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Chelsea
Chelsea
SilverCommuter Rail
Dense, mostly-Latino city across the Mystic. Best Salvadoran food in Greater Boston, the destination Market Basket, and a brand-new Silver Line connection downtown.
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What to do
- •Pupusas at Las Ventanas or El Potro
- •Bike the Mystic River path to the Encore
- •Market Basket pilgrimage
- •Watch tankers at the Chelsea Creek terminals
Events
- •Chelsea Pride Festival (June)
- •El Salvador Day (Aug)
- •Latin American Festival (Sept)
Fun facts
- ✦38% of residents speak Spanish at home — highest in Greater Boston.
- ✦The 1908 Great Fire destroyed half of Chelsea, then a 1973 fire took out 18 city blocks.
- ✦Silver Line SL3 to Chelsea opened in 2018 — first new direct downtown link in decades.
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