University Park Common

University Park at MIT is a mixed-use urban renewal project in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, occupying land near Central Square between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus and the primarily residential neighborhood of Cambridgeport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Square Theater and Toscanini’s.

Central Square Theater

Theater building

Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Central Square Theater is a non-profit theater located at 450 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States of America. It features a 200-seat black box main stage and a 50-seat studio theater. Central Square Theater is situated 360 feet northwest of University Park Common.

Toscanini’s

Ice cream parlor

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Toscanini's Ice Cream Company is an ice cream parlor and café in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1981. It has won the Best of Boston award for best ice cream in 1997, 2009, and 2010, as well as other Best of Boston awards. Toscanini’s is situated 350 feet northeast of University Park Common.

Veggie Galaxy

Restaurant

Photo: John Eckman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Veggie Galaxy is a diner-style vegetarian restaurant located in the Central Square section of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The establishment was founded by Adam Penn in 2011 after his first vegetarian restaurant, Veggie Planet in Harvard Square, had operated for more than ten years. Veggie Galaxy is situated 420 feet northwest of University Park Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Square and Cambridge.

Central Square

Neighborhood

Photo: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered on 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…

Cambridge

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.

Cambridge is a city in Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston. It is renowned as the home of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both widely considered to be among the best universities in the world.

Cambridgeport

Suburb

Photo: Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0.

Cambridgeport is one of the neighborhoods of the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the Charles River, the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street.

University Park Common

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.36276° or 42° 21′ 46″ north

Longitude

-71.10017° or 71° 6′ 1″ west

Operator

MIT

Open location code

87JC9V7X+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33288276

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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