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Melrose
Mass is a small city located approximately seven miles north of Boston
with a geographic area of 4.76 square miles and a population of 28,150
people. Since its settlement in the middle of the 18th century, Melrose
has offered its residents a desirable compromise between the crowded metropolis
of Boston and the frontier of rural exurbia.
Melrose is predominantly residential
with exquisite Victorian homes dating from the late 1900s, but beyond being
a city of homes, Melrose has a long-standing tradition of being self-sufficient,
to support residents' housing, education, employment, health, shopping,
entertainment, recreation and leisure needs. Melrose is proud of its excellent
schools, its cultural facilities, including the 75-year old Melrose Symphony
Orchestra, Melrose Massachusetts Television, the very active local cable
channel, and its Victorian downtown area which is supported by a Chamber
of Commerce and dates back to 1900.
Another vital component of the quality
of life in Melrose is its varied open space and recreation facilities.
Ell Pond is a large natural feature in Melrose's center, trees line Melrose
streets and parks and open spaces are dispersed through and around the
city. Melrose is the true implementation of the notion of a garden city
with a commercial/institutional downtown surrounded by housing of varied
densities. In addition, the city is ringed by a "green belt" which includes
the Middlesex Fells Reservation to the west, and this belt buffers it from
surrounding communities. Melrose's recreational facilities include two
golf courses, Pine Banks Park and Morelli field, a state-of-the-art baseball
facility.
Melrose Mass is located in Eastern
Massachusetts, bordered by Wakefield on the north, Saugus on the east,
Malden on the south, and Stoneham on the west. Melrose is 7 miles north
of Boston; 8 miles west of Lynn; 97 miles south of Portland, Maine; and
225 miles from New York City. |