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The article would really benefit from a map, even if it showed fuzzy boundaries. -- Beland 15:10, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
Some sources:
-- Beland 17:56, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
I have a paper brochure I got yesterday from City Hall, titled "City of Boston Transportation Department Resident Permit Parking Program". It lists the city's parking districts as:
There is no map. Some neighborhoods might not have resident-only areas, and so might not be listed. -- Beland 14:40, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
The U.S. Postal Service recognizes the following place names in Boston ZIP codes:
Apparently Park Square (Boston) is not part of the Back Bay nor Bay Village. Is it a part of the Theatre District, or is it its own neighborhood? -- Beland 01:11, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
This page needs some going over. It sounds like it was written by someone who doesn't have personal knowledge of Boston. No offence to the author, who took the trouble to write it up, but Hispanics and Asians moved into East Boston in large numbers years ago - it's probably been 25-30 years since it was solidly Italian. I'll try to go over it when I get some time. MarkinBoston 03:44, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
One big problem with this page is that the "Neighborhoods" aren't really neighborhoods at all. Yet even the city itself uses the term, as cited in the city web page linked at the bottom of this article. West Roxbury is not a neighborhood, it's a region. Same with Dorchester, Mattapan, etc. A neighborhood is the place your neighbors live - the blocks around your house where you get to know people. Residents of Savin Hill and Franklin Field are not neighbors - they may never meet each other in their entire lives. Properly used, "the neighborhoods" are the residential areas outside of the downtown business district. Those neighborhoods are "in" Jamaica Plain and Roslindale, rather than "being" JP and Rosi. Neighborhoods in Boston may be a reasonable subject for a Wiki page, but I think a total revision is required, rather than a piecemeal editing. MarkinBoston 04:31, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
I'm with Beland, I live in West Roxbury and it's a neighborhood OF the City of Boston. For the most part the neighborhood listing is correct minus the fact it lists some SUB-Neighborhoods in it. Like Uphams Corner, Franklin Field etc (Dorchester) or Leather Dist (Chinatown). Bay Village consists of like 3 streets and is the South end by most peoples def, but split apart for parking reasons. Alot of People say they live in Readville, which is NOT it's own neighborhood, It's a section of Hyde Park, it goes on and on. I think it fair to ask that if you haven't grown up or spent YEARS in this city your not qualified to add stuff like that, If you have to check the BTD page and taking parking permit areas as law you probably should just leave it alone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Snatale1 ( talk • contribs) 23:59, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Another comment. As a native Bostonian, the "City of Boston Transportation Department Resident Permit Parking Programs" list is the most accurate in the discussion page (the postal zip code list breaks down large neighborhoods into smaller areas). My only objections are: the Leather District is not a neighborhood, it's either part of Chinatown or part of the Financial District, it's almost literally a single street. Brighton and Allston are often lumped together but are wildly different neighborhoods. Mission Hill is gentrified but is still geographically a part of Roxbury. The Bay Village (I think the new sign says it's now called South Market or New Market?) is a weird no man's land between Dorchester, Southie, and the South End. 66.65.68.196 ( talk) 06:02, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
If no one protests, I'll be removing some of the entries. Government Center is not a neighborhood under any definition of the word. Nor is/was the Combat Zone, Downtown Crossing, or the Theatre District. Speak now, or forever hold your peas. MarkinBoston 01:48, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
I removed the non-resident districts. If you have no neighbors, you can't be in a neighborhood. MarkinBoston 17:31, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
This article, Template:Boston neighborhoods, and Category:Neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts, all appear to have different opinions over what constitutes a neighborhood in Boston. Can anyone from the area clear this up? Sbacle 13:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Are there any significant wikis devoted to any or all of these neighborhoods of Boston, or to Boston or Greater Boston as a whole? - 69.87.203.103 ( talk) 15:18, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Downtown Boston needs a seperate article. Currently " Downtown Boston" directs to Financial District, Boston, which is a part of the larger Downtown. It need not be a huge article, but informative enough for the significance of Downtown to the rest of the city.-- Marcbela ( talk) 18:57, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
not all the "neighborhoods" listed have this section available, and others seem to have conflicting information (for example, this page says the South End is the LGBT center, but the article for Dorchester also claims that).-- 99.101.160.159 ( talk) 05:50, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
We have Category:Boston Theatre District but not Theatre District, Boston, if anyone fancies drafting an article about another slice of "Downtown" that's not well documented on the site. -- Beland ( talk) 23:22, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
This page says that Bay Village is the smallest of the neighborhoods in Boston, while Bay Village, Boston says that it is the second smallest. Which is it? 24.218.145.110 ( talk) 23:16, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I updated the article to reflect the City of Boston's new neighborhood designations, but I'm not familiar enough with the sub-neighborhoods in "List of places and squares within neighborhood areas" to properly split Allston-Brighton and Dorchester & Mid Dorchester. I moved a few sub-neighborhoods from Dorchester to Mid Dorchester based on the City website's description, but can someone else check if any of the neighborhoods listed under Dorchester belong under Mid Dorchester? And can someone split up Allston & Brighton? Thanks! Nadhika99 ( talk) 08:28, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
I saw that Chestnut Hill had been removed from the list of 23 neighborhoods at the top of the article. This reduced the number from 23 to 22, even though the list was still described as having "23". I added it back. Is there any reason why Chestnut Hill shouldn't be on the list? It has its own ZIP code, and was still listed in the second, expanded list on this page under "List of places and squares within neighborhood areas". WillieBlues ( talk) 15:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
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The article would really benefit from a map, even if it showed fuzzy boundaries. -- Beland 15:10, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
Some sources:
-- Beland 17:56, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
I have a paper brochure I got yesterday from City Hall, titled "City of Boston Transportation Department Resident Permit Parking Program". It lists the city's parking districts as:
There is no map. Some neighborhoods might not have resident-only areas, and so might not be listed. -- Beland 14:40, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
The U.S. Postal Service recognizes the following place names in Boston ZIP codes:
Apparently Park Square (Boston) is not part of the Back Bay nor Bay Village. Is it a part of the Theatre District, or is it its own neighborhood? -- Beland 01:11, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
This page needs some going over. It sounds like it was written by someone who doesn't have personal knowledge of Boston. No offence to the author, who took the trouble to write it up, but Hispanics and Asians moved into East Boston in large numbers years ago - it's probably been 25-30 years since it was solidly Italian. I'll try to go over it when I get some time. MarkinBoston 03:44, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
One big problem with this page is that the "Neighborhoods" aren't really neighborhoods at all. Yet even the city itself uses the term, as cited in the city web page linked at the bottom of this article. West Roxbury is not a neighborhood, it's a region. Same with Dorchester, Mattapan, etc. A neighborhood is the place your neighbors live - the blocks around your house where you get to know people. Residents of Savin Hill and Franklin Field are not neighbors - they may never meet each other in their entire lives. Properly used, "the neighborhoods" are the residential areas outside of the downtown business district. Those neighborhoods are "in" Jamaica Plain and Roslindale, rather than "being" JP and Rosi. Neighborhoods in Boston may be a reasonable subject for a Wiki page, but I think a total revision is required, rather than a piecemeal editing. MarkinBoston 04:31, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
I'm with Beland, I live in West Roxbury and it's a neighborhood OF the City of Boston. For the most part the neighborhood listing is correct minus the fact it lists some SUB-Neighborhoods in it. Like Uphams Corner, Franklin Field etc (Dorchester) or Leather Dist (Chinatown). Bay Village consists of like 3 streets and is the South end by most peoples def, but split apart for parking reasons. Alot of People say they live in Readville, which is NOT it's own neighborhood, It's a section of Hyde Park, it goes on and on. I think it fair to ask that if you haven't grown up or spent YEARS in this city your not qualified to add stuff like that, If you have to check the BTD page and taking parking permit areas as law you probably should just leave it alone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Snatale1 ( talk • contribs) 23:59, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Another comment. As a native Bostonian, the "City of Boston Transportation Department Resident Permit Parking Programs" list is the most accurate in the discussion page (the postal zip code list breaks down large neighborhoods into smaller areas). My only objections are: the Leather District is not a neighborhood, it's either part of Chinatown or part of the Financial District, it's almost literally a single street. Brighton and Allston are often lumped together but are wildly different neighborhoods. Mission Hill is gentrified but is still geographically a part of Roxbury. The Bay Village (I think the new sign says it's now called South Market or New Market?) is a weird no man's land between Dorchester, Southie, and the South End. 66.65.68.196 ( talk) 06:02, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
If no one protests, I'll be removing some of the entries. Government Center is not a neighborhood under any definition of the word. Nor is/was the Combat Zone, Downtown Crossing, or the Theatre District. Speak now, or forever hold your peas. MarkinBoston 01:48, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
I removed the non-resident districts. If you have no neighbors, you can't be in a neighborhood. MarkinBoston 17:31, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
This article, Template:Boston neighborhoods, and Category:Neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts, all appear to have different opinions over what constitutes a neighborhood in Boston. Can anyone from the area clear this up? Sbacle 13:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Are there any significant wikis devoted to any or all of these neighborhoods of Boston, or to Boston or Greater Boston as a whole? - 69.87.203.103 ( talk) 15:18, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Downtown Boston needs a seperate article. Currently " Downtown Boston" directs to Financial District, Boston, which is a part of the larger Downtown. It need not be a huge article, but informative enough for the significance of Downtown to the rest of the city.-- Marcbela ( talk) 18:57, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
not all the "neighborhoods" listed have this section available, and others seem to have conflicting information (for example, this page says the South End is the LGBT center, but the article for Dorchester also claims that).-- 99.101.160.159 ( talk) 05:50, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
We have Category:Boston Theatre District but not Theatre District, Boston, if anyone fancies drafting an article about another slice of "Downtown" that's not well documented on the site. -- Beland ( talk) 23:22, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
This page says that Bay Village is the smallest of the neighborhoods in Boston, while Bay Village, Boston says that it is the second smallest. Which is it? 24.218.145.110 ( talk) 23:16, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I updated the article to reflect the City of Boston's new neighborhood designations, but I'm not familiar enough with the sub-neighborhoods in "List of places and squares within neighborhood areas" to properly split Allston-Brighton and Dorchester & Mid Dorchester. I moved a few sub-neighborhoods from Dorchester to Mid Dorchester based on the City website's description, but can someone else check if any of the neighborhoods listed under Dorchester belong under Mid Dorchester? And can someone split up Allston & Brighton? Thanks! Nadhika99 ( talk) 08:28, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
I saw that Chestnut Hill had been removed from the list of 23 neighborhoods at the top of the article. This reduced the number from 23 to 22, even though the list was still described as having "23". I added it back. Is there any reason why Chestnut Hill shouldn't be on the list? It has its own ZIP code, and was still listed in the second, expanded list on this page under "List of places and squares within neighborhood areas". WillieBlues ( talk) 15:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC)