How much do you really know about New Haven’s famous Wooster Street? Most locals know that it’s home to the world‘s best pizza. But did you know it was also the site for Eli Whitney‘s first factory built to produce his famous cotton gin? Did you know that General Wooster, for whom the street is named, was a Revolutionary War hero and that his home existed here until the 1930s? Did you know that the harbor used to lie just one block away and that this area first served as the city’s thriving mercantile district, home to sea captains, merchants, politicians and other wealthy individuals, long before the famous Square was ever created?

Come along as we stroll the street and explore what’s there now and what no longer exists. Share your memories, thoughts, and questions in this community walking tour and dialogue.

This event is now full, however you may still register to be placed on the waitlist.

Hosted by: Barbara Lamb and Kyle Driebeek

With support from the New Haven Preservation Trust, the New Haven Museum, the Historic Wooster Square Association, and Preservation Connecticut as part of the international Jane’s Walk Festival weekend honoring Jane Jacobs, America’s early urbanist, writer and activist who helped fuel the preservationist movement.