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t1_iufamlu wrote

Brookline on Beacon St. near Coolidge Corner, or Harvard Square.

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OP t1_iufb0ty wrote

Dont know much about Coolidge Corner, what’s it about?

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t1_iufbhz5 wrote

Great bookstore with used books in the basement and frequent readings by authors, a great arthouse theater, restaurants, all sorts of fun shops, a farmers market, the Green Line is right there, wonderful bakeries, a game cafe...it's the best!

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t1_iufmp5z wrote

Somewhere in the Berkshires.

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OP t1_iuhqicg wrote

As someone who has never been to the Berkshires, where would you recommend I spend a weekend to check out the area?

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t1_iuhsj5j wrote

Am @ work @ the moment so can't give a lengthy response, so I'll just say Williamstown/North Adams. There are a ton of posts on this sub that would answer your question in greater detail, though. Do a search.

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t1_iui742v wrote

If you have a car, stay in Pittsfield or Lenox since they're centrally located. Check out some of the art/cultural museums, hiking trails, and restaurants along Routes 7 and 8 (you can either head north up to Williamstown and North Adams or south down to Great Barrington and Stockbridge).

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t1_iufbwlv wrote

If money was no object, I’d have a few homes. One in Wellfleet close to the National Seashore. One in Northampton close to downtown. And another in the South End (parking included of course).

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OP t1_iufc0wg wrote

How is Wellfleet? Never been. Any kind of downtown to speak of?

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t1_iufq5qv wrote

Wellfleet resident here. Nice place :) The Outer Cape towns (Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro) are quieter than the rest of the cape. We have nice beaches on both the bay and ocean sides. We actually have a small downtown with (mostly seasonal) shops, galleries, and restaurants. One of our claims to fame is being the site where Marconi did his first experiments in transatlantic radio.

The "seasonal" part is important; the outer cape is hopping in the summertime with visitors and summer residents, but is much quieter in the winter. Not as quiet as before, though; during the pandemic a large number of people moved to their summer places year-round and the year-round population is a bit higher than it used to be...

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t1_iufpq81 wrote

A couple little shops near the harbor, nothing special, but the ocean side is a national park with a scattering of grandfathered houses, no new development since 1961. So the renovated houses with cliff views that aren't about to fall into the ocean are rather expensive. Great cycling, great birdwatching, and an astonishingly good French bakery.

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t1_iufdzqs wrote

On the water somewhere between Beverly and Gloucester

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t1_iufqfnh wrote

A big house with a nice yard in Cambridge or Somerville

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t1_iufuzfr wrote

My town still. Just one of the million dollar houses with the 10 mills dollar views

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t1_iug3r95 wrote

Exactly where I am. I love my little house in Hull :D

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t1_iugix98 wrote

TD Garden.

Tons of space for activities, plenty of bathrooms, top of the line fitness center, luxury suites for entertaining guests, and it's literally on top of a transit hub.

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t1_iufb13e wrote

Downtown NBPT, Beacon Hill a close #2

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t1_iufb365 wrote

One of those beautiful homes with the gigantic wrap-around porches, by Tougas Farm, in Northborough.

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t1_iufl9xf wrote

Edgartown in the shoulder seasons, and Washington Sq in Brookline every other time of the year.

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t1_iufzr14 wrote

My house. Great spot in Peabody, quiet neighborhood couldn’t ask for more

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t1_iugdwd8 wrote

I actually love Salem outside of the insane tourist season, if I could live there for most of the year and then hide in the Berkshires when it gets crowded I’d be pretty happy

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t1_iuggb6a wrote

Eastern Point, Gloucester

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t1_iug29gx wrote

Same town I live in because my kids will kill me if we have to move again.

But bigger and not from 1850 (though I do like my old house for its floor plan, I don't like the design of most new construction, I would love a mid-century in Concord or Lexington).

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t1_iugdgfq wrote

Beacon Hill or Longmeadow or Martha’s Vineyard

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OP t1_iuggcju wrote

Longmeadow, what’s that like?

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t1_iuggxtn wrote

A wealthy suburb of Springfield. Quiet, established community; gorgeous houses; close enough to wherever you need to get to; great schools; everyone is always out running/jogging, playing tennis, biking.

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t1_iugixrx wrote

Probably Plymouth. Nice area, walkable, really pretty, lots of stuff around.

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t1_iuhg9ev wrote

Across the street from the little beach right before the Eastern Point Yacht Club.

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t1_iugqmqu wrote

Love Plymouth and Salem but I would be the weirdo to choose somewhere in western mass. Haven’t explored enough there to pick a town but that’s where I hope to end up someday.

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OP t1_iuhnxui wrote

Western MA is beautiful but the idea of a 2 hour drive to the ocean in summer would be a real bummer

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t1_iuhpuvz wrote

Ah see I’m from the Midwest and it’s our culture to prefer driving. Maybe it’s cause Michigan was huge but two hours isn’t bad to me. We used to get up super early to go to cedar point in Ohio every summer and drive back the same night.

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t1_iuhj7to wrote

I’d live in the north end I think. Or the seaport. The old and the new, ya feel?

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t1_iuhnkqc wrote

Nahant, facing the city, with a nice little strip of sand nearby

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t1_iuipmvj wrote

Penthouse of one of those big buildings down near the Aquarium.

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