East Shore is a neighborhood in the city of
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 ...
. The East Shore contains the
Morris Cove Historic District. Its name is derived from its geographic location on the east side of
New Haven Harbor. It is bordered on the north by Upson Terrace and
The Annex neighborhood, on the east by the town of
East Haven, on the west and south by
Long Island Sound.
The area contains several city parks, most notably
Lighthouse Point Park (the main public beach of New Haven), East Shore Park, and
Nathan Hale Park.
Tweed-New Haven Airport is also located partly in the area. East Shore was originally part of the town of East Haven before being annexed by New Haven. The main thoroughfares of the neighborhood are Townsend Avenue (
Route 337) and Woodward Avenue.
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Neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut
Populated coastal places in Connecticut