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Boulevard can best be classified as a residential neighborhood; however, despite its vast size, living spaces exist only along the southern border on Grand Boulevard. This can be attributed to the fact that more than half of its total area is taken up by a large lake surrounded by greenspace and recreational areas (dubbed [[Welham Parkway|Welham Park]]) in the heart of the neighborhood, as well as the long-stretching northern Bohan coastline, separated from the rest of the borough by a high ridge. Boulevard is likely to be based off of a combination of northern neighborhoods in | Boulevard can best be classified as a residential neighborhood; however, despite its vast size, living spaces exist only along the southern border on Grand Boulevard, real life's Grand Concourse. This can be attributed to the fact that more than half of its total area is taken up by a large lake surrounded by greenspace and recreational areas (dubbed [[Welham Parkway|Welham Park]]) in the heart of the neighborhood, as well as the long-stretching northern Bohan coastline, separated from the rest of the borough by a high ridge. Boulevard is likely to be based off of a combination of northern neighborhoods in Bronx such as Morris Park, Pelhman Parkway, Wakefield, City Island, and Van Cortlandt, Bronx and Pelham Bay Park. | ||
The neighborhood may have been a port in former years, as suggested by the existence of several abandoned piers along the northern coast. | The neighborhood may have been a port in former years, as suggested by the existence of several abandoned piers along the northern coast. | ||