South Norwalk, Connecticut

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South Norwalk or SoNo is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut. SoNo is the center of Norwalk's nightlife and restaurant culture, and serves as Norwalk's de facto downtown, which has struggled since the Norwalk River overflowed its banks in 1955. The South Norwalk Metro North station, a movie theater and the Maritime Aquarium and IMAX are located here. An annual arts celebration is also held in the area.

Location: Area (roughly) bounded by

West: Main Street
East: Water Street
North: Ann Street
South: Haviland Street

Main section : Washington Street (Between Main street and Water street)

[edit] History

After the original settlement of Norwalk in 1649, additional settlements developed in the area, particularly one on the western side of the Norwalk Harbor and river. This settlement came to be known as Old Well. In 1870, Old Well was incorporated as the city of South Norwalk. In this period, South Norwalk was a manufacturing and commercial city with a relatively large Hungarian population. In 1913, South Norwalk consolidated along with the community of Norwalk and the East Norwalk fire district into the present day City of Norwalk. The former city of South Norwalk became the new Norwalk’s Second Taxing District.