New Haven, CT

New Haven on When It Was is 11 addresses and the 16 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1836. 3 are still open today; 13 are gone, and 4 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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Shubert Theatre

247 College Street · 1914–present · 4 businesses here

The Edw. Malley Co.

765 Chapel Street · 1852–1982 · 3 businesses here

Miya's Sushi

68 Howe Street · 1982–2020

New Haven Arena

275 Grove Street · 1927–1972

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

275 South Orange Street · 1972–2002

Poli's Palace Theater

23 Church Street · 1905–1960

New Haven, decade by decade

• 1830s
  1 opened — Shartenberg's Department StoreSee the map in 1835 →
• 1850s
  1 opened — The Edw. Malley Co.See the map in 1855 →
• 1880s
  1 opened — Hyperion TheaterSee the map in 1885 →
• 1890s
  1 opened — Louis' LunchSee the map in 1895 →
• 1900s
  1 opened — Poli's Palace TheaterSee the map in 1905 →
• 1910s
  3 opened — Shubert Theatre, Taft Hotel, Rialto TheaterSee the map in 1915 →
• 1920s
  2 opened — New Haven Arena, Frank Pepe Pizzeria NapoletanaSee the map in 1925 →
• 1930s
  1 opened — The AnchorSee the map in 1935 →
• 1940s
  1 opened — Naples Pizza (Wall Street Pizza)See the map in 1945 →
• 1950s
  1 opened — Yankee Doodle Coffee ShopSee the map in 1955 →
• 1960s
  1 opened — Clark's DairySee the map in 1965 →
• 1970s
  1 opened — New Haven Veterans Memorial ColiseumSee the map in 1975 →
• 1980s
  1 opened — Miya's SushiSee the map in 1985 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Restaurant (6)

Yankee Doodle Coffee Shop · Louis' Lunch · Naples Pizza (Wall Street Pizza) · Clark's Dairy · Miya's Sushi · Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana

Theater (4)

Poli's Palace Theater · Shubert Theatre · Rialto Theater · Hyperion Theater

Arena (2)

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum · New Haven Arena

Department Store (2)

The Edw. Malley Co. · Shartenberg's Department Store

Bar (1)

The Anchor

Hotel (1)

Taft Hotel

Every place in New Haven (11)

• Clark's Dairy 74 Whitney Avenue · 1962–2010
• Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana 157 Wooster Street · 1925–present
• Louis' Lunch 261 Crown Street · 1895–present
• Miya's Sushi 68 Howe Street · 1982–2020
• Naples Pizza (Wall Street Pizza) 90 Wall Street · 1948–2019
• New Haven Arena 275 Grove Street · 1927–1972
• New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum 275 South Orange Street · 1972–2002
• Poli's Palace Theater 23 Church Street · 1905–1960
• Shubert Theatre 247 College Street · 1914–present · 4 businesses
• The Edw. Malley Co. 765 Chapel Street · 1852–1982 · 3 businesses
• Yankee Doodle Coffee Shop 258 Elm Street · 1950–2008