What America Looks Like: Hamden, Connecticut

The United States as seen by its residents



In Hamden, Connecticut, a construction site where affordable housing for artists is being built. Says one of the architects, who took this photo on an iPhone, "It takes so many toys to get anything made." 

Previously in this series: Venice Beach, California. Western Georgia. Cincinnati, Ohio.  Birmingham, Alabama. Clarksdale, Mississippi. New York, New York. The border between Arizona and Nevada. Detroit, Michigan. Key West, Florida. Portland, Oregon. Boston, Massachusetts. Austin, Texas. Nashville, Tennessee. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Seattle, Washington. Portland, Maine. Yokena, Mississippi. Smyrna, Georgia. Vicksburg, Mississippi. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hoboken, New Jersey. Los Angeles, California. Kittery, Maine.

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Image credit: Flickr user Ledbetter, Architect