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Edgewood is a neighborhood in the western part of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, officially defined[2] by Whalley Avenue on the north, Chapel Street on the south, the West River on the west (the border of Westville), and Sherman Avenue on the east.
The Edgewood neighborhood contains approximately half[3] of Edgewood Park, including memorials for the Spanish-American War and the Holocaust. The park's currently layout was designed in 1910 by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr,[4] son of Frederick Law Olmsted, whose many landscape projects also included the National Mall and the Jefferson Memorial.
The main east-west road in the neighborhood is Edgewood Avenue and is served by the Q route of Connecticut Transit New Haven. The main north-south road is Ella Grasso Boulevard (Route 10).
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ City of New Haven - Neighborhood Planning Maps
- ^ City of New Haven - Edgewood Park Interactive Tour
- ^ City of New Haven - Edgewood Park Early History
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