Porter Square is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard and Davis Squares. The Porter Square station is one of the stops on the Red Line, and of the Commuter Rail, both part of the MBTA. The station is approximately 200 yards from the border with Somerville, so "Porter Square" inhabitants include residents of both cities. City Hall - Cambridge MA Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Massachusetts Avenue is the name shared by prominent streets located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Washington, D.C., USA; and Lawrence, Kansas, USA. Each Massachusetts Avenue is commonly called Mass. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 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. ... Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts Davis Square is a neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Holland Street, Dover Street, Elm Street, Highland Avenue, and College Avenue. ... Porter Station, Inbound Platform, January 2005 Porter Square Station is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... View of Boston from the Red Line The Red Line is the newest of the MBTA rapid transit lines in the Boston, Massachusetts area. ... The MBTA Commuter Rail is the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. ... The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a quasi-governmental organization formed in 1964 that controls most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ... Seal of the city Somerville is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. ...

Porter Square was named for the now-vanished Porter House Hotel, operated by Zachariah B. Porter, who also left his name to the hotel's specialty, the cut of steak now known as the porterhouse. The square was an important center for commerce and light industry as early as the late 18th century, though it began a period of gradual decline during the Great Depression as residents began moving to more rural areas. This decline was reversed in 1984 when the Red Line was extended from Harvard through Porter and Davis Square to its present terminus at Alewife, a project that also left Porter with its most visible landmark, Susumu Shingu's 46-foot stainless steel kinetic sculpture entitled "Gift of the Wind." The T-bone is a steak cut of beef. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to 1941. ... View of Boston from the Red Line The Red Line is the newest of the MBTA rapid transit lines in the Boston, Massachusetts area. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 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. ... Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts Davis Square is a neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Holland Street, Dover Street, Elm Street, Highland Avenue, and College Avenue. ... T sign and top of glass pyramid from roof-level parking deck of Alewife Station, September 2004 Alewife Station, located at the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Cambridgepark Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a local intermodal transportation hub. ... Kinetic sculptures are sculptures that move, ideally with a minumum of applied force. ...

Another prominent feature of the Porter Square skyline is the tower on the Porter Exchange building, which was a Sears & Roebuck Department Store from 1928 to 1985. In 1991, Lesley University began leasing classroom space there, and in 1994 it bought the building. Porter Exchange now contains many (mostly Japanese) small shops and restaurants, Lesley facilities (including a bookstore, art and dance studios, and classrooms), a Bally Total Fitness gym, and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Sears, Roebuck and Company is a retailing division of Sears Holdings Corporation. ... The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...

The square's strip mall, the Porter Square Shopping Center, contains a Star Market, CVS/pharmacy, an independent bookstore called Porter Square Books, and a parking lot known for its strict two-hours-or-you're-towed policy. CVS Corporation, (NYSE: CVS) is the largest pharmacy chain in the United States, based on store count. ... 1932 Ford Model BB tow truck Heavy Tow truck A tow truck, also sometimes called a wrecker, is an emergency service vehicle used to take disabled motor vehicles off the roadway to another location in case of breakdown or collision. ...

Restaurants in the area include Anna's Taqueria, Tacos Lupita (Salvadorean), Bluefin (Japanese), Sugar & Spice (Thai), Christopher's (American), and Elephant Walk (Cambodian). Annas Taqueria is a chain of Mexican restaurants in the Boston area. ... This article is about the Salvadoran capital city. ...

Porter Square's is widely considered a more "utilitarian" location than its neighbors to the north (Davis Square, voted one of America's 15 hippest places by the Utne Reader in 1997) and the south (Harvard Square, the commercial center of Cambridge), lacking their personality and "sense of place." However, the square and surrounding area are currently undergoing extensive construction to improve access for pedestrians, bicyclists, and mass transit users, improve drainage and stormwater conditions, and to improve the streetscape. The construction is scheduled to be completed in spring 2006. Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts Davis Square is a neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Holland Street, Dover Street, Elm Street, Highland Avenue, and College Avenue. ... Utne Reader is a left-of-center periodical founded in 1984 by Eric Utne. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 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. ...