Uphams Corner
Encyclopedia
Uphams Corner is a section of Dorchester
, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
, USA. The intersection of Dudley Street and Columbia Road is the heart of Uphams Corner, and one of Dorchester's main business districts. Uphams Corner is served by several bus lines and the MBTA's Fairmount Communter Rail. Often, Uphams Corner is known as Columbia Square.
There is a very large Cape Verdean immigrant community in Uphams Corner; it is the largest concentration of Cape Verdean residents within Boston city limits. The district has several historical sites, including the Strand Theatre, the Columbia Square Barbonic Hall, and Dorchester North Burying Ground, which is the nation’s second oldest cemetery. Jones Hill and Edward Everett Square are often thought of as part of Uphams Corner, but they are separate areas.
, directed by Ben Affleck
, were shot in Uphams Corner.
The Uphams Corner Charter School was closed in June 2009 because its charter was revoked by the Massachusetts Department of Education. From 2007 through 2009, this school was not in Uphams Corner but in Lower Roxbury on Huntington Avenue
.
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Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, USA. The intersection of Dudley Street and Columbia Road is the heart of Uphams Corner, and one of Dorchester's main business districts. Uphams Corner is served by several bus lines and the MBTA's Fairmount Communter Rail. Often, Uphams Corner is known as Columbia Square.
There is a very large Cape Verdean immigrant community in Uphams Corner; it is the largest concentration of Cape Verdean residents within Boston city limits. The district has several historical sites, including the Strand Theatre, the Columbia Square Barbonic Hall, and Dorchester North Burying Ground, which is the nation’s second oldest cemetery. Jones Hill and Edward Everett Square are often thought of as part of Uphams Corner, but they are separate areas.
History
Uphams Corner is named after John Upham who kept a dry food market in the square for several years.Popular culture
Some of the exteriors and interiors in the film Gone Baby GoneGone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone is a 2007 American crime drama-mystery film directed by Ben Affleck and starring his brother Casey Affleck. The screenplay by Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard is based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island...
, directed by Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...
, were shot in Uphams Corner.
Education
The Patrick O'Hearn School, Edward Everett Elementary School, Boston Collegiate Charter School, the Mather School, the John Winthrop School, the William E. Russell School, the Roger Clap School, the John W. McCormack School, and the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Schools are in Uphams Corner.The Uphams Corner Charter School was closed in June 2009 because its charter was revoked by the Massachusetts Department of Education. From 2007 through 2009, this school was not in Uphams Corner but in Lower Roxbury on Huntington Avenue
Huntington Avenue (Boston)
Huntington Avenue is a secondary thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts beginning at Copley Square, and continuing west through the Back Bay, Fenway, Longwood, and Mission Hill neighborhoods...
.
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