- Uphams Corner
Uphams Corner is a section of Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston,
Massachusetts ,USA . The intersection of Dudley Street and Columbia Road is the heart of Uphams Corner, and one of Dorchester's main buisness districts. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/dorchester-massachusetts?cat=travel Dorchester: Weather and Much More from Answers.com ] ] . Currently Uphams Corner is served by several bus lines and theMBTA 's Fairmount Communter Rail. [ [http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/?route=FAIRMNT MBTA Commuter Rail > Fairmount Line Schedules and Maps ] ] . Often times, Uphams Corner is known as Columbia Square.There is a very large Cape Verdean immigrant community in Uphams Corner, it is the largest concentration of Cape Verdean residents within Boston city limits. [ [http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/225712 What is the population of Dorchester, Massachusetts? | Answerbag.com ] ] The district has several historical sites, including the Strand Theatre, the Columbia Square Masonic Hall, and Dorchester North Burying Ground, which is the nation’s second oldest cemetery. [ [http://www.uphamscorner.org/about_uphams_corner.html About Uphams Corner ] ] Jones Hill and Edward Everett Square are often thought of as part of Uphams Corner, but they are actually separate areas.History
Uphams Corner is named after John Upham who kept a dry food market in the square for several years [ [http://www.dorchesteratheneum.org/page.php?id=645 Dorchester Atheneum: Landmarks Description Uphams Corner ] ] .
Popular culture
Some of the exteriors, and interiors, in the film version of "
Gone, Baby, Gone " were shot in Uphams Corner. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/movies/14mcgr.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=movies&pagewanted=all Redemption Hunting - New York Times ] ]Education
The Richard J. Murphy School, Patrick O'Hearn School, Edward Everett Elementary School, Boston Collegiate Charter School, the Mather School, the John Winthrop School, the William E. Russell School, the Roger Clap School, the John W. McCormack School, and the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Schools are all in Uphams Corner. Meanwhile, the Uphams Corner Charter School is not actually located in Uphams Corner, but in Lower Roxbury on Huntington Avenue. Still over 50% of the schools population is from Uphams Corner. [ [http://www.uphamscorner.com Uphams Corner Charter School ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.uphamscorner.org Uphams Corner Main Street's Association]
* [http://www.dorchesteratheneum.org/ Dorchester Atheneum]
* [http://www.uphamscorner.com/ Uphams Corner Charter School]
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