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For other places with the same name, see Bridgeport (disambiguation).

Bridgeport is a city in Connecticut. Bridgeport has beaches and parks, but the biggest attraction is the Klein Memorial Auditorium. It is a performing arts theater.

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Bridgeport has a variety of beaches and parks, including Seaside, one of the nicest in the state complete with a lighthouse and a walk out to it.

• Klein Memorial Auditorium, 177 State St., Box Office: phone: 203-345-4800 x 150, [1] is a performing arts theater with a variety of performances throughout the year. If you enjoy the symphony, the Greater Bridgeport Symphony performs regularly.

• Barnum Museum, 820 Main St., phone: 203-331-1104, fax: 203-331-0079, [2]. Tu-Sa 10AM-4:30PM, Su 12PM-4:30PM. Exhibits about P.T. Barnum and the history of the city. Located downtown, it is within walking distance to some great architecture downtown. $5, ages 4-17 $3.

• Burroughs-Saden Library, 925 Broad St., Phone: 203-576-7403. The main branch in Bridgeport. The third floor has a well-maintained historical collection with rotating exhibits and lots of genealogy information.

• Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Avenue, Phone: 203-394-6565, [3]. Daily 9AM-4PM. A wide variety of ecosystems presented, including a rainforest building, as well as tigers, otters, bison, etc. During the summer, usually late July/early August there are free theatrical showings, usually Shakespeare called Shakespeare in the park. The Beardsley park is also a lovely place to picnic. Adults $7, Seniors and ages 3-11 $5.

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There many eating venues in Bridgeport, including Italian, Jamaican, Chinese, Thai, Brazilian, Mexican, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, and other Latino food, as well as many more typical American restaurants.

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• Holiday Inn, 1070 Main Street, Phone: +1 203 334-1234, [4].

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In the late 80's and early 90's, Bridgeport had a notable crime rate. The Gangster Disciples, Latin Kings, and drug dealers from New York all battled for control of the city's many housing projects, places like Father Panik Village, Pequonnock village, Marina Village and the PT Barnum Housing Projects. Today, for the tourist staying for a few days or weeks, Bridgeport's bark is bigger than its bite. The main attractions for tourists like the Harboryard and the PT Barnum Museum are in areas that are not to be considered high crime. Traveling to the East Side or East End is not advisable, as that is where all the crack dealing goes on now.

Now, downtown is being rehabbed for Yuppie housing. The plan is to have overpriced apartments in former destitute buildings. The city should have made them into condos but instead they are taking the apartment route, which means that downtown could very quickly turn back into a Section 8 zone if they can't rent them out and they get to the point where they take in welfare renters. Downtown has no supermarket and not enough parking as it is. But then again, maybe none of that will happen.

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