South End

Possessing the largest Victorian row house district in the country, the South End 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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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “South End, Boston”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Copley Square and New England Conservatory of Music.

Park
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is a public square in Boston's neighborhood, bounded by Boylston Street, Clarendon Street, St. James Avenue, and Dartmouth Street.

College
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The is a private music school in , , United States. The conservatory is located on Huntington Avenue along the Avenue of the Arts near Boston Symphony Hall, and is home to approximately 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies, and 1,500 more in its Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education.

Church
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The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts. It is one of the largest Catholic churches in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Back Bay-Beacon Hill and Fenway-Kenmore.

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

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The neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.

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One of the first towns founded in Massachusetts Bay, is located at the geographic center of . Serving as the heart of Black culture in Boston, seriously considered seceding from Boston during the late 1980s.

South End

Latitude
42.34283° or 42° 20′ 34″ north
Longitude
-71.07378° or 71° 4′ 26″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87JC8WVG+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2074055269
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6619254
Wiki­data ID
Q2304457
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Satellite Map

Discover South End from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“South End” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “South End”
  • Chinese: “南端”
  • Dutch: “South End”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Fino”
  • French: “South End”
  • German: “South End”
  • Italian: “South End”
  • Japanese: “サウス・エンド (ボストン)”
  • Japanese: “サウス・エンド”
  • Persian: “ساوت اند، بوستون”
  • Persian: “ساوت اند”
  • Spanish: “South End”
  • Turkish: “South End”

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