Stamford is a superb community to call home!
It was established in 1641 by 28 men of the Wethersfield Plantation who created the new settlement and borrowed the name from a city in Lincolnshire, England. After the land was surveyed and measured for homes and wood lots a centrally located common was established, as was the practice with all New England towns. This area was located at the intersection of what would later become Boston Post Road, at the end of a trail that led from the harbor into the settlement. Later known as Atlantic Square, it has always been at the center of Stamford town life.
Stamford is an exciting place in which to live, work and play. At once a breathtaking setting for comfortable New England living and a busy cosmopolitan center teeming with successful enterprise and cultural enrichment, it truly offers the best of all possible worlds!
Abundant leisure and cultural amenities satisfy the needs of the most demanding resident. The splendid natural terrain offers the chance for virtually every outdoor activity, whether inland at the spectacular town parks or along the coast at the pristine beaches and sparkling waters of Long Island Sound. Residents enjoy boating, hiking, fishing, picnicking, soccer, handball, basketball, bike riding, in-line skating, horseback riding, and walking. There are two excellent 18 hole public golf courses, driving ranges, opportunities for tennis, platform tennis, year ?round swimming and a wide variety of sports leagues for all kids. An terrific indoor ice rink allows for both figure skating and team hockey.
Here in Stamford, we have evolved into a rich cultural hub where the arts are generously supported and actively promoted. The Stamford Center for the Arts has two outstanding theater sites that encompass ballet and opera, the symphony, popular entertainment and drama, while Stamford Theater Works presents professional theater productions in a barn-like setting. There are varied opportunities for participation in community theater for adults and children alike. Visual arts are well represented at a number of galleries, through the Loft Artist Association and at The Stamford Museum and Nature Center, which offers programs and experiences appropriate for all ages. Stamford is host each year to a film festival that is rapidly becoming an important date on cinema-lovers calendars. In addition, we are a well respected center for antiques and there are many dealers who display their wares in the south end.
An explosion of corporate headquarters in the 1970s catapulted our already thriving community into international recognition. Prestigious Fortune 500 firms such as Pitney Bowes, Champion International, SBC Warburg Dillon Read, and Xerox call Stamford home and greatly contribute to the highly desirable quality of life.
Distinguished commercial and residential districts are designed to impress and please. The streamlined architecture of the downtown area provides luxurious space for corporate offices, retail stores and residential units. The Town Center Mall, located near Atlantic Square, boasts a pleasant indoor environment with over 100 shops. Additional boutiques, restaurants, condominiums and a 600 slip marina are planned for Harbor Point.
Stamford's school system reflects a solid dedication to its students and active community involvement. State-of-the-art equipment and facilities provide a very strong academic foundation and a host of special services; there are also several magnet school choices that offer a variety of philosophies and experiences, thus assuring a complete and individualized education for each student.. The schoools have admirable academic programs that have resulted in Presidential Scholars, Merit Scholarship winners, college placement at the country?s finest universities, award winning student newspapers and bands, and championship sports teams. Excellent private and parochial schools are also available. Our public library system is superb, offering access to films, videos, computers and DVDs, in addition to our much admired book and periodical collection.
Travel, both within Stamford and to outlying areas, is facilitated by the town's roads and its close proximity to both I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. A modern Transportation Center provides rail travel to Boston, New York and Washington, DC. Stamford is just 20 minutes from Westchester County Airport, and within commuting distance to all New York area airports as well as to Bradley International Airport. Just 50 minutes from Manhattan, Stamford is a comfortable commute for weekend excursions or daily work, and is near enough for sports fans to enjoy professional baseball at Shea or Yankee Stadium, football at The Meadowlands, hockey and basketball at Madison Square Garden. And there are minor league baseball games as close as 20 minutes away.
Stamford offers everything you could want for yourself and your family. It?s no wonder Ladies Homes Journal ranked Stamford #4 in the country for cities under 300,000 pop. in their ?best cities for woman? survey in 2002. Contact me now so we can start finding you the perfect home!
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