Charlestown

Charlestown is one of the oldest areas in Boston, however it was only annexed to the city in 1874. Charlestown is located on a peninsula separated from the North end of Boston by the Charles River, and East Boston by the Mystic and Chelsea Rivers. This causes it to feel like a separate city when there. The neighborhood is further separated from the city of Chelsea by the Mystic and Chelsea Rivers. However, this might not have been to much of a problem for the neighborhood's overall connectivity to the rest of urbanity, except that the evils of urban renewal managed to set in. Two highways were gashed through the area, cutting Charlestown off from the neighboring cities of Cambridge and Somerville, and cutting the area off from its navy yard and waterfront. The elevated railway tracks were cut off from the neighborhood, stuck down in between a highway and a rail yard. However, the neighborhood remained a strong sense of Irish immigrant identity, and is now an upper middle class neighborhood, with well maintained homes, businesses, and streets. Main Street is peppered with small businesses, and the side streets are filled with historic rowhouses and apartments. The USS Constellation and the Bunker Hill monument can also be found in the area. Transit wise, the Orange Line serves the neighborhood via the Community College and Sullivan Stations, and the frequent 92 and 93 bus routes also serve the area. Towards City Square, Main Street, and Bunker Hill Avenue, the area densifies, with more commercial buildings present on Bunker Hill Ave. An OK neighborhood, with a need for better access to low-income housing, and to Downtown Boston. 

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