Newton Upper Falls is a village of Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States.
The area borders Needham, Massachusetts to the south/southwest, Wellesley, Massachusetts to the west, the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston to the extreme southeast, and the Newton villages of Waban, Newton Highlands and Newton Center to the north and east.
The village is served partially by Eliot "T" station, part of the Green Line "D" Branch of the MBTA, with rapi...
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Newton Upper Falls is a village of Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States.
The area borders Needham, Massachusetts to the south/southwest, Wellesley, Massachusetts to the west, the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston to the extreme southeast, and the Newton villages of Waban, Newton Highlands and Newton Center to the north and east.
The village is served partially by Eliot "T" station, part of the Green Line "D" Branch of the MBTA, with rapid light rail service inbound into Boston and outbound to Riverside. Major roads that serve the village are Route 128, and Route 9, which provides a direct, 6 mile commute into downtown Boston.
Newton Upper Falls is home to the famous Hemlock Gorge and Echo Bridge, a large aqueduct turned pedestrian walkway over the Charles River. It is said to be the only village that has retained its original name from when the area was founded in the 1600s. It has over 150 homes on the historic register despite its small area.
Sullivan Avenue, an unpaved...
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