Mulberry Street () is a historic street and tourist destination in

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...

. Made famous by Dr. Seuss' first children's book '' And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street'', the street is less than one mile from Springfield's Metro Center neighborhood, the

Springfield Armory The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until ...

, and the Quadrangle. It is also less than one mile southwest of Dr. Seuss' boyhood home on Fairfield Street. Mulberry Street is located in the Ridgewood Historic District of Springfield, in the city's Maple Hill neighborhood. From the 1820s until urban "

white flight The white flight, also known as white exodus, is the sudden or gradual large-scale migration of white people from areas becoming more racially or ethnoculturally diverse. Starting in the 1950s and 1960s, the terms became popular in the Racism ...

" in the 1960s, Maple Hill and Mulberry Street, in particular, were considered Springfield's "Gold Coast." Many ornate mansions still stand on the street, and in the general area along Maple Street. In the 1960s, Mulberry House, a luxury condominium building, was built on the hill nearing the street's highest elevation, with the rear of the building abutting historic Springfield Cemetery. From atop this hill one is afforded excellent views of Springfield and the

Connecticut River The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges into Long Isl ...

References

{{Registered Historic Places Transportation in Springfield, Massachusetts History of Springfield, Massachusetts Streets in Massachusetts Culture of Springfield, Massachusetts