kylegirl

North Margin Street can be a little noisy and dirty (yes, I have seen a rat or two) but overall it's a great place to live. There are people of all ages living in the street, from families with kids on up through young yuppies and old folks. There is no regular street cleaning so trash will sometimes build up. Also trash pickup is three days a week -- a blessing and a curse, because there are almost always trash bags on the curb. Still, proximity to North End and downtown attractions can't be beat.

Peterborough Street has some fabulous little restaurants and is a great place to go before or after a Red Sox game. The restaurants are concentrated at one end, near the supermarket, and there are plenty of apartment buildings at the other end. There's also a public school and some kind of church. The restaurant/school end of the street can get a bit rowdy, but the rest of the street is pretty chill without being deserted.

Salem Street runs parallel to Hanover Street in the North End (well, as parallel as any streets run in the North End!). It has a variety of great restaurants and other businesses -- slick and not-so-slick restaurants, a True Value hardware store, butcher shop, salumerias, pizza places, the fabulous Dairy Fresh Candies... I could go on. Next time you visit the North End, cut over a block from Hanover Street and check out Salem Street -- you'll be glad you did.