Home to Gilmore Murphy Realty, West Roxbury is a great community that was originally populated with a majority of Irish and Italian immigrants. It is surrounded by Roslindale, Dedham, Brookline and Newton. West Roxbury has the most open space in the city, with nearly 1,200 acres. It is home to the beautiful Millennium Park. There are 100 acres of picnic areas, sport fields and walking trails. In the spring there is a daffodil and lilac event in the Arnold Arboreteum that is magnificant. Many engagements have taken place here in this gorgeous, urban oasis.
The area was originally settled in 1630, when it was still primarily used as farmland. In the 1840's, a place called Brook Farm was opened as a utopian communal living experiment. Inspired by the fundamental beliefs of Transcendentalism, Brook Farm was a place where everyone who lived there worked together towards a better life. Many notable writers frequented Brook Farm such as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Nathanial Hawthorne, the latter of which wrote a novel based on his time spent there.
Today the area mostly consists of single family homes on tree lined streets, lending to a sense of suburbia in an urban location. The MBTA has a strong presence in West Roxbury via the Commuter Rail, which has three stops in the neighborhood, and multiple MBTA bus lines that run through or end in West Roxbury. 100 acres of picnic areas, sport fields and walking trails.
Centre street is where Gilmore Murphy Realty is located along with many other wonderful restaurants and shops such as West on Centre, Porter, The Corrib and Kelleher’s Bar and Grille. It is the main business district that features restaurants, banks, sandwich/pizza/ice-cream and a multitude of other great shops. If you're looking for suburbia with a flair of the city, this is your place.