Dwight in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
New Haven Scenes
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 1, 2025
1. New Haven Scenes Marker
(southwest face, upper photo)
Fire at an unknown location in New Haven, July 4, 1888. Photo by Fred Ward.
(middle photo)
The Blizzard of 1888 hit the northeastern United States with a fierce intensity. An unrelenting fury of heavy snows, bitter cold, and high winds pounded the region in a storm that lasted for three days in mid-March, Snow was measured in Connecticut between twenty and fifty inches, but high winds caused snowdrifts up to twenty feet in several areas. Over 400 people along the east coast died in the storm.
(lower photo)
Fire at Mendel & Freeman store on Chapel St, January 25, 1921.
(southeast face, upper photo)
1872 view looking north on York St from Crown St.
The church on the right on Chapel St became the Yale Repertory Theatre in the 1960s.
(lower photo)
One of the delivery trucks for the The S.S. Thompson Co. bakery which occupied the building on 147 York St, now owned by Yale.
All images from the Joe Taylor collection.
Erected by Chapel West Special Services District.
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Location. 41° 18.664′ N, 72° 56.559′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Dwight. It is at the intersection of Beers Street and Chapel Street, on the left when traveling north on Beers Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1423 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 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: Stephen J. Papa Corner (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Haven City Hospital Scenes (about 400 feet away); Sherman Ave (about 500 feet
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 1, 2025
2. New Haven Scenes Marker
Also see . . . Great Blizzard of 1888 (Wikipedia). (Submitted on July 8, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 1, 2025
3. New Haven Scenes Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
