Springdale, Connecticut
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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...
. It is known around Stamford to have a small-town feel in the middle of a mid-sized city. Springdale offers both older, relatively modest homes in the lower Springdale area along with more expensive real estate toward the woodsy and affluent North Stamford section.
The Springdale section is generally defined as the area in the immediate vicinity of Hope Street and the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North New Haven Line. It is on the east side of the city, north of the Glenbrook
Glenbrook, Connecticut
Glenbrook is a section of the city of Stamford, Connecticut. It is located on the eastern side of the city, east of Downtown, north of the East Side and the Cove sections and south of the Springdale section. To the west is Downtown Stamford and to the northwest is Belltown. To the east is...
section and south of Newfield. To its east is northern 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...
and to its west is the Belltown neighborhood.
Springdale has its own traditional downtown area, mostly along Hope Street, containing such venues as the State Theater movie house and Twin Rinks ice rink. Twin Rinks has two regulation-size (200 feet by 85 feet) rinks at 1063 Hope St. Easy access to New York City is available through the Springdale train station
Springdale (Metro-North station)
The Springdale Metro-North Railroad station is located in Springdale section of Stamford, Connecticut along the New Canaan Branch of the New Haven Line.-Description:...
on the New Canaan Branch. Other amentities include restaurants, professional offices, laundromats, banks, and a variety of small, locally-owned shops.
The Weed Branch of the city library system is also in the neighborhood, on Hope Street. Nearby is the Springdale Little League baseball field, which has lights for nighttime games. It has become one of the premier Little League fields in all of Connecticut, playing host to many summertime "All-Star" Little League games from all over the region.
The neighborhood is served by Springdale Elementary School, Dolan Middle School, and Stamford High School.
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
and the University of Bridgeport have conduct classes at "campuses" (rented space for classrooms) in Springdale near the railroad station.
The Riverbend Office Park and Omega Engineering Inc. are also near the railroad station.
Local landmarks
- Scofield-Hoyt farmhouse, Eden Road, built in 1868 by John Scofield and Catherine Hoyt Scofield (on land inherited from Catherine's father) as part of a farm that also covered 37 acres (149,733.8 m²) across the street (land from the estate of Peter Scofield). Original wood in the home was taken from that land. The couple's three children, James, Frances and Ann Augusta, never married and all lived in the house till 1902. Some of the remaining original features of the house are the pegged post-and-beam frame,the front six-over-six windows, the hardware on the doors, rough-hewn ceiling beams and dry-laid stone walls.
Fire Department
The Stamford Fire RescueStamford Fire Rescue
The Stamford Fire and Rescue Department provides fire suppression and rescue, as well as first-responder emergency medical services alongside five volunteer fire departments to the City of Stamford, Connecticut.-Personnel profile:...
Department's Fire Station # 7, as well as the Springdale Volunteer Fire Department, serve the neighborhood.
For further reading
- "Springdale Remembered 1640-1949, by Rosemary Burns
- The Story of the Early Settlers of Stamford, Connecticut by Jeanne Majdalany
In Springdale
- Springdale Neighborhood Association
- Weed Branch Library
- State Cinema at 990 Hope Street, run by Garden Homes Cinemas
- Springdale Elementary School, a public school at 1127 Hope St., with 700 students in grades K-5 enrolled. The school mascot is the jaguar.
- Springdale Figure Skating Club skates at the Twin Rinks.
- The New Canaan Branch Line Details of the railroad that has been integral to the development of Fairfield County, Connecticut, with interactive maps, photographs, and information about the rail line's history.