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Brighton
Boston
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Mostly-residential western Boston. BC student houses up the hill, Russian and Brazilian groceries down on Comm Ave, and the Bruins/Celtics practice rink at Boston Landing.
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What to do
- •Loop the Chestnut Hill Reservoir
- •Pirozhki at Bazaar
- •Catch a Bruins practice
- •Brazilian bakery hop on Comm Ave
- •Watch a youth game at Daly Rink
Events
- •Brighton Allston Heritage Day (Sept)
- •Boston Landing free public skates
Fun facts
- ✦Brighton was a separate town until 1874 when Boston annexed it.
- ✦Boston Landing Station opened in 2017 — the first new commuter rail stop inside Boston in decades.
- ✦St. Elizabeth's was founded by Polish immigrants and still has Polish mass.
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