking south on Church St, from Chapel St, 1902.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 41° 18.585′ N, 72° 56.219′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Dwight. It is at the intersection of Chapel Street and Dwight Street, on the right when traveling west on Chapel Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1267 Chapel Street, New Haven CT 06511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley

and on the Connecticut

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Shoreline.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Haven Scenes (here, next to this marker); Camp (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elsie W. Cofield (about 300 feet away); New Haven State Normal School (about 500 feet away); Crown St (about 500 feet away); Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (about 500 feet away); Chad Dawson (about 500 feet away); Ernest Borgnine (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.

New Haven trolley scenes marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 10, 2024

2. New Haven trolley scenes marker

West side of traffic signal cabinet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 10, 2024

3. West side of traffic signal cabinet

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.