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Welcome to Waterbury, Connecticut.
Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Hartford on the Naugatuck River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 107,271 and was the fifth-largest city in Connecticut.
Looking east on East Main Street in Waterbury, Sacred Heart Church in center.
In the past, Waterbury had large industrial interests, and was the leading center of the United States for the manufacture of brassware (including castings and finishings). It was noted for the manufacture of watches and clocks. Waterbury's nickname is the Brass City. Indeed, the city's motto is Quid Aere Perennius, which means "What Is More Lasting Than Brass".
Union Station Clocktower: Constructed by the world famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White of N.Y., this structure resembles the Torre Del Mangia at the Palazzo Publico in Siena, Italy. The clocktower is 240-feet high and has 318 steps. The clock was made by Seth Thomas Co. with a dial 16-feet in diameter with 5-foot tall Roman numerals.
Holy Land USA is an 18 acre park in Waterbury, CT representing a miniature Jerusalem and Bethlehem. It was one of Connecticut's biggest tourist attractions in the 1960s and 1970s with 50,000 visitors per year. Holy Land was built in the 1950s by John Baptist Greco. The 50' cross was designed and built by Frank Veto Lyman. This steel cross was once lit up purple for Lent and red for the Christmas season. Holy Land closed in 1984 and the plaster, wire caves and structures are now in miserable shape.
The Brass Mill Center & Commons is the best shopping, entertainment and dining in the Greater Waterbury Region. This mall not only draws in business to the stores, but it also draws attention to the city of Waterbury also. Being right off the highway, it is a nice little break from a long drive going towards New York or Hartford.
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Local daily news in Waterbury:
United Way launches 2010 campaign
Left or right? Regular unleaded or super? Coke or Pepsi? People make simple choices every day.
To Hunt or Not to Hunt
Brookfield has joined the ranks of other states around the country and like-minded Connecticut communities that cull the over-populated deer herds by means of professional bow hunters.A Wednesday night, members of the Brookfield Conversation Commission voted against hunting deer on the Erickson Farm property, located near Huckleberry Hill ...
Commission seeking comment on Conn. public transit
The first hearing is scheduled for Sept. 7 at Waterbury's municipal building. Other public meetings will be held in Newington, Stamford and New London.
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Places of interest:
Oakville, CT (4.1 miles), Naugatuck, CT (4.4 miles), Terryville, CT (8.8 miles), Cheshire Village, CT (10.0 miles), Bristol, CT (11.3 miles), Woodbury Center, CT (11.6 miles), Bethlehem Village, CT (12.8 miles), Heritage Village, CT (14.1 miles).
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