Conceived through coastal reclamation in the late 1950s, New Haven’s Long Wharf district is as much a mid-century creation as the corporate architecture which populates it. Covering the area’s history, planning and architecture, our tour group will walk the length of Sargent Drive from Marcel Breuer’s Armstrong Rubber building to the Gant Shirt factory. Stops along the way will include work by local architects Orr, deCossy, Winder and Associates, Granberry and Cash, Pedersen and Tilney, and Bruce Porter Arniell.

This NHPT tour is led by Kyle Driebeek and is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required.

Join thousands of participants in cities across the U.S. throughout the month of October for Docomomo Tour Day, an annual celebration of modern architecture and design. Tours will explore the multifaceted theme of urban renewal — seeking to revisit and better understand the complexity of the projects that were built, their significance, positive and negative impacts, and their legacy today.

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