City of Squares - Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Located just two miles from Boston and joined by two bridges, you find Cambridge, Massachusetts. Home to the world-renovated Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Lesley College, Cambridge is a vibrant and interesting city filled with history, art and academia.

What you may not know about Cambridge is that it is often referred to as "A City of Squares." There are six squares in Cambridge, and here is some information about each one of them and where they are located in Cambridge:

1. Central Square. This is an area in Cambridge centered around the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street and Western Avenue. Lafayette Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street and Main Street, is also considered a part of the Central Square area.

2. Inman Square. This is a neighborhood in Cambridge. It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets near the Cambridge-Somerville border.

3. Kendall Square. This is a neighborhood in Cambridge, with the "square" itself at the intersection of Main Street, Broadway, Wadsworth Street, and Third Street. It may also refer to the broad business district that is east of Portland Street, northwest of the Charles River, north of MIT and south of Benney Street.

4. Harvard Square. This is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. Adjacent to the historic heart of Harvard University, Harvard Yard, and the Square (as it is called locally) functions as a commercial center for Harvard students, as well as residents of western Cambridge and the inner western and northern suburbs of Boston.

5. Porter Square. This is a neighborhood of Cambridge located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard and Davis Squares. The Porter Square station serves both the MBTA Red Line, and the Commuter Rail. The station is approximately 200 yards from the border with Somerville, so "Porter Square" inmates include residents of both cities.

6. Lechmere Square. (pronounced "leech-meer") This square is located at the intersection of Cambridge St. Louis. and First St. in East Cambridge. It was originally named for the Colonial-era landowner Richard Lechmere, a Loyalist who returned to England at the beginning of the American Revolution. His lands were later closed by the new American government. The shoreline is shown as "Lechmere's Point" on Revolutionary War maps, and was the landing point for British troops en route to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Each square has its own unique personality, and you often find people are partial and loyal to one square. They tend to socialize, shop and "hang out" in their favorite square. However, when you visit Cambridge, Massachusetts, please feel free to take in the uniqueness of all its squares and what they have to offer. They all have art, restaurants, music venues and, of course, interesting people milling about from all over the world. Maybe you, too, will leave with your own favorite square in Cambridge!

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