Editing Malden, Massachusetts (section)

==Neighborhoods==

[[Image:Malden Auditorium, Malden, MA.jpg|thumb|Malden Auditorium in 1909]]

Like many communities in [[New England]], many towns and neighborhoods are organized around squares, which are located at the crossroads and [[town common]]s dating back from the colonial times and the early 19th century. Many of the neighborhoods take their name and identity from the main square in their area.

Malden's squares include Malden Square (at Main and Pleasant streets), Converse Square (at Main, Salem, and Ferry streets) Oak Grove Square (at [[Oak Grove (MBTA station)|Oak Grove T Station]]), Bellrock Square (at the intersections of Cross, Main and Medford streets), Judson Square (near Ferryway School), former Suffolk Square (at Cross and Bryant streets), once the location of a thriving Jewish community, Maplewood Square (at Lebanon, Maplewood and Salem streets) and [[Linden Square (Malden)|Linden Square]].

Some of the neighborhoods in Malden include Faulkner (location of the former Suffolk Square), West End, Edgeworth, Linden, Ferryway, Forestdale, Maplewood, Bellrock, and Belmont Hill (located between Bellrock and Ferryway).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofmalden.org/320/Maldens-Neighborhoods|title=Malden, a City of Neighborhoods {{!}} City of Malden|website=www.cityofmalden.org|language=en|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref>

===Bellrock===
[[File:MaldenMA BellRockCemetery.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Descriptive plaque at the historic [[Bell Rock Cemetery]]]]

Bellrock is the south central section of the city, bordered by Main Street on the east, Charles Street on the north, the [[Malden River]] on the west, and the Everett line on the south.  It contains [[Bell Rock Memorial Park]] (listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]) and [[Bell Rock Cemetery]] (also listed), which contains marked graves dating back to 1670. Bell Rock Cemetery was called Sandy Bank until the establishment of the Salem Street Cemetery in 1832; it was then known as the Old Burial Ground for half a century until it was renamed in 1882. Also located in this area are the headquarters for [[New England Coffee]].

===Edgeworth===
The Edgeworth neighborhood is the southwestern section of the city. It contains Devir Park, Pearl St. Park, and Callahan Park. The city's football stadium, Macdonald Stadium is in Edgeworth. A school in Edgeworth is the former Emerson grammar school. The Converse Rubber Factory and offices once operated in Edgeworth at the bottom of Pearl Street. This is the original home of the Converse "All-Star" Basketball Sneakers. Malden Catholic High School was originally located in Edgeworth on Highland Avenue. The school's football team played their home games at Brother Gilbert Stadium, located at Commercial and Medford Streets in Edgeworth.  Immaculate Conception Grammar School was located in Edgeworth on the corner of Charles Street and Highland Avenue.  Edgeworth touches Everett and Medford.

===Maplewood===
In 1847, [[Joshua Webster]], president of the [[Saugus Branch Railroad]], purchased 200 acres in Malden along its projected route. Here, he planned a residential development with wide streets and ornamental trees. Due to the hundreds of maple trees Webster planted, the neighborhood became known as Maplewood.<ref name="Tinkham">{{cite book|last1=Tinkham|first1=George H.|title=History of San Joaquin County, California|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofsanjoaq00tink|date=1923|publisher=Historic Record Co.|location=Los Angeles}}</ref><ref name=Blake>{{cite news|last1=Blake|first1=Andrew|title=Neighbors to revel in Maplewood pride|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 12, 1999}}</ref>