Mill River is a primarily industrial
neighborhood
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in the city of
New Haven
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,
Connecticut
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located between the
Wooster Square
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and
Fair Haven neighborhoods.
The area is bordered on the east by the
Mill River (from I-95 up to the vicinity of Humphrey Street) then by
Amtrak
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railroad tracks (up to Blatchley Avenue). It is bordered on the west and northwest by
Interstate 91
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(between Exits 2 and 6), and on the south by
Interstate 95
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. There are two clusters of residential areas in the neighborhood,
Farnam Courts,
[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/gsc1994021784/PP/?sid=74caff2ce68eedde826135a14f52393d Some more old photos of Farnum court] which are low cost apartments managed by the
Housing Authority of New Haven
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, and the area around Jocelyn Square, which was traditionally part of the
Upper State Street neighborhood. The northeastern corner of the area east of the river between I-91 (from Exit 5 to 6) and the railroad tracks, where the garage for
Connecticut Transit New Haven is located, is also considered to be part of the community known as
Cedar Hill. Hamilton Street and East Street are the main north–south thoroughfares, while Humphrey Street, Grand Avenue, and Chapel Street serve as east–west through routes.
English Station, an abandoned power plant, is located on Ball Island in Mill River.
See also
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Northeast Corridor
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References
Neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut
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