Pleasure Beach
Pleasure Beach is the Bridgeport portion of a Connecticut barrier beach that extends 2.5 miles westerly from Point No Point. Prior to June, 2014, when Pleasure Beach re-opened, the area was Connecticut's largest and most recent ghost town after it was abandoned in the late 1990s due to a fire on the bridge connecting it to the mainland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tongue Point Light and Total Mortgage Arena.
Tongue Point Light
Lighthouse
Tongue Point Light Lighthouse, also known as Bridgeport Breakwater or Bug Light, is a lighthouse on the west side of the Bridgeport Harbor entrance, in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut in the United States.
Total Mortgage Arena
Stadium
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Total Mortgage Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It is the home venue of the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League.
Newfield Park
Park
Newfield Park is an outdoor park located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is located in the east end of the city at 698 Seaview Avenue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seaside Village Historic District and Marina Park Historic District.
Seaside Village Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Paul Boucher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Historic Seaside Village Co-operative encompasses a primarily residential area in the South End of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is bounded on the east by Iranistan Avenue, the north by South Avenue, the south by Forest Court and by the west by Alsace Street.
Marina Park Historic District
Neighborhood
The Marina Park Historic District encompasses the finest collection of high-style late 19th-century residential architecture in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Barnum–Palliser Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Barnum–Palliser Historic District is a 5.9-acre residential historic district in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The area, bounded roughly by Austin Street, Myrtle Avenue, Atlantic Street, and Park Avenue, was developed by P.T.
Pleasure Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: Ghost town in Connecticut, United States
- Categories: ghost town and landform
- Location: Town of Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.15779° or 41° 9′ 28″ northLongitude
-73.16913° or 73° 10′ 9″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87H85R5J+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 716898367OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Pleasure Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pleasure Beach”
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