[RogerAnthony]

New Haven vs Mansfield

Stonington vs Fairfield

Milford vs West Hartford

Old Saybrook vs Westport

[BrtRcTmNE]

Round 7:

Deadline: Friday May 22nd at 8:00pm Connecticut Time.



New Haven

Fairfield

Milford

Westport

[ProudFairfielder]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

I'm not as high on the remaining Fairfield coast.

To each their own I guess

[Danny K]

Originally Posted by ProudFairfielder

I want to be clear,

I love the whole state, and SE CT is a beautiful area. Stonington is beautiful. However, Fairfield has a special place in my heart, and here's why:

I’ll put it short first: I’m going to celebrate the staggering (and unexpected) diversity of the town.
I mention that it’s unexpected because I’m aware Fairfield, due to its position in the county with its name, has a certain stereotype.
Yet happiness is reality minus expectations, and every time I return I realize just how much more there is to the town that even I expect.
So what are some manifestations of that diversity?
- On the most basic level the town is exceptionally geographically diverse. It’s one of the only towns in the state that has an expansive coastal plain, at times reaching over a mile and a half inland. This gifts the town with many miles of beautiful sandy beaches sheltered by the sound. While there are beautiful points and even coastal cliffs by Pine Creek by far the most influential consequence of its unique coastline are the numerous marshes on Fairfield’s coast. Ever since first settlement the marshes have defined the town: they gave it its name, referring to how they were ideal (fair) grazing fields!
- Although a signifiacnt portion of the revolutionary war era structures were damaged, many homes in Southport were saved, making it the heart of the town’s living history. The oldest house in town, dating to 1673, is in this harborside neighborhood. Having access to the Sound via the Mill River allowed for a prosperous New England port unrivaled in quaintness. To this day the warehouse building that stored the regions’ premier export, onions, still stands! Although the onions are named the Southport globe onion, they are named after our next region: Greenfield Hill.
- The hillier western portion of town has always resisted development- in fact, Greenfield Hill is the closest “rural” area to the coast in the western part of the state. The lack of development doesn’t mean a lack of character or prosperity: rather its charm radiates from the quaint center church on dogwood lined streets to fields that still produce fresh crop to this day.
- This beautifully juxtaposes Stratfield in the northeast. Flatter and nearer Bridgeport Harbor, this area was the first to urbanize and therefore is the perfect transition to my second point:

The town’s human development compliments its natural beauty. Each of the outlined neighborhoods harmonizes with its unique geography to create these neighborhoods. From Capes and Nantucket Shingles by the beach to beautiful Tudor and Victorian houses in Stratfield to wonderful colonial architecture Fairfield’s neighborhoods synergize.
And, thanks to the efforts of many fantastic Proud Fairfielders before me, over 1200 acres of the town have been conserved for all to enjoy. Keeping in line with its name over 80% of the original marshland was conserved and now boasts the largest marsh trail system in the state! In the north Brett Woods and the Cascades are beautiful woodlands complete with camping and waterfalls respectively. In between the Mill River Greenway is a collection of open spaces that run from Samp Mortar Southport almost without interruption, providing a green backbone for the town. Meanwhile Mountain Laurel open space features 40 foot cliffs and even small caves!

Despite all of this staggering diversity it’s all Fairfield.
- Which brings me to the most important point of all: the people. Fairfield has the perfect amount of New England provincialism to provide a sense of unity and passion, yet is cosmopolitan and diverse enough to be a welcoming town.
- In addition to the 50,000 year round residents there are over 12,000 college students in Fairfield, giving the town a constant stream of newcomers who keep things lively and contribute to the local culture.
-And, whenever you feel like travelling here again, it's extremely accessible via car and train. It's simultaneous a fantastic launching/ vantage point to take on the rest of the world from and also a place to stay forever.

This post doesn’t even scratch the surface of why Fairfield is better than the sum of its parts.

And that’s why I’m proud.

PS - what I'm really saying is that you can find all the rural peace and quiet you need in Fairfield - you just need to know where to look

Well ProudFairfielder, so far it looks like the Sales Pitch is working. Still a long way to go though!

[ProudFairfielder]

Originally Posted by Danny K

Well ProudFairfielder, so far it looks like the Sales Pitch is working. Still a long way to go though!

I try ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I think they're tied, no?

[Danny K]

Originally Posted by ProudFairfielder

I try ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I think they're tied, no?

Fairfield is ahead by one currently.

[UconnHusky1]

Since when is New Haven a town?

[nico7]

Originally Posted by UconnHusky1

Since when is New Haven a town?

Maybe I can recruit you to my faction under the banner "What are we voting on exactly?" Half-kidding. I enjoy learning about all of the towns, but I sometimes don't know what the results mean.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by ProudFairfielder

To each their own I guess

Thank you for the beautiful photos of the Connecticut shoreline and the sun setting over the earth.
You have to understand something PF, to me it's about neighborhoods, style, and elegance. I'm real big on architecture, I'm all about it. I love the stately old world styles you see down at Southport harbor. They are absolute pleasures to the eye. Not to mention other neighborhoods in and around Stub, CT and out towards RI. Yale in New Haven? speechless. I can't get enough of the new modern farmhouse type construction either thats popular these days.
Those gables, dormers and roof pitches down on Rowland and Penfield with their Tuscany kitchens just aren't my thing man.

You too Stylo, somebody put a up a bunch of raised ranches in Milford and Jesus people bought em'.

All the very best

[Danny K]

Originally Posted by UconnHusky1

Since when is New Haven a town?

Is this a joke? New Haven has always been one of the 169 towns of Connecticut. I mean it is a city, but when we say town on here that includes cities and towns.