WCSU Student Handbook 2022-23

Discover Downtown Danbury – Photo Gallery

If you like going for a walk or have nothing better to do, take a stroll downtown and experience Danbury as a tourist. Not only are there many historical sights to discover, but also many fabulous ethnic restaurants, art galleries, cute boutiques, and opportunities for volunteer work. Here are just some of the sights you might discover:

Main Street Impressions

Lamp Post on Main Streetopens IMAGE file    Palace and Main Lamp Postopens IMAGE file    The Palace Theater on Main Streetopens IMAGE file Main Streetopens IMAGE file Buildings on Main Street     opens IMAGE file Memorial Column on Main and West Streetopens IMAGE file    Danbury Savings on Main Streetopens IMAGE file   Main Street 1893 Danbury Music Centreopens IMAGE file

Churches

St. Peter Church Toweropens IMAGE file      St. Peter Gardenopens IMAGE file

St. Peter

St. Jamesopens IMAGE file     St. James Garden   opens IMAGE file St. James Gardenopens IMAGE file
St. James

Cambodian Churchopens IMAGE file
Cambodian Evangelical Church

First Congregational Church   opens IMAGE file First Congregational Churchopens IMAGE file
First Congregational Church

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary on Deer Hill Avenueopens IMAGE file

Immaculate Heart of Mary

St. Anthony's Maronite Church   St. Anthony's Maronite Church

Saint Anthony’s Maronite Church

Parks

Elmwood Park Signopens IMAGE file      Main Street and St. Peter as seen from Elmwood Parkopens IMAGE file The Museum in the Streets Sign #17 - Elmwood Parkopens IMAGE file
Elmwood Park

Rogers Park - Danbury Westerners Baseballopens IMAGE file      Mascot for Danbury Westerners with kidsopens IMAGE file
Rogers Park

Kennedy Park Mural   Kennedy Parkopens IMAGE file
Kennedy Park

Danbury Green

Danbury Greenopens IMAGE file      Danbury Green looking Westopens IMAGE file Danbury Green Bubble Stage opens IMAGE file     Patriot Parking Garageopens IMAGE file

Danbury Public Library

Danbury Public Libraryopens IMAGE file      2016 - Library 2
opens IMAGE file War Memorial and Danbury Libraryopens IMAGE file   Library Statueopens IMAGE file   Old Town Hall Wall at the Libraryopens IMAGE file

Ives Street Area

Ives Streetopens IMAGE file     Ives Alleyopens IMAGE file  The former Tuxedo Junctionopens IMAGE file
Ives Revitalization     opens IMAGE file Two Steps - The Old Fire Station     opens IMAGE file Alley to Main Streetopens IMAGE file

Street Art

Street Muralopens IMAGE file      Street Mural opens IMAGE file   Colorful Bird   opens IMAGE file On the Old Tuxedo Junction   opens IMAGE file Kennedy Park Muralopens IMAGE file Rising Phoenix Muralopens IMAGE file   Blue Statue opens IMAGE file Street Art Statue Green opens IMAGE file Silver Statueopens IMAGE file Purple and Yellow Statues   opens IMAGE file Different Silver Statueopens IMAGE file

Interesting Spots

Meeker's Hardware Store - now a shop with Sportswareopens IMAGE file   Meeker's Hardwareopens IMAGE file   Hat City Sealopens IMAGE file      Hat City Alleyopens IMAGE file
Still Riveropens IMAGE file   Union Savings Clock  opens IMAGE file Statue in St. James Gardenopens IMAGE file
Brookview Commonsopens IMAGE file     Mexican Bakery on White Streetopens IMAGE file Pulse Pointopens IMAGE file Asia Fresh Marketopens IMAGE file
The Music Guildopens IMAGE file

Local Restaurants

El Rancheroopens IMAGE file      Empire of the Incasopens IMAGE file La Mitad del Mundoopens IMAGE file      El Bacanoopens IMAGE file
Copacabanaopens IMAGE file      Ortega's - closed nowopens IMAGE file Gallucci'sopens IMAGE file      Two Stepsopens IMAGE file
SoHo and Dubl Twistropens IMAGE file      Pancho's TacosHoliday Dineropens IMAGE file      ParrillaPour Me     opens IMAGE file Three Brothers Dineropens IMAGE file Mothershipopens IMAGE file

Places to Volunteer

Escape to the Artsopens IMAGE file     The Joy Centeropens IMAGE file
YMCAopens IMAGE file     Aids Projectopens IMAGE file

Danbury Town Hall

Danbury Town Hallopens IMAGE file     Danbury Town Hall and Hat City Monumentopens IMAGE file Hat City Statueopens IMAGE file Portuguese Shipopens IMAGE file Monumentopens IMAGE file Monument at Danbury Tall Hallopens IMAGE file

Danbury Historical Buildings

To see a number of historical buildings in Danbury, including some at Western Connecticut State University, please check out this website of historical buildings.