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Wellington-Harrington

Neighborhoods in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Roosevelt Towers, Cambridge MA
Roosevelt Towers, Cambridge MA

Wellington-Harrington, also known as Area 3, is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Overlapping with Inman Square and Kendall Square, it is bounded by Hampshire Street and Broadway on the southwest, the Grand Junction railroad tracks on the east, and the Somerville town line on the north. Though primarily residential, the neighborhood includes commercial areas along Cambridge Street and in the One Kendall Square plaza in the southeast. As of 1990, Wellington-Harrington had the highest population of immigrants of any neighborhood in Cambridge, with 40% of its residents born outside the United States, as compared to 20% in Cambridge as a whole. The neighborhood has a high population of linguistic minorities, and 40% of residents speak a language other than English at home. In 2010, it had a population of 6,516 residents living in 2,996 households, making it the second-most densely populated neighborhood in Cambridge, after Mid-Cambridge. The median household income was $50,593.The name Wellington-Harrington likely derives from the names of two former schools in the area: Wellington Elementary School and Charles G. Harrington Elementary School.

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Wellington-Harrington
Willow Street, Cambridge Cambridgeport

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N 42.3725 ° E -71.091944444444 °
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Willow Street 98
02141 Cambridge, Cambridgeport
Massachusetts, United States
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Union Square station (Somerville)
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Union Square station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line located in the Union Square neighborhood of southeastern Somerville, Massachusetts. The accessible terminal station has a single island platform serving the two tracks of the Union Square Branch, which parallels the Fitchburg Line. It opened on March 21, 2022 as part of the Green Line Extension (GLX). The Fitchburg Railroad opened a station at Prospect Street in the 1840s; it was renamed to Union Square around 1875. The station was closed in 1938 and demolished around that time. Extensions to the Green Line were proposed throughout the 20th century, but a Union Square spur was not considered until the early 21st century. Several station sites and alignments were considered, with the Prospect Street location and the route along the Fitchburg Line chosen in 2009. The MBTA agreed in 2012 to open the station by 2017, and a construction contract was awarded in 2013. Cost increases triggered a wholesale reevaluation of the GLX project in 2015. A scaled-down station design was released in 2016, with a design and construction contract issued in 2017. Construction of Union Square station began in early 2020 and was largely completed by late 2021. The station is initially being served by the Green Line E branch, but will later be served by the Green Line D branch. A major development project is under construction near the station.