{"id":1005,"date":"2017-01-09T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T15:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/?page_id=1005"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T15:19:32","slug":"immigrant-places","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigrant Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1742829567580\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Immigrant Settlement in Greater Boston, 1870-2020<\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1742828378192{margin-bottom: -30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]This animated map shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in the cities and towns of Greater Boston since 1870. To see a fuller discussion of the trends and an interactive map with with community-level data over time, please <a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/interactive-map-1870-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>. For historical profiles of specific neighborhoods and towns, see boxes below.<\/p>\n<p>Source: US Census, 1870-2020<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2011 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/globalboston2020update.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1968\" height=\"1312\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2016 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fb_mapkey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fb_mapkey.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fb_mapkey-300x28.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fb_mapkey-768x72.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fb_mapkey-1024x96.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69d1147cd9edf{font-size:36px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl vc_custom_1523305544437 vcex_69d1147cd9edf\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Immigrant Places<\/span><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cda6a3 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1599255655362 vcex_69d1147cda6a3\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/the-north-end\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/N-End-Feast-ca-1930-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of Hanover Street with various decorations in the air spanning the length of the street, including decorative lights, crests, and scarves.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/N-End-Feast-ca-1930-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/N-End-Feast-ca-1930-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/N-End-Feast-ca-1930-1-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/the-north-end\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">The North End<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>The North End is Boston\u2019s oldest and most iconic immigrant neighborhood. Its proximity to the waterfront and the city\u2019s downtown markets made it an enduring gateway for new arrivals from Ireland to Russia. But it was Italians who proved to be the neighborhood\u2019s most important denizens in the twentieth century, and it soon became known as Boston\u2019s Little Italy, a reputation it still has today.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdb031 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1646951578106 vcex_69d1147cdb031\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chinatownatlas.org\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"968\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-Harrison-Ave-Chinatown-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Postcard of a downtown street, with streetcar lines, horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and pedestrians. The sides of the street are lined with colorful multi-story buildings that have businesses on the bottom floor.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-Harrison-Ave-Chinatown-1.jpg 968w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-Harrison-Ave-Chinatown-1-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2-Harrison-Ave-Chinatown-1-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chinatownatlas.org\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinatown<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Once the edge of Boston&#8217;s South Cove, the Chinatown neighborhood dates back\u00a0to \u00a0the 1870s and remains the largest center of Asian-American life in New England. Chinatown Atlas, a digital project on the neighborhood&#8217;s history, offers an exciting window into its culture and evolution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdb8a1 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1599255642195 vcex_69d1147cdb8a1\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/the-west-end\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"945\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/West-End-1910.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A look down a street in the West End. The road is littered with papers. On one side of the street is a pharmacy. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk on either side of the street.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/West-End-1910.jpg 945w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/West-End-1910-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/West-End-1910-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/the-west-end\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">The West End<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Once an outlying rural peninsula, the West End became one of Boston\u2019s most populous\u00a0immigrant districts at the turn of the twentieth century. The expansion\u00a0of the railroad and other\u00a0industries attracted thousands of newcomers, especially Jews and Italians. When its population declined after World War II, the West End became the site of the city\u2019s first major urban renewal project, displacing many of its immigrant residents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdc0d0 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1646951798876 vcex_69d1147cdc0d0\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/east-boston\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"2048\" height=\"1273\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/132-Marginal-1909-BCA.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A cobblestoned street with many three story buildings on one side. A group of people gather in front of the first building.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/132-Marginal-1909-BCA.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/132-Marginal-1909-BCA-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/132-Marginal-1909-BCA-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/132-Marginal-1909-BCA-1024x637.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/east-boston\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">East Boston<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Situated just across the harbor from the North End, East Boston has been a zone of emergence for striving immigrants since its founding in the 1830s. Today it has the highest proportion of foreign-born residents of any Boston neighborhood.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952508638{margin-top: -60px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdc90e .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1599255595859 vcex_69d1147cdc90e\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/the-south-end\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"3522\" height=\"2123\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Harrison-Plympton-edit-1.jpeg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Harrison-Plympton-edit-1.jpeg 3522w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Harrison-Plympton-edit-1-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Harrison-Plympton-edit-1-768x463.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Harrison-Plympton-edit-1-1024x617.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3522px) 100vw, 3522px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/the-south-end\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">The South End<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Built on landfill in the early nineteenth century, the South End became the city&#8217;s most diverse neighborhood. From the Irish and Germans of the 1840s to the Latino migrants of the 1970s, the neighborhood attracted a dazzling array of immigrants until redevelopment and gentrification made the area unaffordable for many.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952520945{margin-top: -60px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdd156 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1599255575113 vcex_69d1147cdd156\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/roxbury\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"1175\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dudley-Square-crop.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of an intersection between two dirt roads. Horse-drawn carriages line one of the streets, in front of commercial businesses. The buildings are are all generally two or three stories and are in a colonial style.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dudley-Square-crop.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dudley-Square-crop-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dudley-Square-crop-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dudley-Square-crop-1024x583.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1175px) 100vw, 1175px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/roxbury\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Roxbury<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Originally a separate town west of Boston, Roxbury began attracting immigrants even before it was annexed by the city in 1868. Since then Irish, Jewish, West Indian, Dominican, and African immigrants have all shaped the neighborhood&#8217;s development and culture&#8211;even as its African American population remains a strong presence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952463500{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdd977 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1646952061812 vcex_69d1147cdd977\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/dorchester\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"1048\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/View-of-Dorchester-Ave-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A postcard of Dorchester Avenue. A yellow streetcar travels down the street along with a horse-drawn wagon. On either side of the street are mixed-use buildings.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/View-of-Dorchester-Ave-1.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/View-of-Dorchester-Ave-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/View-of-Dorchester-Ave-1-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/View-of-Dorchester-Ave-1-1024x626.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1048px) 100vw, 1048px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/dorchester\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dorchester<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>A separate town until annexed by Boston in 1870, Dorchester attracted successive waves of Irish, Jewish, and other immigrants attracted by its extensive streetcar lines and triple decker homes. Today Haitians, Vietnamese, West Indians and Cape Verdeans call this Dorchester home, making it one of the city&#8217;s most diverse neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952482775{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cde1c8 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1646952325233 vcex_69d1147cde1c8\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/roslindale\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Roslindale_feature.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of Belgrade Avenue and Birch Street. On the corner, in the center of the photograph, is a curved building that is three-stories. On the first floor is a grocer with a sign that reads &quot;T.M. Nulty: Groceries, Provisions.&quot; In front of the store is a man with a horse-drawn wagon.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Roslindale_feature.jpg 900w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Roslindale_feature-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Roslindale_feature-768x441.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/roslindale\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roslindale<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Once part of Roxbury, Roslindale became a &#8220;garden suburb&#8221; of Boston where immigrant Irish, German, and Canadian workers made their homes in the late 19th century. Migrants and refugees from Europe and the Mediterranean followed in the 20th century. Since the 1980s, newcomers from the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East have moved in, opening an array of ethnic businesses that give Roslindale Village its distinctly international flavor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952428144{margin-top: -40px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdea02 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1599255477011 vcex_69d1147cdea02\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/south-boston\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/South-Boston-1932.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/South-Boston-1932.jpg 640w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/South-Boston-1932-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/south-boston\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">South Boston<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Once known as Dorchester Neck, South Boston became a major industrial center and the city&#8217;s preeminent Irish and Irish-American neighborhood for more than a century. But it has also been home to eastern and southern Europeans as well as recent immigrants from Asia and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952441852{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: -30px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdf1ff .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1599255493061 vcex_69d1147cdf1ff\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/allston-brighton\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"2065\" height=\"1309\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HarvardAve-Woolworths-1921-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A postcard of &quot;Harvard Avenue, Allston, Mass.&quot; There is a street on the left of the postcard with lines for a streetcar. On the side of the street are numerous businesses, such as a ten cent store, candy store, and cafe, along with automobiles.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HarvardAve-Woolworths-1921-1.jpg 2065w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HarvardAve-Woolworths-1921-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HarvardAve-Woolworths-1921-1-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/HarvardAve-Woolworths-1921-1-1024x649.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2065px) 100vw, 2065px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/allston-brighton\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allston-Brighton<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Once a center of Boston&#8217;s slaughter houses and its immigrant workers, the twin neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton are still brimming with newcomers from across the globe. But today many come via the area&#8217;s universities and live amid a diverse streetscape of ethnic eateries and businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952553977{margin-top: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147cdfa83 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1646950895177 vcex_69d1147cdfa83\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/jamaica-plain\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Jamaica Plain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"1321\" height=\"1083\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latin-Quarter-celebration-copy.jpeg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Two youth carrying a banner in a parade for the Jamaica Plain World&#039;s Fair, with a bustling street fair in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latin-Quarter-celebration-copy.jpeg 1321w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latin-Quarter-celebration-copy-300x246.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latin-Quarter-celebration-copy-768x630.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latin-Quarter-celebration-copy-1024x840.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1321px) 100vw, 1321px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/jamaica-plain\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Jamaica Plain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamaica Plain<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Known for its scenic pond and once-sprawling estates, Jamaica Plain grew into an industrial powerhouse in the late 19th century. Its factories and breweries attracted thousands of Irish and German immigrants who settled mainly in the Hyde Square and Stony Brook neighborhoods. After 1960, new migrants from Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic arrived, bringing new vitality to what would become Boston&#8217;s Latin Quarter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952569326{margin-top: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147ce02b4 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1599255456212 vcex_69d1147ce02b4\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/cambridge\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Cambridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-Postcard-view-ca-1922.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A 1922 postcard of the Central Square in Cambridge Mass. The postcard shows a busy street with many people waiting to board the streetcar in the middle of the street. On either side of the street are businesses and individuals walking on the sidewalks.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-Postcard-view-ca-1922.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-Postcard-view-ca-1922-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-Postcard-view-ca-1922-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/cambridge\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Cambridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cambridge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Like its sister city of Boston, Cambridge has attracted a breathtaking array of immigrant residents. From the industrial powerhouse of East Cambridge, to the clay pits and brickyards of the city\u2019s north side, the city offered jobs and homes to generations of Irish, Italian, French Canadian, and other newcomers. Since World War II, its universities and businesses have attracted new generations of technical and professional workers from across the globe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952594145{margin-top: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147ce0ae5 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1624633092890 vcex_69d1147ce0ae5\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/chelsea\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\"><img width=\"1255\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ChelseaSq_ca1910.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A postcard that depicts &quot;Chelsea Square. Chelsea. Mass.&quot; A parkway with streetcars, horse drawn carriages, and pedestrians walking about. The road is in a U-shape and there are large three and four story buildings that mark the sides of the streets.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ChelseaSq_ca1910.jpg 1255w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ChelseaSq_ca1910-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ChelseaSq_ca1910-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ChelseaSq_ca1910-1024x653.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/chelsea\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Chelsea<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Once known as the &#8220;Jerusalem of America&#8221; because of its many Jewish residents, Chelsea was a major industrial center that attracted thousands of immigrants. Today, it still has the largest foreign-born population in Massachusetts, with many hailing from Central America.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646952606446{margin-top: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147ce1324 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1695163524514 vcex_69d1147ce1324\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/lynn\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AmityWashington-Sts-copy-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of an intersection with a streetcar line and a woman and two children in the foreground. In the background, there is a residential neighborhood with three-decker homes.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AmityWashington-Sts-copy-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AmityWashington-Sts-copy-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AmityWashington-Sts-copy-1-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/lynn\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lynn<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>As the nation&#8217;s largest shoe manufacturing center in the early 20th century, Lynn attracted immigrant workers from across Europe. Although the industry fled the city long ago, new generations of global refugees and immigrants have transformed and revitalized Lynn once again.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1695163579558{margin-top: -40px !important;}&#8221;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147ce1b7e .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1599254757171 vcex_69d1147ce1b7e\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/maynard\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Maynard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"980\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AssabetMills_1881.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph the mill behind a small body of water. The mill is quite long in length and at some points are six stories high. There are various buildings and two smoke-stacks. In the foreground of the photograph is a man driving a horse-drawn carriage.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AssabetMills_1881.jpg 980w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AssabetMills_1881-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AssabetMills_1881-768x470.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/maynard\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Maynard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maynard<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Once a quiet farming village, Maynard became a booming mill town in the late 19th century that attracted migrants from across Europe, but especially from Finland. Learn more about the Assabet Mill and the town&#8217;s thriving ethnic communities, cooperatives societies, and saunas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147ce23c0 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1695163552861 vcex_69d1147ce23c0\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/quincy\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Quincy\"><img width=\"906\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Granite-boat-horizontal.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Granite-boat-horizontal.jpg 906w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Granite-boat-horizontal-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Granite-boat-horizontal-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/quincy\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Quincy\">Quincy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p class=\"p1\">Granite quarries, shipyards, restaurants\u2014these are some of the industries that brought a multitude of global migrants to Quincy over the past two centuries. See how immigrants have made their mark on this city, and how the community has responded to the newcomers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147ce2c04 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1705420267682 vcex_69d1147ce2c04\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/waltham\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"(no title)\"><img width=\"1280\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Waltham-feature-copy-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Painting of 19th century Waltham showing Boston Manufacturing Company on the banks of the Charles River\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Waltham-feature-copy-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Waltham-feature-copy-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Waltham-feature-copy-1-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Waltham-feature-copy-1-768x462.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/waltham\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"(no title)\">Waltham<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>One of the oldest industrial centers in America, Waltham was home to a succession of European immigrants starting in the 1850s. More recently, the city&#8217;s emergence as a center of high tech employment has attracted newcomers from across the globe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d1147ce3402 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1721072511822 vcex_69d1147ce3402\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/watertown\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Watertown\"><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1307\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arsenal-aerial-view-1939-crop-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arsenal-aerial-view-1939-crop-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arsenal-aerial-view-1939-crop-300x153.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arsenal-aerial-view-1939-crop-1024x523.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arsenal-aerial-view-1939-crop-768x392.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arsenal-aerial-view-1939-crop-1536x784.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Arsenal-aerial-view-1939-crop-2048x1046.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/watertown\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\" title=\"Watertown\">Watertown<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>An early center of industry along the Charles River, Watertown attracted generations of immigrants who found employment in its mills and sprawling federal Arsenal. Migrants came from across Europe, but the largest number came as refugees from Armenia, making Watertown one of the key centers of Armenian culture and heritage in the US.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1742828378192{margin-bottom: -30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]This animated map shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in the cities and towns of Greater Boston since 1870. To see a fuller discussion of the trends and an interactive map with with community-level data over time, please click here. 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