Neighborhoods Archives » Boston Made, Inc. https://bostonmade.com/tag/neighborhoods/ Download our app and become a cherished member of the Boston Made+ family. Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:26:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://bostonmadeinc.com/brand-kit/fav/bostonmade/favicon-32.png?v=4 Neighborhoods Archives » Boston Made, Inc. https://bostonmade.com/tag/neighborhoods/ 32 32 209049491 South Boston’s Story: Dorchester Heights, Castle Island and the New Year’s Plunge https://bostonmade.com/south-bostons-story-dorchester-heights-castle-island-and-the-new-years-plunge/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:26:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/south-bostons-story-dorchester-heights-castle-island-and-the-new-years-plunge/ From the cannons that forced the British out in 1776 to the L Street swimmers who dive into the harbor each January, here is Southie's history.

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]]> 93698 Mattapan’s Long History Along the Neponset River https://bostonmade.com/mattapans-long-history-along-the-neponset-river/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:26:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/mattapans-long-history-along-the-neponset-river/ Mattapan takes its name from the Native people of the area and grew around a river, a trolley and a busy square. Here is its story.

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]]> 93697 West Roxbury and the Brook Farm Experiment https://bostonmade.com/west-roxbury-and-the-brook-farm-experiment/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:21:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/west-roxbury-and-the-brook-farm-experiment/ West Roxbury is known for quiet streets and Centre Street shops, but it was also the site of Brook Farm, one of America's most famous utopian communities.

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]]> 93696 Roslindale Village: The Story of a Streetcar Suburb Inside Boston https://bostonmade.com/roslindale-village-the-story-of-a-streetcar-suburb-inside-boston/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:02:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/roslindale-village-the-story-of-a-streetcar-suburb-inside-boston/ Roslindale grew from farmland into a commuter village with a lively square. A look at how it got its name and how its main street came back.

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]]> 93695 Hyde Park, Boston’s Last Annexation: Mills, Rivers and the 54th Regiment https://bostonmade.com/hyde-park-bostons-last-annexation-mills-rivers-and-the-54th-regiment/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:02:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/hyde-park-bostons-last-annexation-mills-rivers-and-the-54th-regiment/ Hyde Park joined Boston in 1912, the last town to do so. Its history includes river mills, a Civil War training camp and wide green reservations.

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]]> 93694 Allston-Brighton: From Cattle Market to Student Neighborhood https://bostonmade.com/allston-brighton-from-cattle-market-to-student-neighborhood/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:40:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/allston-brighton-from-cattle-market-to-student-neighborhood/ Brighton was once home to one of New England's biggest livestock markets, and Allston was named for a painter. A short history of the neighborhood.

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]]> 93693 Fenway-Kenmore Beyond the Ballpark: Marshes, Museums and a Famous Sign https://bostonmade.com/fenway-kenmore-beyond-the-ballpark-marshes-museums-and-a-famous-sign/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:30:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/fenway-kenmore-beyond-the-ballpark-marshes-museums-and-a-famous-sign/ Fenway-Kenmore was built around an Olmsted park that solved a sewage problem. Then came the museums, the ballpark and the Citgo sign.

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]]> 93692 Building the Back Bay: How Boston Filled a Bay and Planned a Neighborhood https://bostonmade.com/building-the-back-bay-how-boston-filled-a-bay-and-planned-a-neighborhood/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:02:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/building-the-back-bay-how-boston-filled-a-bay-and-planned-a-neighborhood/ The Back Bay was literally a bay until the 1850s. Here is how Boston filled it, laid out Commonwealth Avenue and created its grandest neighborhood.

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]]> 93691 Beacon Hill’s Secrets: How a Hilltop Became Boston’s Most Famous Neighborhood https://bostonmade.com/beacon-hills-secrets-how-a-hilltop-became-bostons-most-famous-neighborhood/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:12:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/beacon-hills-secrets-how-a-hilltop-became-bostons-most-famous-neighborhood/ Beacon Hill was once taller, wilder and partly a pasture. Here is how developers, an architect and a free Black community shaped the hill.

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]]> 93690 East Boston: From Noddle’s Island to Gateway Neighborhood https://bostonmade.com/east-boston-from-noddles-island-to-gateway-neighborhood/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:12:00 +0000 https://bostonmade.com/east-boston-from-noddles-island-to-gateway-neighborhood/ East Boston began as farmland on harbor islands, then built clipper ships, welcomed immigrants and grew around an airport. Here is its history.

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