Courtesy New Haven Museum
In 1972, federal redevelopment money was drying up, but there was enough left so that the last stores on State Street could be demolished for an expanded roadway and a humongous parking garage, whether local folks wanted it or not. Welcome to This Day In Six Lane Highway History as your host Allan Appel and the New Haven Museum’s Jason Bischoff Wurstle take you back.
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