- East Side (Melrose)
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East Side — Neighborhood — Coordinates: 42°27′31″N 71°03′01″W / 42.45861°N 71.05028°WCoordinates: 42°27′31″N 71°03′01″W / 42.45861°N 71.05028°W Country United States State Massachusetts City Melrose Time zone Eastern (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4) ZIP code 02176 Area code(s) 339 / 781 Website http://www.cityofmelrose.org The East Side is a Melrose, Massachusetts neighborhood located on the east side of the city. It stretches roughly from Lebanon Street east to the Saugus, Massachusetts line and is positioned in between the Mt Hood neighborhood (to the south) and the Horace Mann neighborhood (to the north).
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Description
The area was mostly built out in the early twentieth century with a large majority of the houses being Colonials and Victorians.
A very popular spot in the East Side is the Melrose Common. The park consists of two softball fields, a basketball court, and a playground. The park is the only one of its kind in Melrose and serves as a central meeting place for city-wide activities such as summer programs and Fourth of July festivities.
Education
The East Side contains two Kindergarten to fifth grade elementary schools operated by Melrose Public Schools: Winthrop School and Hoover School.
Transportation
The East Side is the closest Melrose neighborhood to Saugus and US Route 1. Additionally, MBTA bus route 131 runs to and from Melrose Highlands through the East Side to Malden Center Station or Oak Grove Station on the MBTA Orange Line during the morning and evening rush hours as well as in the afternoon.
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