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East Cambridge
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Old Portuguese-Italian neighborhood now sandwiched between CambridgeSide mall and the new Lechmere viaduct. Museum of Science on the bridge, kayaks on the canal.
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What to do
- •Walk across the Museum of Science dam
- •Portuguese seafood at Courthouse
- •North Point Park kayak launch
- •Lechmere Canal sculpture walk
- •Watch the Charles Riverboat Co. tours leave
Events
- •Portuguese Festa (June, Holy Ghost Society)
- •Cambridge Carnival (Sept, parade staging)
Fun facts
- ✦The Bulfinch courthouse (1814) is the oldest active courthouse in the country.
- ✦The neighborhood was once mostly glassworks — Boston Crown Glass made windows for the State House.
- ✦Lechmere Station moved 200 ft and elevated in 2022 after 100+ years on the ground.
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