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Places to Shop

Stamford
“The Avenue,”
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Greenwich
MAP A6 • United House
MAP A6 Wrecking: 535 Hope St, Stamford
Greenwich is the “platinum” town Interior decorators scour the immense
on Connecticut’s Gold Coast, and United House Wrecking for architec­
Greenwich Avenue is packed with tural salvage, lawn ornaments, or
luxury boutiques that will feather unusual furniture and accessories. If
the finest nest. you’re not driving a van, other shops
in town stock smaller collectibles.
Guilford Art Center
2 Olde Mistick Village
MAP C5 • 411 Church St,
Guilford 6
MAP D5 • Coogan Blvd, Mystic
The town green bustles each July Lush gardens, a duck pond, and
with a juried exhibition of fine crafts. a waterwheel accent this quaint
But this center promotes crafts year­ complex not far from Mystic Seaport
round, with classes and a shop full (see p46). There’s even an old­
of unique hand­crafted items. fashioned general store.
The Silo Store
Woodbury Pewter
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MAP B5 • 44 Upland Rd,
MAP B5 • 860 Main St S,
Woodbury New Milford
You could well discover the perfect Musician Skitch Henderson and his
candlestick, bowl, or teapot at a wife left their farm to a trust. The
discounted price at the factory outlet couple loved fine food; the shop (in
of this family­owned company, which the farm’s silo) features gourmet
was founded in 1952. cookware and hosts cooking classes.
Chapel St, New Haven
The Shops at Mohegan
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Sun
MAP C5
MAP D5 • 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Chapel Street skirts the edge of the
Uncasville Yale campus with shops catering to
Visitors who strike it rich at the faculty and students alike. Look for
gaming tables and slot machines designer clothing boutiques and
will find plenty to tempt them to bookstore cafés.
splash out on in the upscale shops
Putnam
of this casino complex. 9
MAP D4 • Antiques
Marketplace: 109 Main St
Setting up the Antiques Marketplace
in an ex­department store breathed
new life into this former mill town. If
you can’t find your collectible there,
check the town’s smaller shops.
Clinton Crossing
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Premium Outlets
MAP C5 • 20-A Killingworth Turnpike,
Clinton
Get up to 65 per cent off designer
wear at over 70 stores, including
DKNY, Calvin Klein, Kenneth Cole,
and outlets for Saks Fifth Avenue
Casino shopping at Mohegan Sun and Barneys New York.
See map on pp94–5
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