Burlington, Massachusetts
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Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
, United States. The population was 24,498 at the 2010 census.
, however this has never been confirmed.
It was first settled in 1641 and was officially incorporated on February 28, 1799; several of the early homesteads are still standing, such as the Francis Wyman House
, dating from 1666. The town is sited on the watersheds of the Ipswich, Mystic, and Shawsheen rivers. In Colonial times up through the late 19th century, there was industry in the mills along Vine Brook
, which runs from Lexington, Massachusetts
to Bedford, Massachusetts
, and then empties into the Shawsheen River
.
It is now a suburban industrial town at the junction of the Boston-Merrimack corridor, but for most of its history it was almost entirely agricultural, selling hops and rye to Boston and supplementing that income with small shoe-making shops. Early railroad expansion passed the town by (although the town was serviced by the Middlesex Turnpike
), limiting its early development, and Burlington continued to cure hams for the Boston market and produce milk, fruit, and vegetables.
This picture changed drastically, however, as soon as Route 128 was built. The highway kicked off an enormous expansion, and between 1955 and 1965 Burlington was the fastest growing town in the state. In one five-year period, its population tripled as residential and commercial retail development exploded creating the town's present character.
Burlington's public schools have recently graduated many prominent athletes, including four Olympians, and others who have gone to have successful careers the NHL, NFL, and Major League Baseball. In addition, Burlington is home to national champion Pop Warner
cheerleading teams and also won States in Men's Gymnastics and Wrestling. The High School Varsity Cheerleading team has also won states every year so far starting in 2004 as well as the NCA Nationals in 2007 making them the first team from New England to win at that competition. The football team is the Burlington Red Devils.
on the west, Billerica
on the northwest, Wilmington
on the northeast, Woburn
on the southeast and south, and Lexington
on the south. Burlington is 12 miles (19.3 km) south of Lowell
, 12 miles (19.3 km) northwest of Boston, 36 miles (57.9 km) southeast of Fitchburg
, and 224 miles (360.5 km) from New York City.
Its highest point is Greenleaf Mountain (290 feet (88.4 m) above sea level), the lowest point is the Great Meadow 150 feet (45.7 m) above sea level. The elevation at Town Hall is 220 feet (67.1 m) above sea level. The largest body of water is the 500 million USgals (1,892,706 m³) Mill Pond Reservoir in the eastern part of the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 11.9 square mile, of which, 11.8 square mile of it is land and 0.1 square mile of it (0.59%) is water.
of 2000, there were 22,876 people, 8,289 households, and 6,374 families residing in the town. The population density
was 1,936.4 people per square mile (747.9/km²). There were 8,445 housing units at an average density of 714.9 per square mile (276.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.7% White, 1.4% Black or African American
, 0.1% Native American, 10.6% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races
, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
There were 8,289 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $86,052, and the median income for a family was $99,123. Males had a median income of $55,635 versus $36,486 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $30,732. About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.
(18 representatives elected per precinct) and a five-member executive Board of Selectmen
. The members of the Board as of early 2009 and the first election dates and terms ends are:
The current Town Administrator is Robert Mercier. Thomas Hickey is the Assistant Town Administrator. Paul Sagarino is the town Accountant.
Burlington Cable Access Television (BCAT) is a non-profit Public-access television
cable TV facility that was formed in 1987. BCAT operates three: Public, educational, and government access
(PEG) cable TV channels. Town meetings and events can also be seen on demand on BCAT's website.
The Burlington Recreation department offers a variety of programs for adults and children. Program brochures are mailed to residents four times a year. The recreation department distributes free passes for the town's resident only wading pool located at Simonds Park.
. Burlington is also served by the Shawsheen Valley Technical High School
. In addition it is home to several private school
s.
The town operates a Before and After School Program and offers an integrated preschool program.
Burlington is also the home to a campus of Northeastern University and one of the three campuses of Bay Path College
.
routes 350, 351, 352 and 354 operated by the MBTA run through the town, as do Lowell Regional Transit Authority
, Lexpress (Lexington), Bedford, and B-Line (Burlington) buses. The closest MBTA 'T' subway stations are Alewife, Cambridge, 8 miles (12.9 km) to the south-east (the station has a large parking garage) and Wellington Station, Medford, on the Orange Line, also roughly 8 miles (12.9 km), to the east (also has large parking garage). MBTA Commuter Rail
and Logan Express services are available at the Anderson Regional Transportation Center
in neighboring Woburn.
and the construction of the Wayside Commons, which includes an L.L. Bean and a Capital Grille. Rounder Records
now calls Burlington home. Many new buildings have been built along the town's main road, Cambridge St. (Rt. 3A)
, which have ushered in new technology companies. It is a relatively well-positioned town in the state — located at the intersection of Interstate 95 and US 3, Burlington is just 20 minutes from Boston, half an hour from New Hampshire, and an hour from Rhode Island.
.
Sun Microsystems
has a major engineering facility in Burlington.
Rt. 128 / I95, a circumferential highway around Boston, is considered the technology center of the East Coast
. Burlington's stretch of 128, between Route 3
and Winn Street is home to numerous sizable buildings housing major companies, such as Oracle Corporation
and SAP AG
and TD Bank.
The major global financial software giant SunGard
has an office in Van de Graff drive in Burlington
, Market Basket , and Joanne Fabrics.
In the Burlington Mall
: Hollister
, Build-A-Bear Workshop
, Lord & Taylor
, Victoria's Secret
, Aéropostale
, Apple Computer
, Aveda
, Rainforest Cafe
, Aldo Shoes, Caché, Eddie Bauer
, Cheesecake Factory, Macy's
, American Eagle Outfitters
, Abercrombie & Fitch
, Johnny Rockets
, Sears
, Legal Sea Foods
, FYE
, and more. In 2007/2008 the mall added a new higher end wing including specialty stores such as Nordstrom
, J.Crew
, bluemercury, Jasmine Sola, RUEHL, Martin + Osa
, BCBG
, Michael Kors
, Juicy Couture
, Burberry
.
At Wayside Commons: L.L. Bean, Bag 'n Baggage, Fresh City, Not Your Average Joe's, The Capital Grille, Cold Stone Creamery
, and West Elm
.
At other locations : Burlington House of Pizza, AMC Burlington 10 movie theater, Chili's Restaurant
, Barnes & Noble
, Pyara Spa and Salon, Best Buy
, Daddy's Junky Music, The Escadrille Restaurant, Macaroni Grill, Border Cafe, Trader Joe's
, H Mart
Patriot Partners LLC, a Framingham based developer, is proposing to build a 250 acres (1 km²) biotech complex, the largest in the region, close to routes 3 and 128. The complex would include labs, offices, retail shops and housing units. Since this new development is proposed on the site of the largest remaining area of open space, commonly called the "Burlington Landlocked Forest" (see below), there is significant resistance from the town meeting, the Conservation Commission, and the general population.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...
, United States. The population was 24,498 at the 2010 census.
History
It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of BridlingtonBridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
, however this has never been confirmed.
It was first settled in 1641 and was officially incorporated on February 28, 1799; several of the early homesteads are still standing, such as the Francis Wyman House
Francis Wyman House
Francis Wyman House, is a historic house at 56 Francis Wyman Road in Burlington, Massachusetts.The earliest part of the house was built in 1666 with a major addition taking place in 1730. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975....
, dating from 1666. The town is sited on the watersheds of the Ipswich, Mystic, and Shawsheen rivers. In Colonial times up through the late 19th century, there was industry in the mills along Vine Brook
Vine Brook
Vine Brook is a brook in Middlesex County, USA. According to the History of Bedford, Vine Brook is "an important tributary of Shawsheen River." The book also states it as an excellent source of water-power in the 17th to 19th Centuries....
, which runs from Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :...
to Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, and then empties into the Shawsheen River
Shawsheen River
The Shawsheen River is a tributary of the Merrimack River in northeast Massachusetts. The name has had various spellings. According to Bailey's history of Andover, the spelling Shawshin was the most common in the old records, although Shawshine, Shashin, Shashine, Shashene, Shawshene, and later,...
.
It is now a suburban industrial town at the junction of the Boston-Merrimack corridor, but for most of its history it was almost entirely agricultural, selling hops and rye to Boston and supplementing that income with small shoe-making shops. Early railroad expansion passed the town by (although the town was serviced by the Middlesex Turnpike
Middlesex Turnpike (Massachusetts)
The Middlesex Turnpike was an early turnpike between Cambridge and Tyngsborough, Massachusetts and the New Hampshire border, where it connected with the Amherst Turnpike and thence Nashua and Claremont, New Hampshire....
), limiting its early development, and Burlington continued to cure hams for the Boston market and produce milk, fruit, and vegetables.
This picture changed drastically, however, as soon as Route 128 was built. The highway kicked off an enormous expansion, and between 1955 and 1965 Burlington was the fastest growing town in the state. In one five-year period, its population tripled as residential and commercial retail development exploded creating the town's present character.
Burlington's public schools have recently graduated many prominent athletes, including four Olympians, and others who have gone to have successful careers the NHL, NFL, and Major League Baseball. In addition, Burlington is home to national champion Pop Warner
Pop Warner Little Scholars
Pop Warner Little Scholars is a non-profit organization that provides youth football, cheerleading, and dance programs for participants in 43 U.S. states and several countries around the world. It is headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania...
cheerleading teams and also won States in Men's Gymnastics and Wrestling. The High School Varsity Cheerleading team has also won states every year so far starting in 2004 as well as the NCA Nationals in 2007 making them the first team from New England to win at that competition. The football team is the Burlington Red Devils.
Geography
Located in northeastern Massachusetts, Burlington is bordered by BedfordBedford, Massachusetts
Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :...
on the west, Billerica
Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :...
on the northwest, Wilmington
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,325 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilmington was first settled in 1665 and was officially incorporated in 1730, from parts of Woburn, Reading and Billerica. Minutemen from Wilmington responded to the alarm...
on the northeast, Woburn
Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
on the southeast and south, and Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :...
on the south. Burlington is 12 miles (19.3 km) south of Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
, 12 miles (19.3 km) northwest of Boston, 36 miles (57.9 km) southeast of Fitchburg
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :...
, and 224 miles (360.5 km) from New York City.
Its highest point is Greenleaf Mountain (290 feet (88.4 m) above sea level), the lowest point is the Great Meadow 150 feet (45.7 m) above sea level. The elevation at Town Hall is 220 feet (67.1 m) above sea level. The largest body of water is the 500 million USgals (1,892,706 m³) Mill Pond Reservoir in the eastern part of the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 11.9 square mile, of which, 11.8 square mile of it is land and 0.1 square mile of it (0.59%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 22,876 people, 8,289 households, and 6,374 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,936.4 people per square mile (747.9/km²). There were 8,445 housing units at an average density of 714.9 per square mile (276.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.7% White, 1.4% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.1% Native American, 10.6% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.
There were 8,289 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $86,052, and the median income for a family was $99,123. Males had a median income of $55,635 versus $36,486 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $30,732. About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Burlington is governed by a 108 member representative Town MeetingTown meeting
A town meeting is a form of direct democratic rule, used primarily in portions of the United States since the 17th century, in which most or all the members of a community come together to legislate policy and budgets for local government....
(18 representatives elected per precinct) and a five-member executive Board of Selectmen
Board of selectmen
The board of selectmen is commonly the executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms.-History:...
. The members of the Board as of early 2009 and the first election dates and terms ends are:
- Ralph C. Patuto, Chairman, First elected 4/06, Term ends 2012
- Walter T. Zenkin, Vice Chairman, First elected 4/07, Term ends 2010
- Gary J. Gianino, First elected 4/93, Term ends 2011
- Sonia Rollins, First elected 4/04, Term ends 2010
- Daniel R. DiTucci, First elected 4/09, Term ends 2012
The current Town Administrator is Robert Mercier. Thomas Hickey is the Assistant Town Administrator. Paul Sagarino is the town Accountant.
Burlington Cable Access Television (BCAT) is a non-profit Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV facility that was formed in 1987. BCAT operates three: Public, educational, and government access
Public, educational, and government access
Public, educational, and government access television, refers to three different cable television specialty channels...
(PEG) cable TV channels. Town meetings and events can also be seen on demand on BCAT's website.
The Burlington Recreation department offers a variety of programs for adults and children. Program brochures are mailed to residents four times a year. The recreation department distributes free passes for the town's resident only wading pool located at Simonds Park.
Education
Burlington has six public schools (four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school) which comprise the Burlington Public School District. The elementary schools are Fox Hill, Francis Wyman, Memorial, and Pine Glen. The middle school is Marshall Simonds, and one of the town parks is named after Marshall Simonds. The high school is Burlington High SchoolBurlington High School (Burlington, Massachusetts)
Burlington High School is located at 123 Cambridge Street in Burlington, Massachusetts. Burlington High School is a four year comprehensive high school accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.-Famous alumni:...
. Burlington is also served by the Shawsheen Valley Technical High School
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School is located in Billerica, Massachusetts. "Shawsheen Tech", or "Shaw Tech" as it is usually called, is a public high school serving 5 towns: Burlington, Wilmington, Bedford, Tewksbury and Billerica making up most of the student...
. In addition it is home to several private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
s.
The town operates a Before and After School Program and offers an integrated preschool program.
Burlington is also the home to a campus of Northeastern University and one of the three campuses of Bay Path College
Bay Path College
Bay Path College is a private undergraduate women's college located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The College offers online and on campus Graduate Programs for both men and women, and One-Day-A-Week Saturday College for adult women....
.
Transportation
Routes 128 (I-95), 3, 3A and 62 pass through Burlington. MBTA BusMBTA Bus
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority operates a large number of bus lines in the greater Boston area. Some routes are for transport within the city; others bring passengers from surrounding areas to stops on the rail lines of the MBTA.The MBTA also operates bus rapid transit service; see...
routes 350, 351, 352 and 354 operated by the MBTA run through the town, as do Lowell Regional Transit Authority
Lowell Regional Transit Authority
The Lowell Regional Transit Authority is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, charged with providing public transportation to the Greater Lowell area. This primarily includes the city of Lowell and the towns of Billerica, Burlington, Dracut, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough and...
, Lexpress (Lexington), Bedford, and B-Line (Burlington) buses. The closest MBTA 'T' subway stations are Alewife, Cambridge, 8 miles (12.9 km) to the south-east (the station has a large parking garage) and Wellington Station, Medford, on the Orange Line, also roughly 8 miles (12.9 km), to the east (also has large parking garage). MBTA Commuter Rail
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
and Logan Express services are available at the Anderson Regional Transportation Center
Anderson Regional Transportation Center
Anderson Regional Transportation Center is a train and bus station located at 100 Atlantic Ave., off Commerce Way in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It can be accessed from Exit 37C off Interstate 93 or the Washington Street exit off Interstate 95/Route 128. It opened on April 28, 2001,...
in neighboring Woburn.
Commerce
Over the last 15 years, Burlington has experienced a boom in commercial growth with the continuous expansion of the Burlington MallBurlington Mall (Massachusetts)
The Burlington Mall is a large, two story, indoor shopping mall located off Route 3 and Route 128 in Burlington, Massachusetts. The mall is one of many shopping venues in the Middlesex County area, including Billerica Mall, Acton Plaza, and Middlesex Commons. The Burlington Mall has a gross...
and the construction of the Wayside Commons, which includes an L.L. Bean and a Capital Grille. Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
now calls Burlington home. Many new buildings have been built along the town's main road, Cambridge St. (Rt. 3A)
Massachusetts Route 3A
Route 3A is a state highway in eastern Massachusetts, which parallels Route 3 and U.S. Route 3 from Cedarville in southern Plymouth to Tyngsborough at the New Hampshire state line....
, which have ushered in new technology companies. It is a relatively well-positioned town in the state — located at the intersection of Interstate 95 and US 3, Burlington is just 20 minutes from Boston, half an hour from New Hampshire, and an hour from Rhode Island.
Important commercial sites and businesses
Burlington is home to the Lahey Clinic Medical CenterLahey Clinic
The Lahey Clinic is a physician-led nonprofit teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine based in Burlington, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1923 by surgeon Frank H...
.
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
has a major engineering facility in Burlington.
Rt. 128 / I95, a circumferential highway around Boston, is considered the technology center of the East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
. Burlington's stretch of 128, between Route 3
U.S. Route 3
U.S. Route 3 is a north–south United States highway that runs from its southern terminus in Cambridge, Massachusetts through New Hampshire to its terminus near Third Connecticut Lake at the Canadian border, where the road continues north as Quebec Route 257.In New Hampshire parts of US 3 are...
and Winn Street is home to numerous sizable buildings housing major companies, such as Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
and SAP AG
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
and TD Bank.
The major global financial software giant SunGard
SunGard
SunGard is a multinational company based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, which provides software and services to education, financial services, and public sector organizations. It was formed in 1983, as a spin-off of the computer services division of Sun Oil Company, during a period of low crude oil...
has an office in Van de Graff drive in Burlington
Shops and attractions
In the Middlesex Mall: Old NavyOld Navy
Old Navy is an American clothing brand as well as a chain of stores owned by Gap, Inc., with corporate operations in San Francisco and San Bruno, California. It is one of the first major corporations to house headquarters in the new Mission Bay district of San Francisco.Gap, Inc. was run by...
, Market Basket , and Joanne Fabrics.
In the Burlington Mall
Burlington Mall (Massachusetts)
The Burlington Mall is a large, two story, indoor shopping mall located off Route 3 and Route 128 in Burlington, Massachusetts. The mall is one of many shopping venues in the Middlesex County area, including Billerica Mall, Acton Plaza, and Middlesex Commons. The Burlington Mall has a gross...
: Hollister
Hollister Co.
Hollister Co., sometimes advertised as Hollister or HCo., is an American lifestyle brand by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The concept was originally designed to attract consumers aged 14–18 through its SoCal-inspired image and casual wear. Goods are available in-store and through the company's online store...
, Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop is an American retailer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that sells teddy bears and other stuffed animals. Customers go through an interactive process in which the stuffed animal of their choice is assembled and customized during their visit to the store, and is the...
, Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor, colloquially known as L&T, or LT, based in New York City, is the oldest upscale, specialty-retail department store chain in the United States. Concentrated in the eastern U.S., the retailer operated independently for nearly a century prior to joining American Dry Goods...
, Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006...
, Aéropostale
Aéropostale (clothing)
Aéropostale, Inc. is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14-to-17-year-old young women and men through its Aéropostale stores and 7-to-12-year-old kids through its P.S. from Aéropostale stores...
, Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
, Aveda
Aveda
Aveda Corporation is a company headquartered in Blaine, Minnesota, that manufactures skin care, cosmetics, perfume, hair care products, and trains students in cosmetology and esthiology at the Aveda Institutes in Minneapolis, New York City, Washington, DC, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and many other...
, Rainforest Cafe
Rainforest Cafe
Rainforest Cafe is a themed restaurant chain owned by Landry's Restaurants, Inc. of Houston, Texas. It was founded by entrepreneur Steven Schussler. The first location opened in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota on February 3, 1994. In 1997, the chain consisted of only six restaurants,...
, Aldo Shoes, Caché, Eddie Bauer
Eddie Bauer
Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. is a holding company that operates the Eddie Bauer clothing store chain, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States. EBH was formed after Eddie Bauer's former parent company, Spiegel, Inc., went bankrupt in 2003...
, Cheesecake Factory, Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
, American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...
, Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers aged 18 to 22. It has over 300 locations in the United States, and is expanding internationally....
, Johnny Rockets
Johnny Rockets
Johnny Rockets is an American restaurant franchise whose concept is to create a classic American restaurant atmosphere. The theme is the diner-style restaurant that had become a common sight by the 1950s...
, Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
, Legal Sea Foods
Legal Sea Foods
Legal Sea Foods is a Boston-based seafood restaurant group, with locations along the Eastern Seaboard. Besides Massachusetts, there are also locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, DC, as well as in Warwick, RI, Boca Raton, FL and Atlanta, GA.-History:It was...
, FYE
Fyé
Fyé is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
, and more. In 2007/2008 the mall added a new higher end wing including specialty stores such as Nordstrom
Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...
, J.Crew
J.Crew
J.Crew Group, Inc. is a multi-brand, multi-channel, specialty retailer. The company offers an assortment of women's, men's and children's apparel and accessories, including swimwear, outerwear, loungewear, wedding, bags, hair accessories, belts, jewelry, and shoes. As of January 30, 2010, it...
, bluemercury, Jasmine Sola, RUEHL, Martin + Osa
Martin + Osa
Martin + Osa was a brand concept developed by American Eagle Outfitters. The store's name and inspiration came from Martin and Osa Johnson, a husband and wife team who explored Africa and the South Pacific Islands, chronicling their travels in photographs and diaries.Martin + Osa targeted 21- to...
, BCBG
BCBG
BCBG may refer to:* the French acronym bon chic bon genre or * Women's clothing line created by Max Azria* Bon Chic Bon Genre, an album by Campag Velocet...
, Michael Kors
Michael Kors
Michael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
, Juicy Couture
Juicy Couture
Juicy Couture is a contemporary line of both casual and dressy apparel based in Arleta, Los Angeles, California founded by Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor in 1996...
, Burberry
Burberry
Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing, fragrance, and fashion accessories. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks. Burberry is most famous for its iconic trench coat, which was invented by founder Thomas Burberry...
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At Wayside Commons: L.L. Bean, Bag 'n Baggage, Fresh City, Not Your Average Joe's, The Capital Grille, Cold Stone Creamery
Cold Stone Creamery
Cold Stone Creamery is an American-based ice cream parlor chain. The company, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is owned and operated by Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. The company's main product is premium ice cream, or ice cream made with approximately 12-14% butterfat, that is made on location and...
, and West Elm
West Elm
West Elm is an upscale retail store that features contemporary furniture designs and other housewares. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. There are currently 37 stores in 18 states, the Canadian province of Ontario, and Puerto Rico. Customers are able to shop in-store,...
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At other locations : Burlington House of Pizza, AMC Burlington 10 movie theater, Chili's Restaurant
Chili's
Chili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine. The chain has more than 1400 casual dining restaurants, mostly located in the United States and Canada...
, Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
, Pyara Spa and Salon, Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
, Daddy's Junky Music, The Escadrille Restaurant, Macaroni Grill, Border Cafe, Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's is a privately held chain of specialty grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. , Trader Joe's had a total of 365 stores. Approximately half of its stores are in California, with the heaviest concentration in Southern California, but the company also has locations in 30...
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Under development or proposed
On Cambridge St. (Route 3A), a new large commercial building.Patriot Partners LLC, a Framingham based developer, is proposing to build a 250 acres (1 km²) biotech complex, the largest in the region, close to routes 3 and 128. The complex would include labs, offices, retail shops and housing units. Since this new development is proposed on the site of the largest remaining area of open space, commonly called the "Burlington Landlocked Forest" (see below), there is significant resistance from the town meeting, the Conservation Commission, and the general population.
Points of interest
- The Burlington Town Common and Simonds Park are in the center of town and there are multiple parks and public recreation facilities throughout town which have basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball fields, soccer fields, gymnasia, an indoor skating rink (Burlington Ice Palace) and a skateparkSkateparkA skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, aggressive inline skating and scooters. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs stairsets,...
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- The Burlington Public Library is on Sears Street adjoining the Town Common.
- The Burlington Historical Museum
- The Meeting House of the Second Parish in WoburnMeeting House of the Second Parish in WoburnMeeting House of the Second Parish in Woburn is a historic Congregational church at 12 Lexington Street in Burlington, Massachusetts.The church building was constructed in 1732. The church served as a parish of Massachusetts' state funded church until the churches were disaffiliated from the state...
is on Lexington Street, just off of the Town Common.
- The Mill Pond Conservation Area is in the eastern part of town bordering Woburn and Wilmington. The largest conservation area in Burlington, the Mill Pond Conservation Area includes over 140 acre (0.5665604 km²) of rolling and steep terrain. Numerous marked and unmarked trails cross through the conservation area. These trails allow for long enjoyable hiking or biking experiences. The land has numerous access points, including the corner of Winter and Chestnut Streets, through a gate at the end of Hansen Avenue, and through a gate at the end of the offshoot from Town Line Road.
- The Mill Pond located within the Mill Pond Conservation Area. Fishing is allowed with special permit. The pond is feeding one of the two water treatment plants in Burlington. The Mill Pond Water Treatment Plant has been upgraded in 2007 and has the capacity to treat up to 6 million USgals (22,712.5 m³) of water per day. On the pond's island there's is a rope swing, an attraction for many locals.
- The Burlington Landlocked Forest, also known as the Burlington Landlocked Parcel, consists of 270 acres (1.1 km²) spanning the borders of Burlington, Bedford, and Lexington, and contains 12 miles (19.3 km) of hiking/mountain biking trails, vernal pools, abundant wildlife, historic stone walls and other structures, meadows, and old growth forest. The majority of the land is owned by the Town of Burlington which has kept it as open space since acquiring it by eminent domain in 1985. It borders Route 3 in Burlington to the east, Route 62 in Bedford to the north, conservation land in Lexington to the west and Route 128 to the South. The main trail head to the Forest is located at the intersection of Routes 3 and 62 in Bedford. A secondary trail head can be found on Turning Mill Road in Lexington, under the power lines at the site of the future West Lexington Greenway. The Landlocked Parcel is currently not protected land and there were discussions in 2008 between the Town of Burlington and Patriot Partners to sell the land to the developer who would develop part of the forest to build a large biotechnology complex. A citizen group, Friends of the Burlington Landlocked Forest, has been organized to prevent this sale and to make the Forest designated conservation land.
- The Mary Cummings ParkMary Cummings ParkMary Cummings Park is a public park in Woburn and Burlington, Massachusetts located at Babylon and Whispering Hills. The former farm and estate became a park managed by the City of Boston's Park Department in 1930. Mary Cummings left the land to the City under the condition that it be kept...
was envisioned as one of the great public parks of Greater Boston, however it fell into great neglect. This over 200 acre (0.809372 km²) public park on the Burlington-Woburn border was created by Mary P.C. Cummings 1927 and was entrusted to the City of Boston to be kept forever open as a recreational park. In recent years, the City of Boston has tried to discourage public access and has investigated selling the park to fund the Rose Kennedy GreenwayRose Kennedy GreenwayThe Rose Kennedy Greenway is a roughly 1.5-mile-long long series of parks and public spaces being created in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It is the final part of the Big Dig that put Interstate 93 underground and removed the elevated freeway that served as the main highway through downtown...
. The Burlington RC Flyers maintain a field in the park.
- The Kevin James movie Mall CopMall CopPaul Blart: Mall Cop is a 2009 crime comedy film written by and starring Kevin James as the title character and directed by Steve Carr. The film was released on January 16, 2009 by Columbia Pictures.- Plot :...
was filmed in the Burlington Mall., and scenes from the Ben AffleckBen AffleckBenjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...
movie The Company MenThe Company MenThe Company Men is an American drama film written and directed by John Wells. It premiered at the 26th Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2010 and had a one-week run in December 10, 2010 to be eligible for the year's Academy Awards...
were filmed in an office building off of Wall Street, near Route 128.
Notable residents
- Trisha (Voner) Blanchet, Author and Award-winning columnist ('Mommy Confidential', Lowell SunLowell SunThe Sun is a daily newspaper based in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, serving towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the Greater Lowell area and beyond. Its circulation is about 50,000...
) - Peter Carruthers and Kitty CarruthersKitty CarruthersCaitlin A. "Kitty" Carruthers is an American figure skater. She competed in pairs with her brother Peter Carruthers. They are the 1981-1984 U.S. national champions, the 1982 World bronze medalists, and the 1984 Olympic silver medalists...
, Silver Medalists, 1984 Winter Olympics1984 Winter OlympicsThe 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
, Pairs Figure Skating - Roger CookRoger Cook (landscaper)Roger Cook is the head landscaper on the PBS show This Old House. He also appears on Ask This Old House and Inside This Old House.Cook's journey with This Old House began in 1982, when he first appeared on the series...
, Head Landscaper, This Old House - Mark FuscoMark FuscoMark Edward Fusco is a retired professional ice hockey player who appeared in 80 NHL regular season games for the Hartford Whalers in 1984–85. As an amateur, Fusco won the Hobey Baker Award in 1983 while playing for the Harvard University men's ice hockey team...
and Scott FuscoScott FuscoScott Michael Fusco is a retired ice hockey player, who attended the Belmont Hill School. He won the Hobey Baker Award in 1986 while playing for Harvard. He was also a member of the American 1984 Winter Olympics ice hockey team...
, 1984 Winter Olympics1984 Winter OlympicsThe 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
, US Olympic Hockey Team - David Lovering,drummer of the alternative rock band Pixies
- Roderick MacKinnonRoderick MacKinnonRoderick MacKinnon is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Peter Agre in 2003 for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels....
, Co-recipient, 2003 Nobel Prize in ChemistryNobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,... - Joe Morandi, Appeared as "The Trim" in HGTV Reality Show Home Wreckers
- Stephen P. MugarStephen P. MugarStephen P. Mugar, 1901-1982, founder of the Star Market chain of supermarkets in New England, philanthropist and most prominent member of the Mugar family of Greater Boston, was born March 5, 1901, in Kharpert in the former Ottoman Empire now Turkey, of Armenian parents and died October 16, 1982,...
, founder of the Star Market chain of supermarkets and philanthropist - Jay PandolfoJay PandolfoJay Paul Pandolfo is an American professional ice hockey forward currently a member of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.He spent most of his career with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League...
, ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
Player; Forward, New Jersey DevilsNew Jersey DevilsThe New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... - Mike PandolfoMike PandolfoMike Pandolfo is a professional ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the third round, 77th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. The Sabres traded his rights to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a deal during the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...
, ice hockey Player; Forward, Lowell DevilsLowell DevilsThe Lowell Devils, formerly known as the Lowell Lock Monsters from 1998 to 2006, were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League playing in Lowell, Massachusetts at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. In 2006, they were purchased by the New Jersey Devils franchise and renamed to the Lowell... - Amy PoehlerAmy PoehlerAmy Meredith Poehler is an American comedian, actress and voice actress. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film Mean Girls with Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in Baby Mama in 2008. She is...
, Actress, cast member Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, Parks and RecreationParks and RecreationParks and Recreation is an American comedy television series on NBC that focuses on Leslie Knope , a mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the series debuted on April 9, 2009; it has run for three seasons and... - Steve StrachanSteve StrachanStephen Michael Strachan is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles. He was the MVP of the 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic. He had 23 carries for 91 yards and two...
, NFL Player; Running Back, Oakland RaidersOakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - James WalkerJames Walker (Harvard)James Walker was a Unitarian minister, professor, and President of Harvard College from February 10, 1853, to January 26, 1860....
, President, Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, 1853-1860 - Steven WrightSteven WrightSteven Alexander Wright is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes and one-liners with contrived situations.-Early life and career:Wright was born in Mount Auburn...
, ActorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, Comedian
External links
- Burlington official website
- Burlington Public Schools official website
- Shawsheen Valley Regional Technical School official website
- Burlington Historical Commission
- Burlington Youth Soccer Association
- Burlington RC Flyers
- The Burlington Board, local news, events and police log
- 1871 Atlas of Massachusetts. by Wall & Gray. Map of Massachusetts. Map of Middlesex County.
- History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 1 (A-H), Volume 2 (L-W) compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879–1880. 572 and 505 pages.Burlington article by Samuel Sewall in volume 1 pages 296–304.
