Yeah. It’s part of the greater boston area and is across the river from the boston borders. In the cities that’s close enough to be wrapped up as part of the bigger city.
Cambridge is very close to Boston, but it’s a different city. They’re on opposite sides of the Charles river. These days the river is very narrow (it used to be a lot wider in colonial times, but they’ve drained swamps and built over them since then). The two cities have integrated mass transit systems, and it’s a short walk across one of the many bridges to go between the two.
But, they’re not the same city. The two places have different characters. Boston has “Southie”, the Red Sox, the Celtics, the Bruins. Cambridge is much smaller and has MIT and Harvard. It has no sports teams (other than the school teams) and is a very rich and diverse city because of those rich and diverse schools. Politically it is very different from Boston. People jokingly call it the People’s Republic of Cambridge because even by Massachusetts standards it is very left leaning.
Which 3 sides? To the North-East of Cambridge is Somerville. To the North is Arlington, to the West is Belmont and Watertown. Boston is basically only to the South-East.
I just meant the way the Charles River kinda dips down and makes a little Cambridge nub. Especially because Charlestown and the Airport are technically part of Boston
It’s all Boston. I’m from Jersey, and half my state gets lumped in with NYC, so Boston, in my mind, subsumes the likes of Cambridge and Somerville. And it’s been almost two years since my last trip to Boston, but they may as well be part of Boston.
Oh, I totally agree with that. I guess I thought we had gotten away from the movie and had moved on to a pointless discussion about municipal boundaries.
Boston is where MIT is.
As a cheezeburger patriot, I needed this comment, thx
I also had to double check to be sure. I thank myself for my service.
Yeah, plenty of people good at math there. Go to DC. Politicians suck at math.
No, they’re good at math, they’re just doing nefarious calculations
I can concur
I thought of that (after posting my question) but according to Wikipedia:
Cambridge == Boston?
Yeah. It’s part of the greater boston area and is across the river from the boston borders. In the cities that’s close enough to be wrapped up as part of the bigger city.
No, Cambridge isn’t Boston.
Cambridge is very close to Boston, but it’s a different city. They’re on opposite sides of the Charles river. These days the river is very narrow (it used to be a lot wider in colonial times, but they’ve drained swamps and built over them since then). The two cities have integrated mass transit systems, and it’s a short walk across one of the many bridges to go between the two.
But, they’re not the same city. The two places have different characters. Boston has “Southie”, the Red Sox, the Celtics, the Bruins. Cambridge is much smaller and has MIT and Harvard. It has no sports teams (other than the school teams) and is a very rich and diverse city because of those rich and diverse schools. Politically it is very different from Boston. People jokingly call it the People’s Republic of Cambridge because even by Massachusetts standards it is very left leaning.
You forgot Tufts
Tufts is in Medford, and maybe partially Somerville. I don’t think any of it is in Cambridge.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8LL4sLWtPwAGyxML7
Cambridge borders Boston, and is basically surrounded on 3 sides by Boston. Harvard is about 5 km from Boston’s downtown, and MIT is about 3 km.
Which 3 sides? To the North-East of Cambridge is Somerville. To the North is Arlington, to the West is Belmont and Watertown. Boston is basically only to the South-East.
I just meant the way the Charles River kinda dips down and makes a little Cambridge nub. Especially because Charlestown and the Airport are technically part of Boston
It’s all Boston. I’m from Jersey, and half my state gets lumped in with NYC, so Boston, in my mind, subsumes the likes of Cambridge and Somerville. And it’s been almost two years since my last trip to Boston, but they may as well be part of Boston.
The movie isn’t about you, it’s about Chuckie and Will, and their relationship to the city. For them it isn’t all Boston.
Oh, I totally agree with that. I guess I thought we had gotten away from the movie and had moved on to a pointless discussion about municipal boundaries.
MIT, Harvard is basically there, Northeastern… no shortage of places for smart people to land in Boston.