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Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It was originally part of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and then part of the town of West Roxbury, Massachusetts when that was established in 1848. West Roxbury (including Jamaica Plain) was annexed to Boston in 1874. Accoring to an official city estimate, it had a population of 38,196 in October, 2003.One of the original streetcar suburbs , by the 1850s Jamaica Plain included massive summer "cottages" near Jamaica Pond belonging to Boston's oldest families, middle-class single-family homes, and immigrant worker housing alongside the Providence and Boston Railroad . It was the home of almost a dozen breweries which relied on the relatively pure water of Stony Brook.
Victorian-era house, Jamaica Plain
By the end of the 19th century, the annexation by Boston had provided municipal services to the neighborhood, and it began to experience a rapid growth in population. This was fostered by the creation of Forest Hills Cemetery , Arnold Arboretum , and the Emerald Necklace -- a series of parks and parkways designed by Frederick Law Olmsted on the western and southern sides of Jamaica Plain.
During the 20th century Jamaica Plain transformed from a streetcar suburb to a more urban neighborhood, with a heavily Irish-American population. And by the 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends it was better known for its petty crime than for its parks, but had become a more diverse and aging comminity. By the turn of the century, it was experiencing rapid gentrificationJersey City's historic downtown is quickly becoming gentrified. Is it hurting or helping the community Gentrification refers to the physical, social, economic, and cultural phenomenon whereby working-class and/or inner-city neighbourhoods are converted in, and had a growing lesbian and gay population, as well as a large community of political activists, artists, and young families -- while also experiencing a loss in low- to moderate-income housing.
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