The New Haven, CT Ames was on Ella Grasso Boulevard in the New Haven Plaza . It previously was a Kings store.
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Looks like this might be it?
Yes, this is the right photo. Ames was located in the building on the right with the wavy front roof and the columns at the front entrance.