Sacred Heart Church

Sacred Heart Parish is a church that has been thriving in the Hill section of New Haven since the mid-1800s. Gerard Hallock and Thomas Trowbridge built Sacred Heart Parish in 1851. It is located across from Trowbridge Square on Liberty Street and Columbus Avenue . It was originally known as South Congregational Church, but the church faltered when Hallock claimed he was pro-slavery. Afterwards, most of the congregation left. In 1875, South Congregational Church was bought for $40,000 and renamed Sacred Heart Parish. Sacred Heart Parish built a convent and rectory soon after. Today, the New Haven Youth Ministry is located in Sacred Heart's Parish Center . Sacred Heart is currently the only Catholic parish serving the Hill area. The congregation consists of African-Americans, Haitian Americans, Hispanics, Italian, Irish, and Portuguese. On October 25, 2001 , Sacred Heart celebrated its 125 th anniversary. READ MORE .

Pepe's Open Air Market

Pepe’s Open-Air Market, better known as “Pepe’s,” has long been one of the most popular stores to go in to the Kimberly Square area. For almost 48 years, it has been serving this area well. Even people from the Upper Hill and other neighborhoods such as Newhallville and the Dixwell area have been coming here. Since its beginning, Kimberly Square has gone through some changes. These changes involved ethnicity and culture, each affecting Pepe’s in some way. READ MORE.

Joe's Garage

Joe’s Garage and Joe Mendillo himself are institutions of the Hill neighborhood. Joe Mendillo, now 92, has been a mechanic for all 70 years of the garage’s existence. He first stared on 289 Legion Avenue between Vine and Greenwood Streets. Joe’s Garage was one of the only major auto repair shop in the Hill. READ MORE.