Brookline, Massachusetts

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Brookline is a town which borders Boston and Newton, and has a population of just under 60,000 residents.

The Country Club, an exclusive sporting club, was the first private club in the United States formed exclusively for outdoor activities. It is most famous as a golf club, and has hosted the US Open three times, and the Ryder Cup Matches once.

Larz Anderson Park is located on a 64 acre estate once owned by Larz Anderson and Isabel Weld Perkins. The park contains the Larz Anderson Auto Museum, the oldest automobile collection in the United States, as well as a one room schoolhouse dating back to Colonial times.
Even though Brookline is very close to Boston, it has managed to maintain its own identity. Brookline maintains a unique mixture of urban and suburban living, upscale shops and recreational parks, large apartment buildings, quaint brownstones and large estates. Many academic and scientific professionals who work in the nearby medical centers of Boston reside in Brookline.

Among its many unique and quirky resources, it has its own working farm and farm stand, the oldest country club in America, a town golf course, a park on a hillside overlooking Boston with an open air skating rink and the transportation museum, as well as many parks and playgrounds scattered throughout the town. Unlike most areas in and around Boston, Brookline maintains an unusual overnight parking ban.

Brookline is noted for its large population of Russian immigrants and numerous synagogues. Jewish culture is very strong in Brookline, especially in the northern section of Harvard Street.

Coolidge Corner is a neighborhood centered around the intersection of Beacon Street and Harvard Street. Many popular coffee shops, pharmacies, small independent boutiques and business, and ethnic restaurants are located there. Coolidge Corner is home of one of the last remaining independent bookstores in Boston, as well as the Coolidge Corner Theatre, a restored Art Deco movie palace that has been showing movies since 1933. It is a not-for-profit arts institution, featuring first run arthouse films, including independent films, international cinema, and documentaries. It is one of the last remaining original big screens in the country, the main theatre seats 600 with classic elegance and cinematic style, as well as a recessed theatrical stage.

Coolidge Corner is served by the Coolidge Corner station of the MBTA's Green Line "C" Branch, which runs along Beacon Street.

In addition to the quaint neighborhood shopping areas of Coolidge Corner, Brookline Village and Washington Square, several upscale malls and strip centers are found in Brookline and neighboring Chestnut Hill.

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