Community Corner
South End in Words: Cocktails, Pricey, Patios and Yuppie
A new neighborhood map compiles Yelp reviews to give an interesting look at the neighborhood.
When you think about your neighborhood, what words come to mind?
Chances are, writers on Yelp are sharing those same thoughts.
Local review site Yelp recently put together a series of "heat maps" showing what areas of Boston (and other cities!) mentioned certain words the most, including Hipster, PBR, Cocktails, Pasta, Patios, Pricey, Cheap, Frat and more.
So what words were shown to describe the South End?
According to the maps, the biggest heat maps over the neighborhood pop up for: Patio, Pricey, Yuppie and Cocktails.
You can see the full list and compare other neighborhoods here.
Do you think this is accurate? What words were you surprised (or not-so-surprised) to see? Tell us in the comments.
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