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noxinboxes t1_itewnki wrote
By their names, all neighborhoods!
jamesland7 t1_itewy2b wrote
Ugh, i wish they had something like “borough” for the official sections of the city i.e. Dorchester/Hyde Park etc
GM_Pax t1_iteylju wrote
Well, Dorchester was, once long ago, a separate town entirely, with it's own neighborhoods.
Then the town was annexed by Boston, becoming a neighborhood of that city.
The old divisions of that area, however, persist as neighborhoods within Dorchester.
jamesland7 t1_itezb5p wrote
It is officially a neighborhood of Boston, but you can put either in a mailing address. Hell, here in Fields Corner, some put Boston MA, some Dorchester MA, some Fields Corner MA
SomeHaoleGuy t1_itezfvr wrote
I was pretty sure that’s what it was but thanks for confirming
ReporterOther2179 t1_itf04li wrote
It’s history, it’s life, of course there’s confusion. GM-Pax for instance, used the term ‘ town was annexed by’. That simple phrase carries a freighting of racism, class warfare and religious bigotry. You could look it up, it’ll make you feel better about todays troubles.
Yak_Rodeo t1_itf2fh2 wrote
you can put whatever you want on a mailing address for anywhere, the post office doesnt care what you call the city. just the street address and zip
jamesland7 t1_itf48a7 wrote
Boston has 23 official neighborhoods:
Charlestown: Across the Charles River with Bunker Hill monument
East Boston: Across the harbor with the airport
Brighton: Area along Comm Ave towards BC
Allston: BU and area across the Charles from Harvard
Fenway/Kenmore: Area around Fenway Park and Gardner/MFA
Back Bay: All the perfectly straight roads around Newbury & Copley
Beacon Hill: Narrow hilly roads around the State Capitol
West End: Mostly gone now. TD Garden and MGH
North End: Little Italy
Downtown: its downtown
Chinatown; its Chinatown and around South Station
Bay Village: Tiny little neighborhood just West of the Shubert and Wang theatres
South End: The Philly style row houses across the Mass Pike from Downtown
South Boston (Southie): all of the super dense houses in the old Irish area East of I-93....also Seaport
Mission Hill: The area around all the Longwood hospitals
Roxbury: Primarily black neighborhood south of BMC
Mid Dorchester: Upper half of Dorchester (mostly minority neighborhoods north and West of the Red Line)
Dorchester: Lower Half of Dorchester (Mostly white neighborhoods south and East of the Red Line)....Dorchester is split for planning purposes because its so big
Jamaica Plain: Hipsters west of the Orange Line
Mattapan: Largely black neighborhood at the south end of Blue Hill Ave
Roslindale: Extremely diverse suburb
Hyde Park: Slightly less diverse suburb
West Roxbury: Decidedly undiverse suburb
Conan776 t1_itf5rq0 wrote
The word you are looking for is "part". Dorchester is a part of Boston.
raabbasi t1_itf9f2i wrote
Incorrect and dated.
Direct-Pressure-7452 t1_itfhe2w wrote
Dorchester was a separate town founded in 1630 by puritans who came from Dorchester, England. It was actually founded a few months before Boston. In 1870 it was still mainly a rural town, when it was annexed by Boston. Mattapan was part of Doechester . Mattapan was the Native American name for that area
lilbitspecial t1_itfx2yk wrote
Lakeview.. where there's no lake but a pond.
downwardspiralstairs t1_itfz2je wrote
Yes there are neighborhoods within the neighborhoods. FYI Dorchester was founded before Boston.
Puzzleheaded_Ad_7204 t1_itgjn1z wrote
“Parishes” of Dorchester would maybe work.
LadyGreyIcedTea t1_itgvad3 wrote
A lot of neighborhoods of Boston were previously separate and then annexed. Roslindale was originally part of the town of Roxbury. Then JP, Rozzie and W. Rox seceded from Roxbury in 1851 and eventually voted to be annexed into Boston in 1873. Roxbury was annexed separately in 1868.
LadyGreyIcedTea t1_itgviie wrote
It is and addresses do treat it that way. Jamaica Plain 02130 and Boston 02130 are the same place.
shitz_brickz t1_ith14ab wrote
Incep-neighborhood.
RogueInteger t1_itijd7l wrote
There are lots of neighborhoods in Dorchester, most of which are geographically appointed or based on streets. A lesser frequently used method is by parishes, but that was very prominent.
Dorchester is the size of Cambridge. It makes sense that there are equivalent neighborhood terms. I think Dorchester is as large as the next three largest neighborhoods combined.
TypicalImportance525 t1_itiwhk0 wrote
Clam point is a made up neighborhood name, within the last 15 years
arch_llama t1_itjrw1n wrote
Why? How about you just learn about the place you moved to instead of getting mad it's not what you're used to?
LadyGreyIcedTea t1_itewirp wrote
Dorchester is a neighborhood of Boston and Savin Hills, Fields Corner, Clam Point, etc. are neighborhoods of Dorchester.