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Springfield is the most populous city in and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. [14] Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River.
Since 1636, Metro Center has served as the cultural, civic, and business center of Springfield and Western Massachusetts.The neighborhood sits on relatively flat land along the Connecticut Riverbank and stretches approximately two hundred meters inland where the first of a series of bluffs rises between the parallel Dwight and Chestnut Streets, (behind the MassMutual Center.)
The Quadrangle–Mattoon Street Historic District is a historic district in Springfield, Massachusetts, bounded by Chestnut Street to the West; State Street to the South; and includes properties on Mattoon, Salem, Edwards and Elliot Streets.
The City of Springfield, Massachusetts features seventeen distinct neighborhoods, each of which has its own history and contemporary character.Some of Springfield's neighborhoods contain additional geographic markers; for example, McKnight and Old Hill are adjacent to and separated by Mason Square, and the Maple-High/Six Corners neighborhood includes Springfield's original Gold Coast, Maple ...
South End is a neighborhood in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. Interstate 91 separates it from the Connecticut River and the Basketball Hall of Fame museum and entertainment complex. The South End has long been home to Springfield's Italian community, and it remains so today.
The Apremont Triangle Historic District includes the Apremont Triangle Park, nicknamed "the Heart of Springfield" by the city's arts community; the historic, 10-story Kimball Towers Condominiums, (formerly the luxurious Hotel Kimball - "Western Massachusetts' Leading Hotel - built in 1910;) a nine-story historic, former YMCA, which now houses ...
The Springfield metropolitan area, also known as Greater Springfield, is a region that is socio-economically and culturally tied to the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as consisting of three counties in Western Massachusetts.
The Quadrangle is the common name for a cluster of museums and cultural institutions in Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, on Chestnut Street between State and Edwards Streets. The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden , in the center of the Quadrangle, is surrounded by a park, a library, five museums, and a cathedral.