MapQuest map of the area.
Coffee consumer Ron Newman was looking for Dunkin' Donuts in Roxbury today when he discovered that the map you get if you search on 02119 brings up an unusual neighborhood name at the northernmost tip of Franklin Park: Newstead Monteglade. Read more.
Here's another great thing about Boston: The reference desk at the BPL. You ask them a question, and they answer it. When the whole Newstead Montegrade issue exploded into the news a couple weeks back, I submitted an e-mail query to the reference desk. Just got back an answer from one of the librarians, Mary Devine, who basically says:
Every time eeka does a MapQuest search that involves Roxbury, a place called Newstead Montegrade shows up. Read more.
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