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	Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jamaica Plain, commonly known as "JP," is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts.
		Jamaica Plain is by far the greenest neighborhood in the city of Boston and boasts the three largest "links" in the Emerald Necklace park system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the 19th century:
		Jamaica Pond has 60 acres of surface area and is the largest and deepest body of fresh water in Boston.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jamaica_Plain,_Massachusetts (2668 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jamaica Plain (MA)
		Jamaica Pond is a spring-fed kettle pond and at one time was a major source of water and ice.
		Jamaica Plain was originally part of the Town of Roxbury, but the secession of West Roxbury in 1851 included Jamaica Plain in the new town.
		With the completion of the new Orange Line, the MDC Southwest Corridor Park (27 acres in Jamaica Plain), and the reinvestment represented by new homebuyers of houses and condominium conversions, Jamaica Plain in the 1980's became a very desirable neighborhood in which to live.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jamaica-Plain-%28MA%29 (223 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
		Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts.
		Jamaica Plain was the setting of the film Mystic River; in the movie it is referred to by the fictitious name "Buckingham Flats." There are at least two rivers in New England called the Mystic River; this article is about them.
		Jamaica, Queens, a town in Queens County and presently a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jamaica-Plain,-Boston,-Massachusetts (1119 words)

	Jamaica Plain Boston lofts Massachusetts real estate for sale; Jamaica Plain Boston lofts Real Estate in Massachusetts, ...
		This modern LOFT in Jamaica Plain was built only a few years ago with solid concrete construction, numerous huge windows, super high ceilings and great attention to details.
		Jamaica Plain is famous for its green spaces: Jamaica pond heart of the Emerald Necklace, the Arboretum and Franklin Park.
		Jamaica Plain has been called "the Eden of America", since it is surrounded on three sides by green space comprising The Emerald Necklace, a string of connected parks designed by Frederick Law Olmstead: Olmstead Park, Jamaica Pond, the Arnold Arboretum, Franklin Park and its newly energized Zoo, and the Forest Hills Cemetery.
	www.abostonloft.com /jamaicaplainloft/main.htm (478 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Boston, Massachusetts
		Boston is the capital and the most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a state of the United States of America.
		Boston's low crime rate in the last years of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st has been credited to its police department's collaboration with neighborhood groups and church parishes to prevent youths from joining gangs, as well as involvement from the US Attorney and District Attorney's office.
		Boston Medical Center, located in the South End neighborhood, is the primary teaching facility for the Boston University School of Medicine as well as the largest trauma center in the Boston area; it was formed by the merger of Boston University Hospital and Boston City Hospital.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts (6706 words)

	Database of Greenspaces and Neighborhoods in the heart of Boston.
		Jamaica Plain is nestled between tremendous open space resources, including Franklin Park, the Arnold Arboretum, the Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Pond, the Allandale Woods Urban Wild, and the Southwest Corridor Park, as well as numerous other smaller parks, tot-lots, and playgrounds.
		Jamaica Plain is served by a rapid transit line that runs through the center of the neighborhood along the Southwest Corridor.
		According to the City of Boston, much if not all of the decline in population of Jamaica Plain may be explained by the temporary displacement of the population of the Mission Main public housing development in Mission Hill during the census period (Citywide Open Space Plan, 2003).
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	Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts City Tour - City of Jamaica Plain. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Jamaica Plain, more commonly known as "JP", is an historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts.
		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 "triple decker" housing.
		Significant portions of the neighborhood adjacent to the Boston and Providence Railroad were demolished in the 1960s, in preparation for bringing I-95 through the city.
	www.boston-real-estate.com /citytour/MA/Jamaica-Plain.php (627 words)

	City of Boston
		Boston’s Emerald Necklace park system is home to many kinds of wildlife that we don’t often associate with living in an urban environment.
		Boston’s abundance of green space, watersheds, and urban wilds that comprise our parklands are natural magnets, which attract hundreds of migrating bird species for all to view.
		Besides the quiet boating activities, Jamaica Pond is popular with walkers, joggers, dog walkers (on leash of course!), all taking advantage of the 1.49 mile walk path and new jogger’s path around the pond.
	www.cityofboston.gov /parks/parkrangers/jamaicapond.asp (1689 words)

	Neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Downtown Boston is the site of the financial district, Government Center, and Chinatown.
		Allston/Brighton is populated mostly by students from nearby Northeastern University, Boston University, and Boston College, as well as recent graduates.
		Located next to Dorchester is South Boston, which is primarily comprised of Irish-Americans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Neighborhoods_in_Boston,_Massachusetts (339 words)

	Boston Apartments
		It's Boston, capital of Massachusetts, and it is the largest and most influential city in the six-state New England region.
		Be sure to visit Boston Harbor, which has undergone a multi-billion dollar restoration project, transforming it from one of the most polluted harbors in the nation to one of the cleanest (they're finally trapping lobsters there again!).
		Boston is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities, and the locals are proud of it.
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	Arboretum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous arboreta in the United States.
		It was established in 1872 on 107 ha (264 acres) of land in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston and was guided for many years by Charles Sprague Sargent who was appointed the Arboretum's first director in 1873 and spent the following 54 years shaping the policies.
		By an arrangement with the city of Boston, the Arnold Arboretum became part of the famous "Emerald Necklace", the 10 km (7 mile) long network of parks and parkways that Frederick Law Olmsted laid out for the Boston Parks Department between 1878 and 1892.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arboretum (1328 words)

	Jamaica Plain, MA - Real Estate in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
		In fact, what we now know as Jamaica Plain was the most urbanized area of the Town of West Roxbury.
		Commuters to Boston were now able to live in Jamaica Plain on the farms and estates subdivided for housing.
		Jamaica Plain was less intensively developed than Roxbury and most of Dorchester.
	www.homesinboston.com /area/jamaica-plain.htm (571 words)

	Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
		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.
		And by the 1970s it was better known for its petty crime than for its parks, but had become a more diverse and aging comminity.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/j/ja/jamaica_plain__massachusetts.html (301 words)

	Boston New Homes Directory > Massachusetts
		Boston is the state capital of Massachusetts and an historic city of contrasts as well as the sixth largest metropolitan area in the United States.
		Outside of Boston, Massachusetts is famous for the gorgeous natural scenery of the Berkshires Region and the seaside getaways of Cape Cod & the Islands Region, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island.
		In the 19th century, Massachusetts was a manufacturing powerhouse, fueled by the textile mills of Lowell.
	www.newhomesdirectory.com /Boston (308 words)

	Jamaica Plain (Boston, MA) News
		November 27, 2006 Seeking to capitalize on Jamaica Plain's Hispanic population and its Latin culture, officials are trying to attract tourists and make a swath of its Spanish-speaking district into a...
		BOSTON A rash of brazen BB gun attacks injured six people in Boston, and has police seeking the public's help to catch the culprits.
		Yesterday at approximately 5:16pm, Boston Police received numerous calls for assaults and vandalism that occurred in the areas of West Roxbury, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain that involved suspects firing a BB...
	www.topix.net /city/boston-ma-jamaica-plain (735 words)

	Boston City Tour: Get to know cities throughout the Boston area. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Allston is a section of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, lo...
		The first English immigrant to settle in Boston was th...
		East Boston is a blue-collar neighborhood that is sepa...
	www.boston-real-estate.com /citytour/jamaicaplain.php (175 words)

	Jamaica Plain neighbors grapple with slaying - The Boston Globe
		Jamaica Plain neighbors grapple with slaying - The Boston Globe
		One day after a 97-year-old woman was beaten to death inside her Jamaica Plain home, little was normal yesterday along the street where Gerda ''Gerry" Bissett lived for at least the last three decades.
		According to Sergeant Thomas Sexton, a police spokesman, there were 19 breaking-and-entering or robbery incidents in Jamaica Plain between Jan. 1 and April 30.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/05/28/jamaica_plain_neighbors_grapple_with_slaying (654 words)

	Tour the Zone: Jamaica Plain \| BostonConnects \| Boston Empowerment Zone: Boston Connects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Diversity is the strength of "JP," to which it is lovingly referred by residents.
		Egleston Square, in the EZ, is the economic center of one of Boston's largest Hispanic communities.
		The Boston Main Streets program began investing in local business in the early 1990s.
	www.cityofboston.gov /bra/bostonez/about/jamaicaplain.asp (244 words)

	Fire hits Jamaica Plain again - The Boston Globe
		Boston firefighters prepared to leave the scene of the fire yesterday morning on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain.
		An early morning blaze ripped through three businesses yesterday on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, fueling residents' and shop owners' fears that a serial arsonist is targeting their neighborhood.
		The fire was the fourth to hit Jamaica Plain businesses in 13 months.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/08/22/fire_hits_jamaica_plain_again (935 words)

	Jamaica Plain MA real estate, condos, homes in Massachusetts
		Jamaica Plain is a part of the City of Boston; no, it is not its own town.
		In 1874, JP separated from West Roxbury and formally became a Boston neighborhood.
		With easy access to the Boston, Bostonians who wanted to live outside the city and commute to work began to move to JP in record numbers, creating one of America’s first suburban communities.
	www.wesellboston.com /towns/Jamaica_Plain.html (532 words)

	Jamaica Plain Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		At the southern edge of Boston Massachusetts, there lies an incredible place, Where people of all races live comfortably.
		A place where art and ideas are shared freely.
		The hustle and bustle on Centre St. is balanced by the cool breeze off Jamaica pond and the enchanting greenery in the Arnold Arboretum.
	www.jamaicaplain.com (64 words)

	Jamaica Plain Boston lofts Massachusetts real estate for sale; Jamaica Plain Boston lofts Real Estate in Massachusetts, ...
		The Amory Foundry Studios is a new loft development in the Jamaica Plain Section of Boston Massachusetts.The lofts range from approximately 1000 square feet to approximately 3000 square feet.
		This location is central for the Jamaica Plain open studios held each fall.
		These Jamaica Plain lofts are available to see by contacting listing agent Dana Schaefer.
	www.abostonloft.com /jamaica_plain_lofts/main.htm (182 words)

	JAMAICA PLAIN MASSACHUSETTS - JAMAICA PLAIN Homes and Real Estate For Sale - REALTOR ® (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Florence Slepian was born into a prominent Boston real estate and development family.
		She graduated from the Brookline Public Schools and has degrees in Economics from Wellesley College and Brown University, as well as a Masters in Social Work from SUNY at Albany.
		As a 22 year resident of Jamaica Plain, her community is home, business, and devotion.
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	Boston Jamaica Plain \| Massachusetts Walks
		Preview: Affectionately known as "J.P.,” Jamaica Plain is one of the greenest neighborhoods in the city—surrounded on three sides by large tracts of forested and much-loved open space.
		With bucolic Arnold Arboretum, picturesque Jamaica Pond, expansive Franklin Park, and historic Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain is an outdoor oasis.
		The Plain part may simply refer to the abundance of flat, arable land that was once used for farming and grape growing.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?TrailID=XAC020-009 (278 words)

	Jamaica Plain (JP) Massachusetts real estate, homes, condo and multi family houses
		Jamaica Pond consists of 109.35 acres of mainly the scenic pond surrounded by a popular walking path and grassy beaches.
		Moss Hill is nestled between the Arboretum and the Jamaica Pond and abuts the Brookline town line.
		Some of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood names come from the MBTA stop in the area.
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	Boston Jamaica Plain Condominium MA Condominiums Jamaica Plain Pets Pet Friendly
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		Boston, Jamaica Plain, Pet Friendly pets accepted condominium, for sale in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts.
		This loft style two-bedroom Jamaica Plain condo in the Jefferson School features huge windows and high ceilings throughout offer the potential for additional loft space in every room.
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	Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts Real Estate - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
		NewEnglandMoves.com > Massachusetts > Suffolk County > Boston > Jamaica Plain
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		Use our Find a Jamaica Plain Sales Associate tool to identify an agent to guide and assist you through process of buying or selling real estate in Jamaica Plain.
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