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Uphams Corner

1630 establishments in MassachusettsDorchester, BostonNeighborhoods in BostonPopulated places established in 1630Streetcar suburbs
S B Pierce Building, Uphams Corner, Dorchester MA
S B Pierce Building, Uphams Corner, Dorchester MA

Uphams Corner, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton Street and Columbia Road is the heart of Uphams Corner, and one of Dorchester's main business districts. It is served by the MBTA Commuter Rail's Fairmount Line (at the Upham's Corner stop, as well as several MBTA bus lines. The district has several historical sites, including the Strand Theatre, the Columbia Square Masonic Hall Building (1895), and Dorchester North Burying Ground (1634), one of the nation's oldest and one of seven seventeenth-century burying grounds in Boston. The Uphams Corner business district is part of the North Dorchester section of Boston, home to a diverse mix of people, including African American, Cape Verdean, Haitian, Hispanic, white, and Asian populations. Of the residents living within a mile of Uphams Corner, about 43% are Black, 22% white, and 19% Hispanic. Dining options in the area include Southern soul food as well as restaurants serving food from around the world, including Cape Verdean, Caribbean, Chinese, Greek, and Italian.

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Uphams Corner
Columbia Road, Boston Dorchester

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N 42.317 ° E -71.065222222222 °
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Columbia Road 578
02125 Boston, Dorchester
Massachusetts, United States
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S B Pierce Building, Uphams Corner, Dorchester MA
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