Cambridge, Ma. - Student and Hi-Tech Center

With 100,000 people in an area of only 6.5 squaremulti-cultural city, with large communities of Spanish,
miles, Cambridge, Ma is a densely populated culturalCreole, Portuguese and other language speakers. Air
and scientific center. It is best known as the home oftravel is through nearby Boston�s Logan
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute ofAirport just a short drive down the depressed Central
Technology. It is often cited for its plethora of shopsArtery and the tunnel to East Boston, which is also
and cafes, as a sort of Left Bank or counterculturalserved by the MTA.
center, but there is also a lot of serious business goingCentral Square is the location of Cambridge city hall,
on in Cambridge like hi-tech industries and bio-techand is also a center of restaurants with food all over
businesses.the world. Harvard Square is famous not only for
Cambridge homes vary from the student enthusiasmHarvard University, but for its boutiques and
of Harvard Square, to quieter neighborhoods in Northrestaurants. It is known to be lively till late at night with
Cambridge. Cambridge is just over the Charles Riverits street cafes and live music venues. Harvard Square
from Boston and is connected by several subwayis also known for its wide variety of bookstores.
stops to the Greater Boston area, as well as by MTAFounded in 1636, Harvard is the oldest university in the
Bus service. Of course, Cambridge is about as historicUnited States. Harvard graduates include six U.S.
as you get in the United States. It was founded by thePresidents -- John Adams, John Quincy Adams,
Pilgrims in 1630, and was a center of the AmericanTheodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rutherford B.
Revolution, leading up to first battles of Lexington andHayes, and John F. Kennedy. Listed on the National
Concord in 1775.Register of Historic Places are such attractions as
Cambridge has emerged over the years as a majorWadsworth House (1726) which served as temporary
hub for leading biotech companies. Today, it is one ofheadquarters for General George Washington in 1775.
the world�s most important centers forMayfair, one of the many lively street festivals in
biotech research with its connections to both new andHarvard Square, features over 200 Harvard Square
old talent coming out of the two great universitiesmerchants and vendors of artistic crafts, jewelry,
there, Harvard and MIT. Cambridge's large-scaleclothing, and other gifts from around the world. Ethnic
employment has shifted to where besides Harvardfood is vended from all over the world, and there is
and MIT, health care and biotechnology dominate thealso street entertainment for children and adults.
Cambridge economy, with Genzyme, Biogen, andKendall Square is the location of MIT and the heart of
Novartis being large companies there. Biotech's centerMassachusetts' booming high tech and biotechnology
is the Kendall Square and East Cambridge areas. Aindustries. Shopping is available at the Cambridge
number of biotechnology companies are also locatedGalleria with over 100 well-known stores and fine
in University Park at MIT. Cambridge is definitely arestaurants.