Fire-insurance maps can reveal the buildings, lots and uses that preceded the mall and Temple Street Garage. Use a selected downtown sheet, not the atlas cover.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Atlas record and rights verified. Exact downtown sheet still needs selection and visual verification. Context source: https://nhba.yale.edu/building?id=448 Reuse: public_domain: LOC Rights & Access says online Sanborn Maps Collection is public domain and free to use and reuse.
Source: Sanborn Map Company / Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection
Cite this item
Silent Grounds Collective, Chapel Square Mall, SGC-ED076, ED-N-mall-07, “Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of New Haven, volume 2.” Source: Sanborn Map Company / Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn01151_004/. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-12.