Old Greenwich
Old Greenwich
Geography and size: Old Greenwich encompasses
Greenwich’s easternmost area running from just north of East Putnam
Avenue, south, to the waterfront. Old Greenwich has two basic geographic
areas, known as South-of-the-Village and North-of-the-Village. The
village is the main shopping area of Old Greenwich (see below).
Parks/playgrounds/marinas/beaches: Old Greenwich has
two major parks, the 22-acre Binney Park and the 147-acre Greenwich
Point. Binney Park incorporates a picturesque duck-pond with lovely
stone bridges, trails, three ballfields, four tennis courts and
children’s playground on the southern end. Greenwich Point (also known
as Tod's Point) features expansive beaches, a 2 ½-mile driving/biking
roadway, nature trails, holly groves, the Bruce Museum’s Seaside Museum,
the Old Greenwich Yacht Club, two-concession stands, multiple restroom
facilities, picnic and barbecue areas and boat mooring facilities. Added
recreational facilities with playgrounds and ball fields are those at
Old Greenwich Elementary, North Mianus Elementary, Eastern Middle School
and Old Greenwich’s Eastern Greenwich Civic Center. The closest public
marina with slips available is in Cos Cob on the Mianus River. Only the
Eastern Greenwich Civic Center has night-lit tennis courts.
Recreational membership clubs with facilities: There
are four membership clubs with facilities in Old Greenwich. They are the
Old Greenwich Yacht Club, the Rocky Point Club, the Innis Arden Golf and
Tennis Club and the Old Greenwich Tennis Academy.
Shopping and restaurants: Old Greenwich has a number of
shopping areas with the most popular located south of the railroad line
on Sound Beach Avenue. Here there are 30-plus, largely local-based
consumer goods and consumables shops, apparel stores, banks, restaurants
and a supermarket. The only supermarket is Kings Super Market just south
of the Old Greenwich Train Station. North of the Old Greenwich Train
Station on East Putnam Avenue there are several small shopping areas
offering a variety of stores.
Transportation: The Old Greenwich Train Station affords
great service to Old Greenwich residents. Connecticut Transit, via the
Stamford service line, makes morning-rush runs and scheduled stops in
Old Greenwich's southern region. Interstate 95 and East Putnam Avenue
(Route # 1) are the major roadways. Travel time to mid-town Manhattan,
no matter the mode of transportation, is between 55 and 65 minutes.
Neighboring Stamford is no more than 10 minutes away.
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