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 ...
. 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
New Haven Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in the state of Connecticut]. The harbor area is an inlet carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago.
The city of New Haven and ...
. It is bordered on the north by Upson Terrace and
The Annex (New Haven), 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
Lighthouse Point Park is a park in the city of New Haven, Connecticut that is operated as a New Haven city park. The 82-acre park is located at the eastern point of New Haven Harbor in the East Shore, New Haven, East Shore neighborhood, and afford ...
(the main public beach of New Haven), East Shore Park, and
Nathan Hale Park.
Tweed-New Haven Airport
Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of downtown New Haven, in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Sep 15, 2016. The airport is partly located i ...
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