Waltham: Watch City and the Route 128 Economy
Waltham earned the "Watch City" nickname from the Waltham Watch Company, which operated on the Charles River from 1854 to 1957 and pioneered the factory production of interchangeable watch parts. The old watch factory complex on the river has been converted to apartments and commercial space. Brandeis University, founded in 1948, occupies a hilltop campus in the southwestern part of the city and is the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored research university in the United States.
Route 128, the highway that arcs around greater Boston, passes through Waltham and helped spawn the region's first technology boom in the 1960s and 1970s. Defense contractors and electronics firms clustered along the highway before the industry shifted to the Route 495 belt and then to Cambridge's Kendall Square. Raytheon maintained a major presence in Waltham for decades. Bentley University, focused on business education, also operates in the city.
Moody Street, the main commercial strip in the center of town, runs downhill to the Charles River and is lined with restaurants serving Guatemalan, Indian, Italian, and Middle Eastern food. The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, housed in a former mill building on the riverbank, documents the history of manufacturing in the Waltham-area factories that helped start the American Industrial Revolution.
The Waltham Common, near the intersection of Main Street and Moody Street, hosts a farmers' market in season. The Charles River Greenway, still under development, aims to connect Waltham's riverfront to a broader trail network. The city's school system serves a diverse student body that reflects the various immigrant communities that have settled in Waltham over the past several decades.
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Waltham earned the "Watch City" nickname from the Waltham Watch Company, which operated on the Charles River from 1854 to 1957 and pioneered the factory production of interchangeable watch parts. The old watch factory complex on the river has been converted to apartments and commercial space. Brandeis University, founded in 1948, occupies a hilltop campus in the southwestern part of the city and is the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored research university in the United States.
Route 128, the highway that arcs around greater Boston, passes through Waltham and helped spawn the region's first technology boom in the 1960s and 1970s. Defense contractors and electronics firms clustered along the highway before the industry shifted to the Route 495 belt and then to Cambridge's Kendall Square. Raytheon maintained a major presence in Waltham for decades. Bentley University, focused on business education, also operates in the city.
Moody Street, the main commercial strip in the center of town, runs downhill to the Charles River and is lined with restaurants serving Guatemalan, Indian, Italian, and Middle Eastern food. The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, housed in a former mill building on the riverbank, documents the history of manufacturing in the Waltham-area factories that helped start the American Industrial Revolution.
The Waltham Common, near the intersection of Main Street and Moody Street, hosts a farmers' market in season. The Charles River Greenway, still under development, aims to connect Waltham's riverfront to a broader trail network. The city's school system serves a diverse student body that reflects the various immigrant communities that have settled in Waltham over the past several decades.
Escort sites covering Waltham are reviewed and indexed on Escortservice.com. The directory does not arrange appointments, verify legal status, or intercede between parties. Users must be at least 21 years of age.
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