Westville Neighborhood - New Haven, CT

Originally settled as a farming village, it eventually grew to include wide, elm-shaded streets lined with gracious homes that appeal to today’s active families.

The neighborhood is still anchored by a village center of boutiques, antique stores, restaurants and take-outs. On week-ends, lines form for brunch at Lena’s and Bella Rosa. Delaney's is still known as the "the old Cape Codder" to locals and is the place to go for the largest selection of beers on tap in New Haven. Also many artists have studios and galleries in existing homes and storefronts in the neighborhood. The Kehler-Liddell Gallery doubles as a meeting space for neighborhood groups, including organizers of the annual village Art Walk.

Lower Westville is also the destination for the sports enthusiast. It is the home to Yale University’s sports facilities and athletic fields. The recently restored historic

Yale Bowl and adjacent lots for tailgating are a perfect venue for enjoying a crisp autumn afternoon of football. It is probably one of the grandest places in the country to see a college football game and to witness the storied rivalry of the Yale-Harvard game known only as "The Game". The Yale Baseball stadium generates excitement in the summer months as it doubles as the Cutters, a minor league baseball team's home stadium. In late August, just before the US Open Tennis Tournament in New York, New Haven host the Pilot Pen, a men’s and women’s tennis tournament at the Yale Tennis Center. It is a festive event drawing tennis enthusiasts from all over with its international draw of top-ranked players in a wonderful intimate setting. The food court and boutiques are a draw as well! The tournament is part of the US Open Tennis Series. Other times of the season, the outdoor tennis courts, plus the recently enlarged indoor facilities at Culman Tennis Center, are open to the public. If hiking is your “thing”, then trek to the top of West Rock Park (about 40 minutes from Lena’s to the summit) and be rewarded with spectacular views of the city and harbor.

Nearby schools include St.Aedan, Edgewood Magnet, Davis, Beecher, Hopkins and Southern Connecticut State University. Hopkins is a widely respected and well known private day school that is one of the oldest private secondary schools in the country. It offers a broad and rigorous academic curriculum for grades 7 through 12.