[JiminCT]

The 405 is the Long Island Expressway West. Weirdest part is jumping over the Hollywood Hills into the Valley on that road. All that traffic while climbing a mountain...on a freeway! I-95 in Stamford is rapidly approaching that.

Raised in the Farmington Valley, W. Hartford resident.

[davfar]

Born and raised in New Britain/Plainville/Bristol. After reading all these threads about CT I feel like there aren't enough people representing this area!!

I honestly couldn't imagine living in any other state! My brother just recently moved to Tuscon and said it's the best thing he's ever done (?) and my sister just recently moved to MO. She's already moved to CA two different times and always comes back to CT. Not me though. I like the fact that there are so many different towns around the state and every town has it's own feel. It's not necessarily a regional thing.
I also like the fact that CT seems to be in the top 10 of so many superlatives.
Then there's our four distinct seasons.
Then our driving distance to the greatest city in the world.

I could go on forever. Bottom line...I will live in CT my whole life whether it's Central CT or Litchfield County (favorite areas).

[gregandvicky]

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When you send someone a Direct Message asking a question and they respond, It would be common countesy to answer their query.

[tom62]

Hmmmm, my town. has NO downtown area, no restaurant, no gas station, one traffic light that works off a detector strip {he-he} town hall is open just long enough to put on a pot of coffee, drink a cup and wash the pot...Oh, theres more! {err, less} No post office, no high school or middle school, no hotel or motels. No hardware store, Homedope or even grocery shopping for that matter. Come to think of it, since we dont have a P.O., we share zip codes with surrounding nearly as rural villages like New Preston, Kent and Cornwall Bridge! Not one auto repair shop, or car dealerships. We do have one important perk, a liquor store which is near the traffic light.
We DO have black bears, eagles, red tail hawks, {deer and turkeys like zebra and gazelle on the African savanna} Bobcats, owls, two state forest and two huge reservoirs with no public access except for hiking. We have several small unnamed waterfalls, several Xmas tree farms and as many fully operating agricultural farms. We have ONE neighborhood with cul-de-sac and cookie cutter homes. We have the most beautiful view of Lake Waramug bar-none, from our town borders. And,,,I have NO neighbors!
Thats what I love about my town

[madct]

I grew up in Madison I think that it is perfect. Its a small town that doesnt all of those big stores like fast food and Target or something. This is great for the small town feel but it does put a limit on what you can do. Its a really wonderful town on the water with a great beach for the town. It has nice homes and is quite wealthy. It also has a wonderful public school system which is why my parents moved there when I was a kid. Just a nice quant classy town!

[CTbrooktrout]

I live in the more rural section of Glastonbury. I like the mix of privacy out here as well as being reasonably close to mostly anything you could want. There's some great places to eat around town which I appreciate. I graduated from Glastonbury High School which is truly a great school filled with some purely wonderful teachers. Mr. Marino is a one of a kind character. I like that Glastonbury is pretty centrally located to a lot of things for me such as shopping and my business. I travel to each end and corner of the state so the central location helps.

[KatiH]

I was born and raised in Deep River. I think that my favorite CT town, though, is Old Saybrook, especially down by Fenwick. Most beautiful coastline you could ever see.

[eric.simmons]

Born and raised in Bristol. Moved to Florida when I was 18. I missed Connecticut so much, I moved back to Bristol when i turned 21, and have been there since. I love Bristol, it always feels like home. Plus, who couldn't love Lake Compounce right down the street? Lots of shopping and restaurants here, and WestFarms (although its becoming very "ritzy" and expensive thanks to Farmington & W. Hartford) is only about 10 minutes away. The only downside to living in the same town your whole life, is right around every corner, there is someone you know. Its annoying sometimes.

I have to represent Wallingford too, although I never lived there, I have been working there for the last Year or so. I am there 40 hours a week, so it feels like a second home to me (and no running into people I know!). It is a VERY beautiful town, very scenic. I plan to relocate to the Wallingford area. I love Connecticut as a whole though, there is definitely nothing like it.