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gptkbp:instanceOf
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neighborhood
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gptkbp:area
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3.5 square miles
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gptkbp:averageRainfall
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45 inches per year
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gptkbp:averageTemperature
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50°F
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gptkbp:climate
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humid continental climate
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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Boston_in_1874
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gptkbp:communityEngagement
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gptkb:West_Roxbury_Neighborhood_Council
West Roxbury Main Streets
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gptkbp:communityEvents
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gptkb:West_Roxbury_Open_Studios
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gptkbp:culturalInfluence
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Irish-American_community
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gptkbp:demographics
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predominantly residential
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gptkbp:economicActivity
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restaurants
retail shops
service businesses
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gptkbp:elevation
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approximately 100 feet
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gptkbp:famousLandmark
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gptkb:St._John_Chrysostom_Church
West Roxbury Cemetery
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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incorporated as a town in 1851
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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site_of_the_former_West_Roxbury_State_Hospital
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gptkbp:history
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gptkb:The_West_Roxbury_Library
gptkb:West_Roxbury_Congregational_Church
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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West Roxbury
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gptkbp:localGovernment
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gptkb:Boston_City_Council
Mayor_of_Boston
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Boston
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:VFW_Parkway
Washington_Street
John_F._Kennedy's_family_lived_nearby
former_Red_Sox_player_Johnny_Pesky_lived_in_West_Roxbury.
former_Boston_Mayor_Thomas_Menino_lived_nearby
singer-songwriter_James_Taylor_has_connections_to_the_area
actor_and_comedian_Steve_Carell_has_ties_to_the_area
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Suffolk_County
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 30,000
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gptkbp:recreation
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gptkb:West_Roxbury_YMCA
gptkb:Millennium_Park
Hale Reservation
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gptkbp:schoolDistrict
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gptkb:Boston_Public_Schools
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gptkbp:transportation
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MBTA_bus_routes
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gptkbp:zipCode
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02132
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