South Boston

Honor. Tradition. Loyalty. If you're familiar with South Boston as presented on the silver screen, these values might spring foremost to your mind. You wouldn't be wrong, but a lot has changed since mob boss Whitey Bulger controlled his criminal underworld from here during the 1970s.
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  • Type: Suburb with 571,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “02127”, “Dorchester Heights”, “S. Boston”, “South Boston, Boston, MA”, “South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts”, “South Boston, MA”, “South Boston, Mass.”, “South Boston, Massachusetts”, and “Southie”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish and Holy Trinity Albanian Orthodox Church.

Church
is a parish in , , United States. It was founded in 1893 and was designated for Polish immigrants at Dorchester Ave in .

Church
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Railway stop
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is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at Andrew Square in South Boston, it serves the MBTA Red Line and the MBTA bus system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South End and Downtown Boston.

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Possessing the largest Victorian row house district in the country, the is one of 's most popular places. After many homes underwent renovation in the 1960s, upscale restaurants and art galleries sprang up, and the area has attracted a diverse blend of families, young professionals, a gay and lesbian community and a thriving artistic center.

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Downtown is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Neighborhood
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, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in , the largest neighborhood of , . The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton Street and Columbia Road is the heart of , and one of Dorchester's main business districts.

South Boston

Latitude
42.33343° or 42° 20′ 0″ north
Longitude
-71.0495° or 71° 2′ 58″ west
Population
571,000
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US SBC
Open location code
87JC8XM2+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158846869
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4951305
Wiki­data ID
Q1759693
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“South Boston” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جنوب بوسطن”
  • Asturian: “South Boston”
  • Basque: “South Boston”
  • Catalan: “South Boston”
  • Cebuano: “South Boston”
  • Chinese: “南波士頓”
  • Chinese: “南波士頓地區”
  • Chinese: “南波士顿”
  • Chinese: “南波士顿区”
  • Chinese: “南波士顿地区”
  • Chinese: “波士頓南區”
  • Dutch: “South Boston”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنوب بوسطن”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Bostono”
  • Finnish: “South Boston”
  • French: “Boston du sud”
  • French: “South Boston”
  • German: “South Boston”
  • Hebrew: “בוסטון/סיפורט”
  • Hungarian: “South Boston”
  • Irish: “Boston Dheas”
  • Irish: “Bostún Theas”
  • Italian: “South Boston”
  • Japanese: “サウス・ボストン”
  • Japanese: “南ボストン”
  • Persian: “بوستون جنوبی”
  • Portuguese: “South Boston”
  • Slovenian: “South Boston”
  • South Azerbaijani: “گونئی بوستون”
  • Spanish: “South Boston”
  • Swedish: “South Boston”
  • Turkish: “South Boston”
  • Urdu: “ساؤتھ بوسٹن”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Boston, Boston”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Boston”
  • Vietnamese: “South Boston”

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