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Northshore October 2025

North Shore Neighborhoods

We get the scoop on what makes some of our favorite neighborhoods such a fantastic place to live.

Tiffany Raiford
Federal Street and Downtown Salem Old Meets New Salem’s McIntire Historic District is well known for its beautiful historic homes, many of which feature architecture and woodwork by architect and craftsman Samuel McIntire himself. That sophisticated pedigree doesn’t stop the neighborhood from partaking in Salem’s spooky traditions, though. “We have this really great Halloween party,” says Joyce Wallace of the Federal Street Neighborhood Association, who’s lived in her circa 1849 Greek Revival home for 35 years. The Halloween bash is held each year in the Peabody Essex Museum-owned Cotting-Smith Assembly House, an elegant F
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