West Newton is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Among the oldest of the thirteen Newton villages, the West Newton Village Center is a National Register Historic District. The postal ("Zip") code 02465 roughly matches the village limits.
West Newton is located in the north central part of Newton and is bordered by the town of Waltham on the north and by the villages of Auburndale on the west, Newton Lower Falls on the extreme southwest, Newtonville on the east, and Waban on the south.
The West Newton train stop is located near an inn (now small shops) that served as a stagecoach stop. The original station structure was destroyed in the construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike, although the station itself still exists as a stop on the commuter rail.
West Newton Square, the town center of West Newton, is home to many local businesses and venues. These include the historic West Newton Cinema, the Davis Railroad Hotel, the Robinson Block, the Newton Bank Building and many more.
Many popular restaurants are located in West Newton, ranging from the more upscale Bluebird Cafe and Ninebark to Sweet Tomatoes Pizza, and Paddy's public house. Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Q is another local favorite, and attracts fans from far and wide.
There are several civic buildings in West Newton Square. They include the Newton Police Department and the local courthouse, both located on Washington Street, as well as the Chinese Community Center on Elm Street. The square once had a branch of the Newton Free Library as well as the Davis Elementary School on Waltham Street. Both closed in the 1980s owing to municipal financial constraints. The library building on Chestnut Street is now a police annex, while the school operates as a community center.
The West Newton Cinema is a small local cinema first opened in 1937 and designed by architects Krokyn & Browne of the Boston-based architectural firm Krokyn, Browne & Rosenstein. The theatre was owned by the M&P Theatre companies, of whom also owned what is today the Boch Center in Boston. The theatre originally had a grand cut-stone facade and red and gold marquee. In 1967 the theatre was converted from a single movie-house to three. This change saved the theatre from demolition but by 1977, the theatre was seeing leaks and other issues. In 1978, the original marquee, which had been deteriorating for some time, was removed and replaced. In 1990, the theatre was expanded to a six screen theatre and some of its original art deco elements were restored. In July 2022, plans were made to have the theatre sold to a development company for demolition and transformation into an apartment building. Locals soon fought back however, protesting its destruction. A group called the West Newton Cinema Foundation was created to raise money to purchase the theatre. The deadline was late August 2024 and came with a price of 5.6 million dollars. On August 27, 2024, this dealine was met and the cinema was saved from its unpopular demise. Today, the cinema shows independent films as well as popular mainstream films. Ty Burr is a popular regular at the cinema, hosting classic movie nights and showing innovative, experimental films. In March 2025, audio services and closed caption services were added for those with visual and hearing impairments. In August 2025, the West Newton Cinema Foundation celebrated its first birthday with free movies all day.
In 2016, a man in a pick up truck crashed into the sweet tomatoes in the historic Davis Railroad Hotel earning him four years in prison, a long-term license suspension and resulting in the deaths of two people. Today, there are sturdy metal posts along the sidewalk in front of the building, in hopes of preventing further damage to West Newton Square's oldest freestanding building.
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West Newton is served by the MBTA Commuter Rail (Framingham/Worcester Line) and is roughly one mile from the Woodland station on the Green Line D branch. West Newton is also served by express buses 505, 553, 554 that provide service to Boston and Waltham.
West Newton also has easy access to the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 128 (Massachusetts)/I-95. The Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) runs through West Newton. Routes 30 and 16 also pass through the West Newton.
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