Shippan, Connecticut
Encyclopedia
Shippan is a section of the city of Stamford
, Connecticut
.
The Shippan section borders several other neighborhoods: to the south is Shippan Point
, to the west is the South End
, to the north is Downtown
, to the northeast is the East Side
, and to the east is The Cove
. A few years ago, a few residents of Shippan Point (a section of Shippan) went to the mayor and asked to make Shippan a town itself, separated from Stamford. This idea was rejected by the mayor of Stamford.
The Shippan area includes Shippan Avenue, Elm Street and the smaller streets nearby. The area south of the intersection of Shippan Avenue and Magee Avenue is considered the Shippan Point
neighborhood. To the north, the Metro-North train tracks and Interstate 95
separate Shippan from Downtown Stamford
.
The neighborhood includes Cummings Park
public beach, St. Mary Roman Catholic Church
, St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church
, a supermarket, and many restaurants and small retail businesses.
A Clairol
factory is located where the Shippan meets the Cove section on Cove Avenue. In 2008, Clairol Corporation announced plans to sell the facility.
treatment plant, which also serves Darien
, is located on Magee Avenue by the East Branch of Stamford Harbor. Originally built in 1974 with a capacity of 17 million USgals (64,352 m³) per day, the plant was upgraded in 2005 for $105 million, increasing its capacity to 24 million USgals (90,849.9 m³) per day and a maximum peak flow capacity of 68 million USgals (257,408 m³) per day. The city began treating sewage to remove nitrogen
in 1988, and the 2005 upgrade increased the amount of nitrogen removed from sewage from 65 percent to 90 percent. The upgrade also included three odor-control machines at a total cost of $6 million. The machines use massive fans to suck odiferous fumes into chambers where chemicals are used to remove 99.9 percent of the hydrogen sulfide
that causes the odor. An ultraviolet light disinfectant machine sterilizes the water in the plant and eliminates the need to use and store large amounts of chlorine
.
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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The Shippan section borders several other neighborhoods: to the south is Shippan Point
Shippan Point
Shippan Point is the southernmost neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, located on a peninsula in Long Island Sound. Street names such as Ocean Drive West and Lighthouse Way reflect the neighborhood's shoreline location....
, to the west is the South End
South End of Stamford
The South End of Stamford, Connecticut is a rapidly growing neighborhood located at the southern end of the city, just south of the Downtown neighborhood. It is expected to be greatly changed with redevelopment over the next decade...
, to the north is Downtown
Downtown Stamford, Connecticut
Downtown Stamford is the central business district of the city of Stamford, Connecticut, USA. It is an economically thriving area of the city, with major retail establishments, a shopping mall, a university campus, the headquarters of major corporations and fortune 500 companies, as well as other...
, to the northeast is the East Side
East Side of Stamford, Connecticut
The East Side of Stamford, Connecticut is a neighborhood of mostly modest homes in southern part of the city.The East Side is southeast of Downtown, north of Shippan, and northwest of The Cove and south of Glenbrook. It is mostly to the south of Interstate 95 but covers both sides of East Main Street...
, and to the east is The Cove
Cove section of Stamford, Connecticut
The Cove section of Stamford, Connecticut, usually called "The Cove" is an area of mostly modest homes in the southeast corner of Stamford, Connecticut....
. A few years ago, a few residents of Shippan Point (a section of Shippan) went to the mayor and asked to make Shippan a town itself, separated from Stamford. This idea was rejected by the mayor of Stamford.
The Shippan area includes Shippan Avenue, Elm Street and the smaller streets nearby. The area south of the intersection of Shippan Avenue and Magee Avenue is considered the Shippan Point
Shippan Point
Shippan Point is the southernmost neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, located on a peninsula in Long Island Sound. Street names such as Ocean Drive West and Lighthouse Way reflect the neighborhood's shoreline location....
neighborhood. To the north, the Metro-North train tracks and Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Connecticut
Interstate 95, the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east–west compass direction for 111.57 miles in Connecticut from the Rhode Island state line to the New York State line. I-95 Southbound from East Lyme to the New York State...
separate Shippan from Downtown Stamford
Downtown Stamford
Downtown Stamford is the central business district of the city of Stamford, Connecticut, USA. It is an economically thriving area of the city, with major retail establishments, a shopping mall, a university campus, the headquarters of major corporations and fortune 500 companies, as well as other...
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Neighborhood features
The neighborhood has a very integrated mix of ethnic groups and even ethnic stores, including Asian (Indian) stores and Italian pizzerias are on Cove Road, and European delis on Elm Street. Blacks, whites, Hispanics, Indians and others all live in Shippan.The neighborhood includes Cummings Park
Cummings Park
Cummings Park is located in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. It is made up of about 79 acres of shorefront property on Long Island Sound....
public beach, St. Mary Roman Catholic Church
St. Mary's Church (Stamford, Connecticut)
St. Mary's is a church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, located at 540 Elm Street in Stamford, Connecticut.The main church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987....
, St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church
St. Benedict's Church (Stamford, Connecticut)
Saint Benedict - Our Lady of Montserrat, or simply St. Benedict's Church, is a Catholic church in Stamford, Connecticut, in the Diocese of Bridgeport....
, a supermarket, and many restaurants and small retail businesses.
A Clairol
Clairol
Clairol is a personal care products division of Procter & Gamble. The Clairol company was started in 1931 by Lawrence M. Gelb and wife, Joan, who named their enterprise after a hair-coloring preparation they found while traveling in France....
factory is located where the Shippan meets the Cove section on Cove Avenue. In 2008, Clairol Corporation announced plans to sell the facility.
Sewage treatment plant
The Stamford municipal sewageSewage
Sewage is water-carried waste, in solution or suspension, that is intended to be removed from a community. Also known as wastewater, it is more than 99% water and is characterized by volume or rate of flow, physical condition, chemical constituents and the bacteriological organisms that it contains...
treatment plant, which also serves Darien
Darien, Connecticut
Darien is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. A relatively small community on Connecticut's "Gold Coast", the population was 20,732 at the 2010 census. Darien was listed at #9 at CNN Money's list of "top-earning towns" in the United States as of 2011...
, is located on Magee Avenue by the East Branch of Stamford Harbor. Originally built in 1974 with a capacity of 17 million USgals (64,352 m³) per day, the plant was upgraded in 2005 for $105 million, increasing its capacity to 24 million USgals (90,849.9 m³) per day and a maximum peak flow capacity of 68 million USgals (257,408 m³) per day. The city began treating sewage to remove nitrogen
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element that has the symbol N, atomic number of 7 and atomic mass 14.00674 u. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions, constituting 78.08% by volume of Earth's atmosphere...
in 1988, and the 2005 upgrade increased the amount of nitrogen removed from sewage from 65 percent to 90 percent. The upgrade also included three odor-control machines at a total cost of $6 million. The machines use massive fans to suck odiferous fumes into chambers where chemicals are used to remove 99.9 percent of the hydrogen sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless, very poisonous, flammable gas with the characteristic foul odor of expired eggs perceptible at concentrations as low as 0.00047 parts per million...
that causes the odor. An ultraviolet light disinfectant machine sterilizes the water in the plant and eliminates the need to use and store large amounts of chlorine
Chlorine
Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine...
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