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===Neighborhoods=== {{Main|Neighborhoods of Hartford, Connecticut}} [[File:PrattStHartford.jpg|thumb|upright|Pratt Street in Downtown Hartford]] The central business district, as well as the State Capitol, Old State House and a number of museums and shops are located Downtown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/citycenter/citycenter.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} City Center|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128210339/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/citycenter/citycenter.html|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Parkville, home to [[Real Art Ways]], is named for the confluence of the north and the south branches of the Park River.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/parkville.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} Parkville|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129090614/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/parkville.html|archive-date=November 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Frog Hollow, in close proximity to Downtown, is home to [[Pope Park, Hartford, Connecticut|Pope Park]] and [[Trinity College, Hartford|Trinity College]], which is one of the nation's oldest institutions of higher learning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/frog.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} Frog Hollow|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128210025/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/frog.html|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Asylum Hill, a mixed residential and commercial area, houses the headquarters of several insurance companies as well as the historic homes of [[Mark Twain House|Mark Twain]] and [[Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Hartford, Connecticut)|Harriet Beecher Stowe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/asylum.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} Asylum Hill|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128113335/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/asylum.html|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The West End, home to the Governor's residence, [[Elizabeth Park, Hartford|Elizabeth Park]], and the [[University of Connecticut School of Law]], abuts the Hartford Golf Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/westend.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} West End|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128205825/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/westend.html|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Sheldon Charter Oak is renowned as the location of the [[Charter Oak]] and its successor monument as well as the former [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] headquarters including [[Samuel Colt]]'s family estate, [[Armsmear]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/sheldonco.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} Sheldon/Charter Oak|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129090709/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/sheldonco.html|archive-date=November 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The North East neighborhood is home to Keney Park and a number of the city's oldest and most ornate homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/noeast.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} North East|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128210104/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/noeast.html|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The South End features "Little Italy" and was the home of Hartford's sizeable Italian community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/soend.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} South End|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128234234/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/soend.html|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> South Green hosts [[Hartford Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/sogreen.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} South Green|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510031335/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/sogreen.html|archive-date=May 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The South Meadows is the site of [[Hartford–Brainard Airport]] and Hartford's industrial community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/somead.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} South Meadows|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128210457/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/somead.html|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The North Meadows has retail strips, car dealerships, and Comcast Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/nomead.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} North Meadows|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129025657/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/nomead.html|archive-date=November 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Blue Hills (Bloomfield, Connecticut)|Blue Hills]] is home of the [[University of Hartford]] and also houses the largest per capita of residents claiming Jamaican-American heritage in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/blue.html|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} Blue Hills|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=May 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510023938/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/neighborhoods/blue.html|archive-date=May 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Other neighborhoods in Hartford include Barry Square, Behind the Rocks, Clay Arsenal, South West, and Upper Albany, which is dotted by many Caribbean restaurants and specialty stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hartford.omaxfield.com/|title=Hartford, Connecticut: Landmarks ~ History ~ Neighborhoods {{!}} Main Landing Page|last=O'Maxfield|first=Karen|website=hartford.omaxfield.com|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506131754/http://hartford.omaxfield.com/|archive-date=May 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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