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Melrose is a small city located
approximately seven miles north of Boston with a geographic area of
4.76 square miles and a population of 28,150 people. Melrose
is predominantly residential with exquisite Victorian homes but
beyond being a city of homes, Melrose has a long-standing tradition
of being self-sufficient, to support residents' housing, education,
employment, health, shopping, entertainment, recreation and leisure
needs.
Melrose is proud of its excellent schools, its cultural facilities,
including the 83-year old Melrose Symphony Orchestra, Melrose
Massachusetts Television, the very active local cable channel, and
its Victorian downtown area which is supported by a Chamber of
Commerce and dates back to 1900. Another vital component of the
quality of life in Melrose is its varied open space and recreation
facilities. Ell Pond is a large natural feature in Melrose's center,
trees line Melrose streets and parks and open spaces are dispersed
through and around the city. Melrose is the true implementation of
the notion of a garden city with a commercial/institutional downtown
surrounded by housing of varied densities.
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