Neighborhoods and districts Chelsea, Massachusetts

admiral s hill naval hospital

addison-orange adjacent north side of downtown, addison-orange neighborhood residential, flat , densely populated. washington avenue runs through neighborhood.

bellingham square - historic district became center of commerce , government after 1908 fire. cohesiveness of design result of community planning after great fire of 1908. district includes city hall, modeled after old independence hall in philadelphia, public library , bunker hill community college s chelsea campus.

box district - on block city hall, once blighted neighborhood gets name various box manufacturing companies operated in area 1903, when russell box company began operations @ foot of gerrish avenue. abandoned in 1960s, area fell disrepair until rezoned residential use in 2000s. fastest growing part of chelsea , has enjoyed building boom since 2005, town homes , multifamily housing complexes proliferating in area. chelsea family dental located here, , kayem food headquarters off marginal street.

carter park- wyndham area - neighborhood around carter park small enclave of single-family queen anne style homes surrounded heavy commercial , highly trafficked areas. route 1 looms above southeastern edge of tree-lined neighborhood, , revere beach parkway winds along northern edge. chelsea high school in area, market basket, dockside, home goods, t.j. maxx , floramo s. also, historic chelsea clock used in area.

chelsea square - historic district located in downtown area contains finest , intact grouping of mid 19th , 20th century commercial architecture in city. area includes waterfront district (south broadway neighborhood) brick row houses dating mid late 19th century. third street in area, , becomes industrial everett avenue. chelsea police department located here.

chelsea commons - formerly known parkway plaza, chelsea commons sits on low flat area near end of mill creek. plaza consists of big-box retail, fast-food restaurants, , large apartment building. bordered strip of wetlands on both sides. new chelsea commons park completed adjacent site. webster avenue in area.

mill hill - largely residential area consists of two- , three-story wood frame detached buildings. covering smallest of city s drumlins, mill hill neighborhood sits on small neck of land bounded chelsea creek , mill creek. neighborhood on revere line. eastern avenue goes through neighborhood.

prattville - northwestern section of city. borders revere, , everett west. pizza lovers, newbridge cafe , orange leaf frozen yogurt located in area. garfield , washington avenues in prattville. route 1 on east side of prattville, , route 16 on south side.

soldiers home - soldiers home neighborhood covers steep slopes , peak of powderhorn hill. residential area contains examples of queen anne style architecture. soldiers home 1 of least dense neighborhoods in city. @ peak sits soldiers home, large structure dominates of area. however, there smaller associated brick structures in area well.

waterfront district - first time, chelsea breaking through heavy industry piled along chelsea creek, , reconnecting waterfront. established promote water-oriented industrial uses @ forbes industrial park , lower chelsea creek waterfront, use remains industrial. of waterfront tobin bridge mouth of mill creek designated port area (dpa), , chelsea has in last decade embraced it. city encouraging industry move in, if finance new park on waterfront.