North Cambridge, also known as "Area 11", is a neighborhood of
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, located directly across the Charles River from Boston. The city's population as of the 2020 United States census, ...
bounded by
Porter Square and the
Fitchburg Line railroad tracks on the south, the city of
Somerville on the northeast,
Alewife Brook and the town of
Arlington on the northwest, and the town of
Belmont on the west. In 2005 it had a population of 10,642 residents living in 4,699 households, and the average income was $44,784. In 2010, the racial demographics for the neighborhood were 57.6% White, 20% Black, 15.1% Asian/Pacific Islander, 7.3% Hispanic origin, 0.3% Native American, 2.4% other race.
The main commercial areas of North Cambridge are situated along
Alewife Brook Parkway and
Massachusetts Avenue. A third area,
Davis Square
Davis Square is a major intersection in the northwestern section of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, where several streets meet: Holland Street, Dover Street, Day Street, Elm Street, Highland Avenue, and College Avenue. The name is of ...
, in Somerville, also exerts considerable influence on the North Cambridge neighborhood.
Four roads span the railroad tracks, connecting the bulk of North Cambridge with other neighborhoods of Cambridge. From east to west, these are: Mass. Ave. (route
MA-2A), Walden Street, Sherman Street (grade crossing), and Alewife Brook Parkway (carrying routes
MA-2,
MA-16, and
US-3).
The Alewife Triangle is relatively isolated by a combination of the Fitchburg line, Alewife Brook Parkway, and Alewife Brook. The city has proposed bridging or building over the Fitchburg line to connect with
Cambridge Highlands, and adding a commuter rail station.
Notable residents
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Thomas Danehy
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Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
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Tip O'Neill
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Reverend Peter Thomas Stanford
Tallest buildings and structures
*Northview Condominium, a 9-story 66-unit building located on 2353 Massachusetts Avenue. The building was formed in 1973.
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Rindge Towers (Fresh Pond Apartments)
See also
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Alewife Linear Park
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Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad
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St. John the Evangelist Church
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Walden Street Cattle Pass
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Watson's Corner Watson's Corner is the historical name for an intersection in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the corner of Rindge Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. It was part of a wider area called Watson's Plain in colonial and Revolutionary War times and well int ...
References
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Neighborhoods in Cambridge, Massachusetts