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45-821: Paved in 1909, Melrose Avenue's namesake comes from the Massachusetts town of the same name . Its most famous section, known as the Melrose District , is the West End through West Hollywood and the Fairfax District . At the corner of Fairfax and Melrose is Fairfax High School , home of the Melrose Trading Post swap meet. One of the most famous landmarks located on Melrose Avenue is Paramount Pictures . Metro Local line 10 operates on Melrose Avenue. Cosmo Lombino , known as

90-453: A lightly populated farming community. By 1845, the Boston and Maine Railroad had built three stops (now the commuter rail stations of Wyoming Hill , Melrose/Cedar Park , and Melrose Highlands ). Boston workers in search of a country atmosphere moved to the area and began commuting to work. The population of North Malden began growing, and in 1850 North Malden split from Malden proper and

135-512: A peak in a population of 33,180 residents in 1970, before beginning a slow decline continuing through 2010. On April 1, 1982, Downtown Melrose was added to the National Register of Historic Places ; the public library was similarly added to the register in 1988. Melrose is located at 42°27′33″N 71°3′44″W  /  42.45917°N 71.06222°W  / 42.45917; -71.06222 (42.459045, −71.062339). According to

180-500: A population of more than 8.4 million people, making it one of the most populous such regions in the U.S. Some of Greater Boston's most well-known contributions involve the region's higher education and medical institutions. Greater Boston has been influential upon American history and industry . The region and the state of Massachusetts are global leaders in biotechnology , artificial intelligence , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . Greater Boston

225-739: A powerful scientific, commercial, and cultural role in the history of the United States. Before the American Civil War , the region was a center for the abolitionist , temperance , and transcendentalist movements. In 2004, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legally recognize same-sex marriage as a result of the decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Boston. Many prominent American political dynasties have hailed from

270-611: A private elementary school, St. Mary of the Annunciation, run by one of the city's Catholic churches of the same name. The Franklin Early Childhood Center houses preschool, Pre-K, and multiage programs. MVMMS is a school to about one thousand eleven- through fourteen-year-olds and was the winner of the 2002 Massachusetts Department of Education's Compass School Award, the 2007 Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Green School Award (for its use of solar energy), and

315-524: A valley north of the Mystic River . The area was first explored by Richard and Ralph Sprague in 1628 and became part of Charlestown in 1633 along with a large area of land encompassing most of the surrounding communities. In 1649, the neighborhood of Charlestown known as Malden was incorporated as a separate town; the new town of Malden included most of present-day Melrose (then called North Malden) within its borders. North Malden largely remained

360-579: A variety of upscale restaurants, salons such as Elixir (teahouse), The Bodhi Tree Bookstore ( metaphysical and New Age books), Fred Segal , Plush Home , and The Improv . Melrose Heights is also home to several high-end designer stores, such as Marc Jacobs , Diane von Fürstenberg , Carolina Herrera , Mulberry , Sergio Rossi , Alexander McQueen , Oscar de la Renta , BCBG Max Azria , Paul Smith , Temperley London , John Varvatos , Balenciaga , Diesel , Vivienne Westwood , Homa Bridal and Vera Wang . Near its intersection with La Cienega Boulevard

405-482: Is Melrose Place , a branch of the main avenue made famous thanks to the soap opera of the same name . In reality, Melrose Place features no residences and has historically been home to antique shops, boutiques and salons. Melrose Place runs entirely within Los Angeles city limits, just outside of West Hollywood city limits. The area of Melrose Avenue that intersects La Cienega Boulevard and its satellite streets

450-470: Is ranked tenth in population among US metropolitan statistical areas , home to 4,941,632 people as of the 2020 United States Census , and sixth among combined statistical areas , with a population of 8,466,186. The area has hosted many people and sites significant to American culture and history, particularly American literature , politics , and the American Revolution . Plymouth was

495-561: Is approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Boston, Massachusetts. It borders four cities and towns: Malden , Saugus , Stoneham , and Wakefield . Major geographic features include Ell Pond, Swains Pond, Sewall Woods, Mount Hood, Boston Rock, Pine Banks Park , and the eastern reaches of the Middlesex Fells Reservation . The writer Elizabeth George Speare , who was born in Melrose, wrote of her hometown: "Melrose

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540-597: Is defined as a New England City and Town Area . The metro area definition is based on counties, while the NECTA definition is based on city and town boundaries. Counties included in the county-based definition include: The NECTA definition includes all of the communities from the MAPC definition, as well as the Merrimack Valley communities, parts of southern New Hampshire (northward to Milford and Hampton , and

585-615: Is part of the La Cienega Design Quarter. Its shops and galleries house many antiques, furniture, rugs, accessories and art. Melrose, Massachusetts Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts , United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston . It

630-411: Is part of the fifth Congressional district of Massachusetts, and is represented by Katherine Clark (D). The current U.S. senators from Massachusetts are Edward J. Markey (D) and Elizabeth Warren (D). Melrose is served by an eleven-member City council . The entire city elects four At-Large City Councilors and seven Ward Councilors, elected by voters in their wards. Beginning in the 2007 election,

675-518: Is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93 , 95 and U.S. Route 1 . The land that comprises Melrose was first settled in 1628 and was once part of Charlestown and then Malden . It became the Town of Melrose in 1850 and then the City of Melrose in 1900. Melrose was originally called "Ponde Fielde" for its abundance of ponds and streams or "Mystic Side" because of its location in

720-628: Is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston , the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England, and its surrounding areas. The most stringent definition of the region, used by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, consists of most of the eastern third of mainland Massachusetts, excluding the Merrimack Valley and most of Southeastern Massachusetts , though most definitions (including

765-494: Is the region administered by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. The MAPC is a regional planning organization created by the Massachusetts legislature to oversee transportation infrastructure and economic development concerns in the Boston area. The MAPC includes 101 cities and towns that are grouped into eight subregions. These include most of the area within the region's outer circumferential highway, I-495 . In 2013,

810-730: The Köppen climate classification system), with high humidity and precipitation year-round. Greater Boston has a sizable Jewish community, estimated at between 210,000 people, and 261,000 or 5–6% of the Greater Boston metro population, compared with about 2% for the nation as a whole. Contrary to national trends, the number of Jews in Greater Boston has been growing, fueled by the fact that 60% of children in Jewish mixed-faith families are raised Jewish, compared with roughly one in three nationally. The 2020 PRRI Atlas found that 35% of

855-658: The MBTA . Service includes three bus routes : 131 , 132 and 137 . There are three commuter rail stations: Wyoming Hill , Melrose/Cedar Park , and Melrose Highlands . Oak Grove , which is the northern terminus of the Orange Line subway system, is located in Malden on the Melrose city line. Oak Grove is primarily a park-and-ride station. Melrose has a weekly newspaper, the Melrose Weekly News , while there

900-653: The Taunton area. The widest definition of the metropolitan area based on commuting patterns, is defined by the U.S. Census as the Boston–Worcester–Providence combined statistical area . This area consists of the following counties in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire: The total population for the extended region was estimated at 8,466,186 at the 2020 census. The Boston area has humid continental climates ( Dfa and Dfb under

945-488: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km ), of which 4.7 square miles (12 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ), or 1.26%, is water. The city's largest body of water is Ell Pond, situated near the center of the city, while other major bodies are Swains Pond and Towners Pond, located on the east side near Mount Hood Golf Club . Melrose

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990-478: The Warner Bros. film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice , directed by Tim Burton , also filmed scenes in Melrose. On September 22, 2016, Melrose was again named one of the "hottest zip codes" in the nation by Realtor.com . It had been number one in the nation in 2015 before falling to number seven in 2016. Also, as of December 2023, CartoChrome rated Melrose to have one of the top 13 percent of ZIP Codes (02176) in

1035-452: The 2008 New England League of Middle Schools' Spotlight School Award. There are many health care facilities located in Melrose. MelroseWakefield Hospital , a 234-bed non-profit hospital , was home to the world's first cochlear implant and laser surgery and it was among the first hospitals in the country to offer same day surgery. In addition to the hospital, there are many pediatricians, specialists, dentists and dermatologists. Also,

1080-490: The Boston CSA with the highest percentage of residents who identify as Italian American: Census tracts in the Boston CSA with the highest percentage of residents who identify as Portuguese American: Census tracts in the Boston CSA with French or French Canadian listed as first ancestry: Cities and towns with a population over 50,000 as of the 2020 census include: A long established center of higher education,

1125-543: The Boston CSA: The 40 census tracts in the Boston CSA with the highest percentage of residents who identify as Hispanic or Latino: Census tracts in the Boston CSA with the highest percentage of residents who identify as Black American: Census tracts in the Boston CSA with the highest percentage of residents who identify as Asian American: Census tracts in the Boston CSA with the highest percentage of residents who identify as Irish American: Census tracts in

1170-403: The Boston metro area identified as Protestant while 26% identified as Catholic. The City of Boston also has one of the largest LGBT populations per capita. It ranks fifth of all major cities in the country (behind San Francisco , and slightly behind Seattle , Atlanta , and Minneapolis ), with 12.3% of the city identifying as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. The 40 most diverse Census tracts in

1215-602: The Boston region, including the Adams and Kennedy families. Harvard University in Cambridge is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, founded in 1636 , with the largest financial endowment of any university, and whose Law School has spawned a contemporaneous majority of United States Supreme Court Justices . Kendall Square in Cambridge has been called "the most innovative square mile on

1260-531: The Queen of Melrose, has three boutiques located on Melrose Avenue. A petition signed by voters in the Melrose addition was presented to the city council of Los Angeles in February 1922 requesting annexation to the city. The Melrose Annexation was effective June 16, 1922. The area was 0.67 square miles, generally along Melrose Avenue, from Sweetzer Avenue on the west to June Street on the east. The eastern end of

1305-647: The US Census definition) include much of these areas and portions of southern New Hampshire . While the city of Boston covers 48.4 square miles (125 km ) and has 675,647 residents as of the 2020 census, the urbanization has extended well into surrounding areas and the Combined Statistical Area (CSA in the rest of the document), which includes the Providence, Rhode Island , Manchester, New Hampshire , Cape Cod and Worcester areas, has

1350-551: The United States for a resident living in the area to access health care, because of its hospital system, physician density, and ease of patients accessing a doctor from travel distance. The average distance a patient travels to a doctor is 0.93 miles. On October 3, 2023, WalletHub placed Melrose eighth on their list 2023's Best Small Cities in America . Greater Boston Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH MSA Other Statistical Areas in Boston CSA Greater Boston

1395-512: The area includes many community colleges, two-year schools, and internationally prominent undergraduate and graduate institutions. The graduate schools include highly regarded schools of law, medicine, business, technology, international relations, public health, education, and religion. Greater Boston contains seven R1 Research Institutions as per the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education . This is, by far,

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1440-634: The city's Milano Senior Center provides social, recreational, health, and educational programs for Melrose's senior citizens. Although the only highway in Melrose is a short section of Route 99, the city has access to many nearby highways including Route 1 in Saugus , Interstate 93 in Stoneham , Massachusetts Route 16 in Everett, and Route 128 / Interstate 95 in Wakefield . The city is also served by

1485-694: The district, including Retail Slut and a large outdoor flea market called the Melrose Trading Post. At the corner of Highland and Melrose is what has been described by the Los Angeles Times as the "boss of LA's Italian dining scene", Osteria Mozza , which marks the eastern end of the Fairfax District . Much of the area is managed by the Melrose Avenue Business Improvement District . The Western End, popularly referred to as Melrose Heights , runs from La Cienega Blvd. to Fairfax Avenue and features

1530-438: The district, which runs from Fairfax to Highland Avenue , became a popular underground and new wave shopping area in the early 1980s and a centerpoint for the new wave and punk subcultures. The avenue has appeared in various films and television shows, including Entourage , LA Ink , Melrose Place and the " Jaywalking " segments of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . Many stores and businesses have made their homes in

1575-854: The fall of 2009, the Ben Affleck movie The Town captured many key scenes in a historic bank on Main Street downtown, while around the same time, Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise 's movie Knight & Day shot scenes on the Fellsway. The same month, a documentary for PBS about the Scopes Trial was also shot in the Aldermanic Chamber of Melrose City Hall. In 2022, the Apple TV+ movie Spirited , featuring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell , had scenes filmed in Melrose. In 2023,

1620-597: The mayor's position became a four-year term (from two) and was given a seat on the School Committee. All councilors are elected to two-year terms. City elections are held in odd-numbered years. As of the census of 2010, there were 26,983 people, 11,213 households, and 7,076 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 91.1% White , 2.4% African American , 0.1% Native American , 3.8% Asian , 0.9% from other races , and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of

1665-489: The planet", in reference to the high concentration of entrepreneurial start-ups and quality of innovation which have emerged in the vicinity of the square since 2010. Both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , also in Cambridge, have been ranked among the most highly regarded academic institutions in the world. The most restrictive definition of the Greater Boston area

1710-620: The population of the MAPC district was 3.2 million, which was 48% of the total population of Massachusetts, in an area of 1,422 square miles (3,680 km ), of which 39% is forested and an additional 11% is water, wetland, or other open space. The cities and towns included in this definitions are: Two definitions are used by the United States Census to define the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metro Area or Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan NECTA , which

1755-403: The population. There were 11,213 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. Of all households, 31.3% were individuals living alone, and 13.5% were composed of an individual 65 years or older living alone. The average household size

1800-402: The second half of the nineteenth century. Farmland was increasingly partitioned into smaller parcels for residences and businesses. The fire department and the town's school district were founded, and the town hall was built in 1873. In 1899, the City of Melrose became the 33rd incorporated city in Massachusetts . Levi S. Gould became the city's first mayor on January 1, 1900. Melrose reached

1845-596: The site of the first colony in New England, founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims , passengers of the Mayflower . In 1692, the town of Salem and surrounding areas experienced one of America's most infamous cases of mass hysteria , the Salem witch trials . In the late 18th century, Boston became known as the "Cradle of Liberty" for the agitation there that led to the American Revolution . The Greater Boston region has played

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1890-647: Was 2.38, and the average family size was 3.05. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 20, 4.0% from 20 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. The Melrose School district runs several schools including The Franklin Early Childhood Center, five elementary schools (Roosevelt, Lincoln, Winthrop, Hoover, and Horace Mann), Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School (MVMMS), and Melrose High School . The city also has

1935-530: Was an ideal place in which to have grown up, close to fields and woods where we hiked and picnicked, and near to Boston where we frequently had family treats of theaters and concerts." Jennifer Grigoraitis is the Mayor of Melrose as of January 8, 2024, taking over for Paul Brodeur who had served since November 2019. Melrose is represented by Jason Lewis (D) in the Massachusetts Senate . Melrose

1980-691: Was formerly a second print newspaper, the Melrose Free Press , which after a brief stint as the online-only Melrose Free Press Observer , merged with the Saugus Advertizer to become The Free Press & Advertizer in 2022. There is also a daily online news site, Melrose Patch . Melrose Massachusetts Television (MMTV) is a Public-access television cable TV station available to all customers and broadcasts Government-access television (GATV) community notices as well as resident produced Public-access television cable TV content. In

2025-538: Was incorporated as the town of Melrose. The town then annexed the highlands from neighboring Stoneham in 1853, creating the city's current borders. The name "Melrose" comes from the burgh of Melrose, Scotland . It was a reference to the Eildon hills of Melrose, Scotland, which the new town resembled. The name was suggested and advocated for by William Bogle, a Scotland native and longtime resident of North Malden. The population of Melrose continued to grow throughout

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