All About Goodwin Village
Goodwin Village is located on the East Hartford/South Windsor line. Goodwin Village is within close proximity to the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester and all major highways are only about ten minutes away. A new Big Y Supermarket is right down the street from Goodwin Village. Brooks Pharmacy is also only about five minutes away. Goodwin Village is not only East Hartford's premier active adult community, but it was also featured on the front page of the real estate section of the Hartford Courant as Connecticut's most affordable active adult community. Goodwin Village was named so because the builder, Gaetano Rocamora of G. Rocamora Construction, wanted to create a "village like" feel, where the neighbors are close, the houses quaint and simple, and where everyone can go and be happy at an affordable price. He himself has successfully fufilled that mission. The minute you see the entrance sign, with the nice mulch and stonewall, you suddenly realize how special of a community you are in. The Town of East Hartford really takes interest in the senior community, almost every store offers a senior citizen discount, and the Town has wonderful facilities for the seniors including a senior center, pools, parks, riverfront dining, golf courses, the only Cabela's outdoor store in CT, not to mention Rentschler Field, home of the UCONN Huskies football team.
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East Hartford Attractions
East Hartford is home to the headquarters of Pratt & Whitney, part of the United Technologies conglomerate. The manufacturing plant takes up a significant amount of East Hartford's area, and at its peak, it employed tens of thousands of people; however, currently, it only employs about 5,000. East Hartford also contains a Coca-Cola bottling plant, located on Main Street. The city is dotted with various industrial and suburban office parks.
The East Riverside Drive and Connecticut Boulevard areas, just east of the CT river, contain extensive development, including car dealerships, medical offices, and light retail development. Notably, Goodwin College plans to build a large campus on Riverside Drive. It will also develop blighted housing projects into student housing.
Wickham Park, located in both East Hartford and Manchester, features Oriental gardens, fountains, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas, softball fields, and an aviary. The west side of the park offers a scenic view of East Hartford and the skyline of Hartford across the Connecticut River.
Nearby, on land previously owned by Pratt & Whitney, lies the recently erected Rentschler Field (construction completed September 2003), home of the UConn Huskies football team.
Built on an abandoned section of the Pratt and Whitney air field, a $1 billion dollar technology, entertainment lodging and retail development called Rentschler Field is in the process of being built. Currently, Rentschler Field consists of a stadium which is the home of the UConn Huskies football team. The arena has also been used for concerts by artists including Rolling Stones. Cabela's, also known as the "world's foremost outfitter's" and a major direct marketer of outdoor merchandise in the U.S., has constructed an interactive super center at the site. It is easily identifiable by the large Cabela's sign next to the airport. Hotels, technology companies, and various retail outlets are expected to begin construction in the near future as well.
Some Great Sites to Visit about East Hartford
East Hartford Homepage:
http://www.ci.east-hartford.ct.us/Public_Documents/index
http://www.americantowns.com/ct/easthartford
http://www.city-data.com/city/East-Hartford-Connecticut.html
