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Springfield’s industrial hub
Springfield’s manufacturing industry was born in its waterside communities, but the landlocked East Springfield neighborhood is where the industry still flourishes. Mills opened along the Connecticut River in the 1800s, but those buildings have been demolished, abandoned or converted to housing. In the early 1900s, factories were established 3 miles from the river in East Springfield. During World War II, Westinghouse, Smith & Wesson and Indian Motorcycle ramped up their East Springfield operations to produce equipment for the U.S. military. A government housing project was built to give workers places to live, and a wave of privately built homes followed when the war ended. Smith & Wesson still employs 1,000 people in East Springfield, while the other companies have been replaced by a rail car factory owned by Chinese manufacturer CRRC, the distribution center and headquarters of the Big Y supermarket chain and others. Factories and warehouses make up the majority of East Springfield, but Interstate 291 and U.S. Route 20 separate the residential section from the industrial area. Across those highways stands a classic post-war development where the East Springfield Neighborhood Council instills a sense of neighborhood identity.
Modest post-war homes
Cape Cods and minimal traditional houses built in the 1940s and 1950s fill East Springfield’s northwest and northeast corners. These small homes often sit on compact, rectangular lots, with trees growing alongside the street curb. On two streets, Osborne Terrace and Bowles Park, oaks and cedars fill grass medians in the middle of the roads, bolstering the neighborhood’s tree canopy. Sidewalks don’t extend through the entire neighborhood, but that doesn’t stop residents from going for walks along the lightly trafficked streets. Two-bedroom home prices start in the high $100,000s, while four-bedroom houses sell for up to the mid-$300,000s.
A cape cod with a garage in East Springfield.
A vinyl sided tudor styled home.
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Used books and Puerto Rican cuisine on Route 20
Most local businesses are scattered along Route 20, where Red Brick Books has operated for 43 years. The shop’s used books are often stacked on shelves horizontally instead of vertically, making it easier to read the titles along the spines. Half a mile down the road, El Morro Bakery and Restaurant serves Puerto Rican dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
On the west end is a location of Big Y, a Springfield-based supermarket chain. “The thing about Big Y is they buy local,” says Bill Fiore, a William Raveis Real Estate agent and lifelong resident of the Springfield area. In fact, Big Y sources corn, squash and other produce from a few farms within the county. The neighborhood's east end is about a mile from shopping centers on Boston Road that contain Walmart, Lowe’s Home Improvement and other big-box stores.
Biy Y is the local spot for groceries in East Springfield.
Inside Atlas Pub you can grab a bite to eat or have a drink.
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A cluster of interstates and highways
East Springfield’s large land area and network of highways and interstates make it a car-heavy community with limited walkability. Route 20 and Interstate 291 lead to downtown and Mercy Medical Center. “Most people work in downtown Springfield,” says Executive Real Estate agent Michael Lima, who sells homes across Springfield. “If you hop on the interstate, you can get there quickly, and traffic is never bad.” From East Springfield, motorists can take I-291 for about 2 miles and merge onto Interstate 90, better known as the Massachusetts Turnpike. The interstate leads 45 miles east to Worcester and 85 miles to Boston.
East Springfield Neighborhood Council keeps community clean
The East Springfield Neighborhood Council organizes initiatives like Beautify East Springfield Together. These events gather volunteers to plant trees, touch up landscaping and clean up the neighborhood. Meanwhile, the East Springfield Branch library hosts local clubs for knitters and ukulele strummers and puts on family-friendly activities, such as cooking classes, throughout the week.
Central High emphasizes arts, advanced studies
Between kindergarten and fifth grade, children can attend school in the neighborhood at Bowles School, graded a C by Niche. C-minus-rated Van Sickle Academy serves as a middle school, teaching sixth through eighth grade. Families apply for preferred high schools in January and February of a student’s eighth-grade year. A lottery follows in the spring, determining what high school a child will attend. Central High School less than a mile away scores a B-minus. The school focuses on arts and advanced studies, with a TV production studio and 21 Advanced Placement classes available to students. Across the street from Bowles School, Sovereign Grace Church runs a private Christian school that teaches kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is not rated by Niche.
Springfield Central High School is one of the main schools in the area with huge facility in Bay
Van Sickle Academy in Springfield, MA.
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Neighborhood council adds walking path to Marshall Roy Field
Marshall Roy Field on the neighborhood’s west end consists of a square field with a baseball diamond in each corner. There’s also a playground and splash pad, and the East Springfield Neighborhood Council secured funds to add a half-mile walking path around the park in 2020.
It’s a 3-mile drive to downtown, where the Springfield Museums complex houses museums on art, science and Theodor Geisel, the Springfield native who published dozens of children’s books under the name Dr. Seuss. People also go downtown to see the Springfield Thunderbirds, a minor league hockey team affiliated with the St. Louis Blues, play at the MassMutual Center.
Marshall Roy Park is right behind Pottenger Elementary School.
The playground and nice spot for parents to see and watch their kids in East Springfield.
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East Springfield Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in East Springfield, Springfield sell after 21 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in East Springfield, Springfield over the last 12 months is $275,500, up 3% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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