Angleside - The southern tip of Waltham, east of South Street along the Charles River. Angleside Association - 53 Riverside Drive - 781-899-2417
Banks Square - The intersection of Main Street and Weston Road ispart of the West End region. The square is named after Nathanial P. Banks, whose statue can be seen on Waltham Common.
The Bleachery - The area south of Grove Street and north of the river and River Street was named after the former Waltham Bleachery and Die Works.
Cedarwood - The Cedarwood Neighborhood Association is a social and advocacy group that sponsors an annual picnic, yard sale, family events and scholarship fund.Volunteer opportunities: New neighbor get-togethers, playground committee, public safety committee.
The Chemistry - This neighborhood was established afterthe Newton Chemical Company, established in the late 1800s, closed its doors.It includes the area around Pine Street and the river.
Glen Meadow East and West - Neighborhoodsof ranch houses built in the 1950's in North Waltham. Many ofthese 2 and 3 bedroom homes have been expanded to larger ranches or multi-level homes,and a few have been torn down to make room for mcmansions. Glen Meadow East is eastof Lexington Street and south of Trapelo Road, and Glen Meadow West is west ofLexington Street and north of Trapelo Road.
The Highlands - The area north of the B & M tracks on the sideof Prospect Hill is known as The Highlands. The old Waltham Highlands train depoton Hammond Street is now an insurance and real estate office.
The Island -The Island is located in Waltham's southwest corner, adjacent to theAuburndale section of Newton, and across the Charles River from Angleside.Formerly Morse Meadow Island, surrounded by the Charles River, it graduallybecame a peninsula as the cities of Waltham and Newton encroached on thewater with landfill activities over the course of the 20th century. The Island can be reached by Woerd Avenue off Crescent Steet in Waltham, orRumford Avenue off Lexington Street in Newton. Both "gateways" travelthrough commercially zoned property consisting of office, lightmanufacturing and warehouse operations. The residential neighborhood isprimarily situated along the Charles River and two of its coves, Cram'sCove and Purgatory Cove. Housing is mixed, including multi-family homes,small cottage style houses, large Victorians, and medium sized bungaloesand capes. MDC-managed recreational properties enhance the area, including ForestGrove and the Woerd Avenue boat launch, providing public boating access tothe scenic "Norumbega Lakes District" of the Charles. Views across theriver and coves include Mt. Feake cemetery, the site of the former pumpingstation, Angleside, and portions of Brandeis University. At the center ofthe neighborhood is Logan Park, managed by Waltham Parks and Recreation. Island Neighborhood Association - Contact: Stephen Rourke, President - 36 Riverview Avenue - 781-899-1675
Kendal - The very west end of Main Street is part ofthe village of Kendal Green, which is mostly in Weston. Kendal Common, Inc. - Contact: Ingeborg Uhlir - 43 Kendall Common Road, Weston 02193 - 781-899-2844
Lakeview - The area around Hardy Pond began as a vacation resortfor wealthy Bostonians.
The Lanes - The area near Worcester Lane, Clark Lane, and Wildwood Lane [see Piety Corner]
Piety Corner - Piety Corner Club Contact: Patricia Mullane - 2 Worcester Lane - 781-899-2717 - The Piety Corner Club is Waltham's oldest neighborhood association.The group holds monthly meetings.
Pigeon Hill - Also known as Pigeon Hill Estates, this hill overlooking Forest Street, is one of the more recently developed neighborhoods in Waltham.
Prospectville - This neighborhood was flooded when theCambridge Reservoir was built in 1894.
Ravenswood - Ravenswood Association -173 Ravenswood Road - 781-899-2349
Robert's - The southern tip of Waltham, west of SouthStreet, is named after the Robert's Crossing train station.
Warrendale - The area between Route 60 and Warren Streeton the Watertown border. Warrendale Neighborhood Association - Contact: Carol Shrand - 781-899-2144 or Sheryl Craig - 781-899-3187
Waltham Council of Neighborhood Associations - Contact: Louise Butler - 1625 Trapelo Road - 781-890-2828 WCONA is a coalition of advocacy groups throughout the city thatresponds to issues of concern to neighborhoods as needs arise.Individual WCONA affiliates are listed below.
