Drag racing on Captain Thomas Boulevard in my 1965 Impala Super Sport in the early '80s with my friend George. Hanging out at Chick's, and meeting my wife there. The first time I told my wife I loved her on those same piers. Attending that beautiful church on the Green and getting married there. Diners such as Nick's Center Spa, the Elm, Jerry's Luncheonette, all long-time standards in the community, still filling bellies in the community.
People make a city.
West Haven has some good and great people. A sad thought is that corruption and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars are driving these good people out of town, leaving this city with a lot of people bleeding off, instead of giving to, our city. Nevertheless, our future could be very bright with the right people at the helm. I can envision a trolley or a monorail running along the shore to a shopping district in the center of West Haven. Theaters and entertainment, an old mainstay of the city, could bring her back anew.