Velvet Ribbon is located at 1620 Beacon Street in the Washington Square section of Brookline. The store is easily accessible by T, bus or by car.

From the North:

Take 128 South to 95 South to 93 South. Get off at the North Station/Storrow Drive exit. Follow Storrow to Kenmore Square. At first light, take right onto Beacon Street. At 3-way fork, go straight, staying on Beacon Street until you reach 1620. Velvet Ribbon is on the right–hand side of the street in the block preceding the Washington Street intersection.

From the South:

Option 1—Take 95 North to 93 North. Get off at the North Station/Storrow Drive exit. Follow Storrow to Kenmore Square. At first light, take right onto Beacon Street. At 3-way fork, go straight, staying on Beacon Street until you reach 1620. Velvet Ribbon is on the right–hand side of the street in the block preceding the Washington Street intersection.

Option 2—Take 128 North or 95 North to the Route 9/Brookline exit. Take Route 9 East into Brookline. Turn left onto Chestnut Hill Ave. (approximately 1.8 miles past Bloomingdale’s). There is no street sign to indicate Chestnut Hill Ave. Please look for a sign that says NEWBURY COLLEGE TAKE LEFT; this sign will be on your right hand side. This left is Chestnut Hill Ave. Then turn right onto Beacon Street. Follow the numbers to Beacon Street until you reach 1620. Velvet Ribbon is on the right-hand side of the street in the block preceding the Washington Street intersection.

From the West:

Take Mass Pike to Route 128 South. Then take 128 to the Route 9/Brookline exit. Take Route 9 East into Brookline. Turn left onto Chestnut Hill Ave (approximately 1.8 miles past Bloomingdale’s). There is no street sign to indicate Chestnut Hill Ave. Please look for a sign that says NEWBURY COLLEGE TAKE LEFT; this sign will be on your right hand side. This left is Chestnut Hill Ave. Then turn right onto Beacon Street. Follow the numbers to 1620 Beacon. Velvet Ribbon is on the right–hand side of the street in the block preceding the Washington Street intersection.

By public transportation:

Take the Green line, C Train (Cleveland Circle), outbound. Get off at the Washington Square stop, which is the fourth stop after Coolidge Corner. We are on the right hand side of the street, across the street from where the subway will drop you off.

1620 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA tel: 617.277.0066

© 2007 Velvet Ribbon