Mulberry Street () is a historic street and tourist destination in Springfield, Massachusetts. Made famous by

Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel (;"Seuss"
'' And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street ''And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street'' is Theodor Seuss Geisel's first Children's literature, children's book published under the pen name Dr. Seuss. First published by Vanguard Press in 1937, the story follows a boy named Marco, who ...

'', the street is less than one mile from Springfield's Metro Center neighborhood, the

Springfield Armory The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until ...

, and the Quadrangle. It is also less than one mile southwest of Dr. Seuss' boyhood home on Fairfield Street. Mulberry Street is located in the Ridgewood Historic District of Springfield, in the city's Maple Hill neighborhood. From the 1820s until urban "

white flight White flight or white exodus is the sudden or gradual large-scale migration of white people from areas becoming more racially or ethnoculturally diverse. Starting in the 1950s and 1960s, the terms became popular in the United States. They refer ...

" in the 1960s, Maple Hill and Mulberry Street, in particular, were considered Springfield's "Gold Coast." Many ornate mansions still stand on the street, and in the general area along Maple Street. In the 1960s, Mulberry House, a luxury condominium building, was built on the hill nearing the street's highest elevation, with the rear of the building abutting historic Springfield Cemetery. From atop this hill one is afforded excellent views of Springfield and the Connecticut River.

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