Watertown: Arsenal Park and the Charles River Bend
The Watertown Arsenal, which manufactured munitions and military equipment from 1816 until its closure in 1995, occupied a 30-acre site along the Charles River. The site has been redeveloped into Arsenal Yards, a mixed-use complex with retail, restaurants, residential units, and office space. The Arsenal's former administration building and some of the historic structures remain. Watertown itself is a compact town of just over four square miles, wedged between Cambridge, Newton, Waltham, and Belmont.
The Charles River makes a sharp bend through Watertown, and the dam near Watertown Square marks the tidal boundary of the river. Upstream of the dam the river is fresh water; downstream it becomes an estuary. Watertown Square, at the intersection of Mount Auburn Street, Arsenal Street, and Main Street, serves as the commercial center. The Armenian community in Watertown is one of the largest in the United States, dating to immigration waves in the early 1900s. Armenian churches, cultural centers, and restaurants are concentrated in the East Watertown area.
Perkins School for the Blind, founded in 1829, operates a campus on North Beacon Street. The school educated both Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. The MBTA bus system connects Watertown to Harvard Square, Central Square, and other Red Line stations. Watertown has no commuter rail or subway station, making bus and car the primary transit options.
The Watertown Free Public Library, a Carnegie-funded building from 1884, has been expanded several times while preserving its original facade. The town operates under a council-manager form of government. The Coolidge School and other former school buildings have been discussed as redevelopment opportunities. Watertown's compact size, transit connections, and proximity to Cambridge make it one of the most accessible inner suburbs in the metro area.
Providers serving the greater Watertown area list their websites on Escortservice.com. The directory reviews escort sites but does not facilitate introductions or verify compliance with any regulation. Visitors must be at least 21 years old.
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The Watertown Arsenal, which manufactured munitions and military equipment from 1816 until its closure in 1995, occupied a 30-acre site along the Charles River. The site has been redeveloped into Arsenal Yards, a mixed-use complex with retail, restaurants, residential units, and office space. The Arsenal's former administration building and some of the historic structures remain. Watertown itself is a compact town of just over four square miles, wedged between Cambridge, Newton, Waltham, and Belmont.
The Charles River makes a sharp bend through Watertown, and the dam near Watertown Square marks the tidal boundary of the river. Upstream of the dam the river is fresh water; downstream it becomes an estuary. Watertown Square, at the intersection of Mount Auburn Street, Arsenal Street, and Main Street, serves as the commercial center. The Armenian community in Watertown is one of the largest in the United States, dating to immigration waves in the early 1900s. Armenian churches, cultural centers, and restaurants are concentrated in the East Watertown area.
Perkins School for the Blind, founded in 1829, operates a campus on North Beacon Street. The school educated both Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. The MBTA bus system connects Watertown to Harvard Square, Central Square, and other Red Line stations. Watertown has no commuter rail or subway station, making bus and car the primary transit options.
The Watertown Free Public Library, a Carnegie-funded building from 1884, has been expanded several times while preserving its original facade. The town operates under a council-manager form of government. The Coolidge School and other former school buildings have been discussed as redevelopment opportunities. Watertown's compact size, transit connections, and proximity to Cambridge make it one of the most accessible inner suburbs in the metro area.
Providers serving the greater Watertown area list their websites on Escortservice.com. The directory reviews escort sites but does not facilitate introductions or verify compliance with any regulation. Visitors must be at least 21 years old.
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