Talk:North Shore (Massachusetts)
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Shouldn't Hamilton-Wenham be here? I always thought it was part of the North Shore. Lizzy 15:49, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] POV?
Considered wealthier and more prominent by whom? I would like to see a source for this, otherwise I would like to remove it.Caligi 04:22, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
- Probably by the movie The Departed.
[edit] Inconsistency of subject
If the North Shore generally doesn't include Gloucester, why should we know about it? On the other hand, if it should, why shouldn't it be on the map? Morypcaina 23:44, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
The map highlights municipalities that the article does not include (e.g., Chelsea) while omitting others that are included in the article (e.g., Winthrop). I don't care whether these (or any) qualify as "North Shore" or not, but the map should be consistent with the article. Mileage 05:28, 11 March 2007 (UTC)mileage
[edit] Urban Sububan?
Is this just a nice way of saying "It's suburban, but since it's in Massachusetts, it makes most Southwestern US cities look like a joke?" If so, I approve.
- I would suppose so, yes -- suburban in the sense of not being the cultural or employment center of its metro area, but urban in the sense of having city utilities, transportation structures, concerns and (in some cases) demographics. Which is how all of Boston's inner suburbs, and a substantial swath outside 128, are. W i k i W i s t a h t / c 00:44, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Boxford?
"As far west as Boxford" is labeled on the main page. Boxford isn't considered west by any means. Look it up on a map. It's just above Topsfield, and it's more north than west. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 198.28.129.126 (talk) 15:09, 3 March 2007 (UTC).
- It's west when you're talking about a region defined, by some, as exclusively coastal. Boxford is two towns inland from the coast (depending on how you drive it -- if you flew due east from the southeastern end of town, you'd actually cross four or five town lines). I've never heard anyone try to define "North Shore" as including the Andovers or the Readings, but Boxford (because of its connections with Topsfield and Middleton) sometimes makes the cut. Along with Lynnfield and Wakefield, it's the farthest west of the "North Shore" towns.
- Also note that the "Boxford" comment comes in the context of the possible extension of "North Shore" as far as Amesbury/Newburyport. In that context, Boxford isn't north at all (only New Hampshire would be north of those towns); it is due west of Ipswich and Rowley, southwest of Newburyport. W i k i W i s t a h W a s s a p 16:51, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
