High-rise project affects local stores
For a generation of New Haven women, the search for the perfect prom dress or wedding gown has ended with a scooped-back turquoise gown, a studded hot-pink halter or one of the myriad other formal gowns at Cooper’s Dress Shop. And integral to the selection process has been store owner Evelyn Cooperstock — who has memorized a Rolodex of dress codes and formal events from the local high schools that many of her customers attend.
But half a century of dress-shopping tradition is about to change.
With the announcement of the College Square Development project, which will build...
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