North End
Boston's Italian neighborhood
North End refers to the northern section of a city or town, typically as a neighborhood name.
Many cities have a North End, but the term is particularly associated with Boston's North End, a dense Italian-American neighborhood known for its restaurants and historic sites: We're getting cannoli in the North End.
Similar patterns apply to South End, East End, and West End.
Urban ethnic enclave
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
- Freedom TrailBoston's Revolutionary War route
- cannoliFried tube, sweet cheese
- Boston HarborNew England port waterway
cobblestone streets · feast days · brick buildings · waterfront · Italianate · narrow streets · tourist attraction
Of occupied territories
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- architectureBuilding design discipline
monument · restoration · legacy · founding · settlement · Revolutionary War · 18th century · conservation
People living somewhere
- communityCollective of connected people
- localityA particular geographic area
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- local businessesNearby commercial establishments
walkability · density · storefronts · apartment buildings · corner stores · pedestrians · street life · housing
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- trafficMovement along routes
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
subway · public transport · density · streetscape · parking · metropolitan · civic · avenue
Little Italy
Urban ethnic enclave
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
- Freedom TrailBoston's Revolutionary War route
- cannoliFried tube, sweet cheese
Boston Harbor · cobblestone streets · feast days · brick buildings · waterfront · Italianate · narrow streets · tourist attraction
colonial
Of occupied territories
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
architecture · monument · restoration · legacy · founding · settlement · Revolutionary War · 18th century · conservation · antiquity
residents
People living somewhere
- communityCollective of connected people
- localityA particular geographic area
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
local businesses · walkability · density · storefronts · apartment buildings · corner stores · pedestrians · street life · housing · tenements
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- trafficMovement along routes
infrastructure · subway · public transport · density · streetscape · parking · metropolitan · civic · avenue · boulevard
North EndSouth Side
City's lower district
West End · East End · downtown · city center · central district
North Endwaterfront
Land beside navigable waters
downtown · city center · outskirts · suburbs · periphery
end, north, northern, northwest, northeast, northerly, northward, endmost, northeastern