The Blue Hills neighborhood is north of the West End and west of the North East neighborhood; the Upper Albany and Asylum Hill neighborhoods also form borders. It shares a boundary with the towns of Bloomfield and West Hartford.



Just as there are trails along the Park River in the West End and Behind the Rocks neighborhoods, so are there paths here.

 

 

There are many single-family homes here, with some dorms and public housing projects all in walking distance of each other.

 

 

 

 

 

The Rohr Chabad House, near the University of Hartford, has been associated with unfortunate controversy which began when a neighbor complained about it, saying that it was not allowed in the space because of zoning. Records show that the space was previously used by the American Baptist Churches.

On the other side of the University of Hartford is the University High School of Science and Engineering.

 

Never mind the bollards!

The “Annie Fisher school” — can we all stop with the ridiculously long school names that no one can remember? (Looking at you, HMTCA) — is just across from nature trails, railroad tracks, and Westbrook Village.

Playground near Renzulli Academy on Cornwall Street

Yet another long, frustrating sewer separation project in Hartford: Granby Street.

In Your Neighborhood: On foot or bicycle, we set out to capture each neighborhood as it is on a random day, or in this case, several days.