Centerville, CONNECTICUT - Whitley Avenue - old cars, trolley tracks

Description

Centerville, CONNECTICUT - Whitley Avenue: Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." The population was 60,960 at the 2010 census. Hamden is a suburb of the city of New Haven. Centerville is a neighborhood of Hamden which comprises the Town Center. Originally settled by Puritans as part of the town of New Haven, Hamden was purchased by William Christopher Reilly and the Reverend John Davenport in 1638 from the local Quinnipiack Native American tribe. It remained a part of New Haven until 1786 when 1,400 local residents incorporated the area as a separate town, naming it after the English statesman John Hampden. This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is in good condition, but there is edge and corner wear, with one corner being rounded sufficiently to be lost. Published by Harold Hahn, New Haven, Conn.