| Magnificent as our three mile oceanfront is, there is much
more to appreciate in Revere. Our coastal community of some 42,785 people - first settled
as Rumney Marsh in the 1620’s - was incorporated as a town in 1871 and named in honor
of the great American Patriot Paul Revere. In 1915 Revere became a city.
Revere is a close-knit community of stable neighborhoods, which places a high value on its people, young and old alike. Revere takes pride in its fine school system and its extensive network of parks and playgrounds; it also works hard to provide a good quality of life for its senior citizens.
With its diverse population, strong community involvement, and tremendous accessibility
to the urban core of metropolitan Boston, Revere is a very good place to live, to work, to
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The Broadway downtown
business district, with a low vacancy rate and a healthy variety of service and retail
businesses, features a number of landmark buildings. Neighborhood retail centers are
scattered throughout the city; the regional Northgate Shopping Center is located on Squire
Road. The new Wonderland Marketplace contains Staples, Marshall’s a Stop & Shop
supermarket and a 99 Restaurant and Pub. Construction will soon begin on a state of the
art stadium-style seating Showcase Cinema multiplex adjacent to Route 1.
A non-profit
community-based group is now converting a former rectory to be home to the new Revere
Cultural and Historic Center. Aside from the historic beach, Revere’s preserved
heritage includes; the home of author Horatio Alger, the colonial era Ye Olde Rumney Marsh
Burial Grounds, and Slade’s Mill - believed to be the first tidal spice mill in the
United States.