Central Square August, 2005

Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts 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. Harvard Square is to the northwest along Massachusetts Avenue, Inman Square is to the north along Prospect Street, and Kendall Square is to the east along Main Street. Image File history File links Centralsquarecambridgemass. ... Image File history File links Centralsquarecambridgemass. ...   Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... Massachusetts Avenue is the name shared by several prominent streets in the United States. ... Chess players in Harvard Square in August of 2005 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. ... Inman Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets near the Cambridge–Somerville border; latitude 42. ... Kendall Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Main Street, Broadway, Wadsworth Street, and Third Street. ...

Several Cambridge neighborhoods meet at Central Square. On the east, Area 4 lies on the north side of Massachusetts Avenue (aka "Mass Ave") and Cambridgeport on the south side between Mass Ave and the Charles River. Both of these neighborhoods were once known as The Port or Old Port region of Cambridge. The area to the west and northwest of Central Square is known as Mid-Cambridge. Area 4 is one of the neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, roughly between Central Square, Inman Square, and MIT. It is bounded on the south by Massachusetts Avenue and Main Street, on the west by Prospect Street, on the north by Hampshire Street, and on the east by the Boston & Albany... Cambridgeport is one of the neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the Charles River, MIT, and Harvard. ... The Charles River from the Boston side, facing Cambridge and the main campus of Harvard University. ...

Central Square is the seat of government in Cambridge - Cambridge City Hall, the Cambridge Police Department (which recently announced plans to move into a new building at 125 Sixth Street, near Kendall Square), and the main branch of the Cambridge Post Office are located in this area. Cambridge, Massachusetts City Hall. ...

Central Square is known for its wide variety of ethnic restaurants, bars, and live music venues. It is gentrifying rapidly, however, and a number of upscale restaurants have opened in the square. This will likely continue due to the large number of pharmaceutical companies that have recently moved extensive research and office operations into the square, to take advantage of the proximity to MIT and Boston medical resources. Many of these companies have relocated to University Park at MIT, formerly an area of run-down industrial buildings and vacant lots, now redeveloped as a mix of office, retail, and residential buildings. Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, MapúaTech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila. ... The large wire spool in the University Park Common is a reminder of the propertys former use as home to the Simplex Wire & Cable Company. ...

Central Square is also the original home of Hollywood heart-throb Ben Affleck and the Necco Wafer factory (the Necco Wafer factory moved to Revere, MA). It is served by the MBTA Red Line subway branch by the station named Central. The intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Brookline in Central Square is named in honor of the late indie rock musician Mark Sandman. Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American film actor, director, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Necco Wafers are the oldest continuously manufactured candy in the United States. ... View of Boston from the Red Line An MBTA Red Line train leaving Charles/MGH station bound for Alewife. ... Central Station is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Western Avenue, Prospect Street, and Magazine Street (Central Square), in Cambridge, MA. Its facilities include: a station on the Boston subways Red Line a street-level bus terminal for local routes // Attractions MIT, about a 12-minute walk... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Mark Sandman (September 24, 1952 – July 3, 1999) was an indie rock icon and a legendary figure in the Boston music scene, best known as the lead singer and slide bass player of the band Morphine. ...

Central Square serves as the commercial center for the surrounding neighborhoods of Cambridgeport, Riverside, Mid Cambridge, Area 4, and MIT. Cambridgeport is one of the neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the Charles River, MIT, and Harvard. ... Area 4 is one of the neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, roughly between Central Square, Inman Square, and MIT. It is bounded on the south by Massachusetts Avenue and Main Street, on the west by Prospect Street, on the north by Hampshire Street, and on the east by the Boston & Albany... Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, MapúaTech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila. ...

Musical Venues

Central Square has many musical venues and clubs where local and non-local bands frequently play; some of these venues include:

• All Asia Cafe
• Manray nightclub (the building was demolished in 2005, Manray is currently closed while they search for a new space)
• The Middle East (website)
• TT the Bear's Place (website)
• Phoenix Landing
• The Cantab

Manray was a nightclub in Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States. ... The Middle East is a live music venue, bar and restaurant in the Central Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...

Restaurants

• Pu Pu Hot Pot
• Gandhi Restaurant
• 1369 Coffeehouse(website)
• Asmara (Ethiopian food)
• Mary Chung (dim sum on Saturdays and Sundays)
• Hi Fi Pizza and Subs
• Shalimar Indian Restaurant
• Picante Mexican Restaurant
• The Middle East
• The Miracle of Science
• The Asgard (website)
• Moody's Falafel Palace
• The Phoenix Landing
• Central Kitchen
• The Tavern on the Square
• Wish
• The Field
• Toscanini's
• India Pavilion
• Middlesex
• Bytes
• Rendezvous
• Royal India
• Enormous Room
• Brookline Lunch (breakfast & lunch)
• Pressed Sandwiches
• Desi Dhaba

Shopping

• Harvest Co-op Supermarket
• Salvation Army
• Pandemonium Books & Games - moved here from Harvard Square in 2006
• Hubba Hubba
• CVS
• GAP Kids
• Shalimar of India
• Foot Locker
• Pearl Arts & Crafts
• Walgreens
• Economy Hardware
• Buckaroo's Mercantile
• Seven Stars bookstore
• Ten Thousand Villages (website)
• University Florist (website)
• Rodney's Bookstore
• Great Eastern Trading Co.
• Manhattan
• Tello's

Chess players in Harvard Square in August of 2005 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. ...

Famous People Who Have Lived in Central Square

• Ben Affleck
• Matt Damon
• John Forbes Nash

Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American film actor, director, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Matthew Paige Damon (October 8, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and actor. ... John Forbes Nash, Jr. ...

External links

• Boston Squares
• Photos of Central Square World's Fair