By Shayla Colon
Dirt roads that went for miles, no dwellings in sight- just a lush grassland lined with hills of blossoming trees– that was Hamden in the 1600s. Once a rural region, Hamden has evolved into a thriving and developing city nearly 70 years later, changing from masses of open farmland to a bustling landscape with buildings on every corner. The engine driving this progression is people.
Hamden center in 1936, courtesy of Dave Johnson
Today, the small town is a developing city on the rise with stores in every corner and residents on every street.
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