In and Around Brighton Center
Brighton Center boosted its cool-factor over the last few years. It’s not just the Washington Street face lift; several hip, new businesses moved in. Smoken’ Joe’s Barbecue, right next to the Mirror Cafe, offers a meaty Sunday morning blues brunch, while Brighton Beer Garden (formerly Soho) gives local yuppies some live jazz. Across the street, Mandy and Joe’s caters to families. Athan’s bakes up some European pastries to enjoy with cafe latte, while Daniel’s Bakery skips the European flair, offering American-style cupcakes and coconut bread.
What makes Brighton Center work is the old and new, the pleasantly trendy and the reassuringly old-fashioned, enmeshed in a REAL organic American main street, not a generic, synthetic town center developers desperately try to recreate. Visitors can not only dine in many restaurants, but also drop by the bank, fill a prescription, and purchase candles for their Santeria rituals. And they never need a car.
Just outside the main drag, Brighton Center offers well-maintained single-family and two-family homes, including several large Victorians. All are within walking distance of Washington Street.
16 Eastburn Street, #2
Brighton, 02135
BEDS:3/BATHS:2
SQ.FT:1400
$525,000
115 Union Sreet
Brighton, 02135
BEDS:3/BATHS:2.5
SQ.FT:1600
$595,000
2 Menlo Street, #1
Brighton, 02135
BEDS:2/BATHS:3
SQ.FT:2262
$495,000
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Wendy Dodd said:
If you would like to add a hyperlink for us on this page it is smokenjoesbbq.com. Thanks for including us on your blog.
Wendy Dodd
Smoken’ Joe’s Barbeque
May 22, 2008 12:39 PM