The Hill (New Haven)

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The Hill is the southwest-most neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. As early as 1800, this area was known as "Sodom Hill"^[1] and is now home to Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Residential and Commercial 3 Streetscape 4 Facts 5 References

[edit] Geography

The Hill is bounded by the Route 34/Oak Street Connector and Legion Ave. at the north, the Long Wharf neighborhood at the east, the city of West Haven at the west, and Long Island Sound at the south.^[2] The portion south of the railroad tracks is a distinct area known as City Point, which was traditionally a separate neighborhood.

[edit] Residential and Commercial

The Hill neighborhood contains the majority of buildings of Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale Medical School. The expansion of this Medical campus area is a continual source of tension with the bordering residential areas. The residential areas of the Hill are mostly working-class and minority neighborhoods; crime and poverty remain problems, though to a far lesser degree. Yale's investment in the neighborhood can be viewed as a double-edged sword; though ostensibly revitalizing blighted areas, Yale-New Haven Hospital is also pushing out residential zones that have always been at the core of the Hill. The Hill is also home to New Haven's railroad station, Union Station, and some light-industrial businesses such as the Lupi-Legna Bakery.

[edit] Streetscape

Columbus Avenue, Washington Avenue, and Howard Avenue are the three main arteries of the Hill.

[edit] Facts

The Zip Code for the neighborhood is 06519.^[3]

[edit] References

Neighborhoods of New Haven
Amity | The Annex | Beaver Hills | Cedar Hill | City Point | Dixwell | Downtown | Dwight | East Rock | East Shore | Edgewood | Fair Haven | Fair Haven Heights | The Hill | Long Wharf | Mill River | Newhallville | Prospect Hill | Quinnipiac Meadows | West River | West Rock-Westhills | Westville | Wooster Square