Uphams Corner

S. B. Pierce Building in Uphams Corner
Looking inbound at the Upham's Corner station
Renovated Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner

Uphams Corner, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton Street and Columbia Road is the heart of Uphams Corner, and one of Dorchester's main business districts.

It is served by the MBTA Commuter Rail's Fairmount Line (at the Upham's Corner stop),[1] as well as several MBTA bus lines.

The district has several historical sites, including the Strand Theatre, the Columbia Square Masonic Hall Building (1895), and Dorchester North Burying Ground (1634), one of the nation's oldest and one of seven seventeenth-century burying grounds in Boston.

The Uphams Corner business district is part of the North Dorchester section of Boston, home to a diverse mix of people, including African American, Cape Verdean, Haitian, Hispanic, white, and Asian populations. Of the residents living within a mile of Uphams Corner, about 43% are Black, 22% white, and 19% Hispanic.[2] Dining options in the area include Southern soul food as well as restaurants serving food from around the world, including Cape Verdean, Caribbean, Chinese, Greek, and Italian.[3]

  1. ^ MBTA Commuter Rail > Fairmount Line Schedules and Maps
  2. ^ "Commercial Casebook: Upham's Corner" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  3. ^ "Uphams Corner, City of Boston Main Streets" (PDF). City of Boston Main Streets. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.