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Maverick Square

Coordinates: 42°22′11.18″N 71°02′20.90″W / 42.3697722°N 71.0391389°W / 42.3697722; -71.0391389
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Maverick Square is a section of the neighborhood of East Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is East Boston's oldest commercial center.[1] At the heart of the square is Maverick Station, which is part of the Blue Line of the MBTA.

In 2010, a revitalization of Maverick Square began.

The nearby Maverick public housing project – once a source of urban blight that gave the area the reputation as the most crime-ridden in the neighborhood – has been redeveloped by Trinity Financial and the East Boston Community Development Corporation. The razing of crime-ridden high-rises, reintroduction of the urban street grid removed in the 1940s, and construction of individual homes with privates access, combined with mixed-income home ownership, contribute to the area's revitalization.

References

  1. ^ "East Boston: Maverick Square and Beyond". Boston by Foot. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

See also

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