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For brochures, maps, and details on special events, drop by the University Information Office, located at Phelps Archway, where our tour begins. Since many of the college’s gates are locked, you’ll have to ask a passing Yalie to admit you to a number of the courtyards mentioned here. Several venerable blocks along Chapel Street, home to the Art Gallery and the Center for British Art, have recently undergone a salutary restoration, resulting in an appealing streetscape of small shops, cafés, and narrow, brick-lined alleys. Books on Yale and New Haven, including the brand-new volume of color photographs Yale: A Portrait , are on sale at the Co-op on Broadway.