Boston's Neighborhoods

Select a neighborhood Allston/Brighton Back Bay Beacon Hill/West End Charlestown Chinatown/Leather District Dorchester Downtown East Boston Fenway/Kenmore Hyde Park Jamaica Plain Mattapan Mission Hill North End Roslindale Roxbury South Boston South End/Bay Village West Roxbury Citywide Harbor Islands Click here for all neighborhoods West Roxbury    Founded in 1630, West Roxbury was originally part of the town of Roxbury and was mainly used as farmland. West Roxbury formed its own government in 1851 and was annexed by Boston in 1874. The neighborhood was home to an experimental utopian community, which attracted notable writers like Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau. Like its neighboring communities, West Roxbury's residential development grew with the construction of the West Roxbury branch of the Boston and Providence Railroad; the area grew further with the development of electric streetcars. West Roxbury, bordered by Roslindale and Hyde Park, is truly a suburban neighborhood, with its tree-lined streets and single family homes give it a suburban feel in an urban setting. West Roxbury's main thoroughfare is Centre Street, lined with local restaurants and commercial establishments.

	Development Projects:
	1. 450 Belgrade Avenue
	2. 5165 Washington Street
	3. Cheriton Heights Senior Housing

	Jobs and Community Services Programs:
	1. OHRENBERGER COMMUNITY CENTER
	2. OHRENBERGER COMMUNITY CENTER

	Maps: Go to: www.mapjunction.com/BRA for the Boston Atlas main web site.
	1. Washington Street/Grove Street
	2. West Roxbury Center
	3. West Roxbury Quarry Area

	Publications:
	1. ACS 2007-2011 Estimate- West Roxbury  2013 - PDF
	2. ACS 2007-2011 Estimate-West Roxbury  2013 - PDF
	3. West Roxbury 2010 SF-1 NBRHD  2011 - PDF
	4. West Roxbury 2010 SF-1  2011 - PDF
	5. ACS 2005-2009 Estimate-West Roxbury  2011 - PDF
	6. ACS 2005-2009 Estimate-West Roxbury  2011 - PDF
	7. West Roxbury 2010 Population Census  2011 - PDF
	8. West Roxbury Neighborhood 2010 Census Population   2011 - PDF
	9. 585 West Roxbury - 2000 Census of Population and Housing  2003 - PDF
	10. SF1data15 West Roxbury  2002 - PDF
	11. 482 West Roxbury 1990 Census of Population & Housing   1993
	12. 446 West Roxbury Planning District STF 1 1980-1990 Population  1992
	13. 426 West Roxbury Population & Housing Profile, 1990 STF 1  1991
	14. 328 West Roxbury Neighborhood Profile, 1985  1988

	Links:
	1. TownOnline - West Roxbury (Roslindale/West Roxbury Transcript)
	2. West Roxbury Main Streets