For shame. New Haven is a virtual lexicon of every archetectural style in America (
Colonial,
Federalist,
Neo-classical,
Victorian,
Beaux-Arts, and
Modern). It has one of the few surviving
town greens, with a working
mineral spring in the corner of it. (The water, which is delicious, is free. Beat that,
Poland Springs!) It was the site of the
Powder House Rebellion, which is reenacted every Spring, the docking of the
Amistad (the rebuilt boat is docked at Long Wharf), and the
Bobby Seale trial (which is commemorated every year on
May Day as a day for political speeches of all stripes). Clearly a place where history is alive!
It's true, it's poor, often dull, and there's little shopping. But I love it.