Boston Road is
Springfield, Massachusetts's principal commercial and retail corridor, located on the eastern edge of the city. The Boston Road neighborhood, historically known as Springfield Plain, is named for being a major waypoint on the
Boston Post Road system.
Neighborhood
Boston Road remains a commercial stronghold, home to the
Eastfield Mall, various
big-box stores
A big-box store (also hyperstore, supercenter, superstore, or megastore) is a physically large retail establishment, usually part of a chain of stores. The term sometimes also refers, by extension, to the company that operates the store. The te ...
, and a
movie theater.
Springfield city parks, including Five Mile Pond and Loon Pond, provide places to swim, fish, boat, and picnic. The High School of Science & Technology and the controversially renovated Putnam Vocational High School are located in this neighborhood.
The neighborhood also features numerous local and chain restaurants and a handful of independently owned restaurants and bars.
History
The area was sparsely settled until the 1890s.
The first
Friendly's Restaurant opened on Boston Road.
References
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Neighborhoods in Springfield, Massachusetts