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Six Corners/Maple Heights, Springfield, Massachusetts

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248: 140: 70:, the neighborhood on the northern side of Springfield Cemetery is currently one of the city's most impoverished districts; however, the nearby Maple Heights, Ridgewood Historic District, and Mulberry Street look much as they did during the 19th century. 202: 35:. Bordering the urban Metro Center neighborhood, several blocks south of Main Street, Maple Heights and the Ridgewood Historic District feature prominent mansions built along a high bluff overlooking the 727: 45:, a tourist spot made famous by Springfield native Dr. Seuss's first children's book, "'And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street,'" allows fans to follow in the steps of a young Dr. Seuss. 237: 722: 128: 56:, a 1950s futurist-style apartment building, now condominiums, with unparalleled views of Springfield's skyline. Behind Ridgewood Terrace and Mulberry House is the historic 311: 168: 501: 397: 654: 459: 454: 392: 42: 683: 523: 518: 190: 469: 609: 566: 540: 262: 486: 282: 121: 464: 449: 227: 550: 513: 333: 24:. They are often combined for political purposes, although they feature dramatically different political and socioeconomic characteristics. 545: 508: 424: 419: 414: 409: 207: 530: 479: 474: 52:
mansions featuring original hand-crafted woodwork and ironwork that is unable to be replicated today. The Ridgewood District also contains
491: 114: 39:. From the 1820s until the 1910s, these districts were Springfield's street-car suburbs, and served as the city's first "Gold Coast." 247: 106: 599: 444: 604: 348: 649: 277: 382: 267: 92: 586: 436: 377: 369: 355: 343: 316: 232: 222: 217: 212: 197: 185: 180: 175: 163: 158: 144: 21: 387: 576: 287: 57: 328: 322: 594: 624: 619: 338: 272: 634: 301: 36: 61: 571: 306: 659: 716: 669: 664: 614: 629: 496: 27:
The political entity known as Six Corners includes the architecturally significant
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Today, in these neighborhoods, one can view majestic
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Springfield, Massachusetts
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