Companies registered in Massachusetts in 1987 — official registry records

1987 in Massachusetts at a glance

live counts

22,388

companies registered in 1987

1.3%

of all dated Massachusetts registrations

31st

busiest of 127 years on record

1,691

cities with registrations in 1987

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1987 highlighted

20K40K60K80K1987 · 22,388

19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	22,388
1988	21,445
1989	18,959
1990	16,938
1991	16,070
1992	16,813
1993	17,878
1994	18,955
1995	19,442
1996	21,237
1997	22,462
1998	22,508
1999	24,127
2000	27,293
2001	23,990
2002	26,794
2003	27,781
2004	30,636
2005	32,081
2006	31,665
2007	32,178
2008	30,279
2009	28,641
2010	30,924
2011	32,057
2012	35,241
2013	37,837
2014	39,007
2015	41,461
2016	44,195
2017	46,307
2018	50,558
2019	50,397
2020	53,250
2021	65,708
2022	65,768
2023	66,551
2024	66,040
2025	72,054
2026	54,429

Where 1987 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Boston2,25010%
Cambridge4732.1%
Worcester4041.8%
Springfield2921.3%
Framingham2551.1%
Newton2431.1%
Waltham2401.1%
New Bedford2351.0%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city17,99680%

Where 1987 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Boston	2,250	10%
Cambridge	473	2.1%
Worcester	404	1.8%
Springfield	292	1.3%
Framingham	255	1.1%
Newton	243	1.1%
Waltham	240	1.1%
New Bedford	235	1.0%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 22,388

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
#1 ADVISER CORP. THE	—	000249855	1987-01-13	Inactive	ANDOVER
(FESCO) FIDELITY EQUITY SERVICES CORPORATION	—	751907454	1987-10-19	Inactive	DALLAS
1 SOURCE ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY	—	760137994	1987-02-03	Inactive	HOUSTON
1 TO 1 PERSONAL FITNESS, INC.	—	042974411	1987-08-11	Inactive	MALDEN
10 WENSLEY STREET/73 HEATH STREET REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87027657	1987-12-29	Inactive	WEST ROXBURY
100 EAST BROAD CORPORATION	—	316035143	1987-04-13	Inactive	COLUMBUS
100 GROUP REALTY, INC.	—	042948874	1987-02-04	Inactive	SAUGUS
101 GROUP, INC.	—	042949059	1987-03-13	Inactive	DUDLEY
1040, INC.	—	000250033	1987-01-16	Inactive	SALEM
106 BOYLSTON STREET CORPORATION THE	—	042971403	1987-07-13	Inactive	NEEDHAM
107 CORP. THE	—	042955920	1987-01-23	Inactive	LAWRENCE
107 HEATH STREET REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87027656	1987-12-29	Inactive	WEST ROXBURY
108 BEACON REALTY, INC.	—	042988115	1987-12-01	Inactive	WORCESTER
108 DORCHESTER STREET CORPORATION	—	000254814	1987-04-23	Inactive	SO. BOSTON
109 AUTOMOTIVE PARTS, INC.	—	042981029	1987-10-08	Inactive	NEEDHAM
11 PATTISON STREET CORPORATION	—	042982564	1987-08-25	Inactive	WORCESTER
110 BEDFORD, INC.	—	000258843	1987-07-14	Inactive	BOSTON
112 SOUTH STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87025876	1987-05-21	Inactive	BOSTON
1127 STATE STREET, SPRINGFIELD, INC.	—	042986858	1987-07-22	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
12 ARROW, INC.	—	042973275	1987-08-01	Active	CAMBRIDGE
12 STREET CAFE, INC.	—	000257393	1987-06-16	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
1210-44 CORP.	—	042950552	1987-02-04	Inactive	LEXINGTON
123 BEVERAGE CORP.	—	043014006	1987-11-20	Inactive	NEW BEDFORD
125 SUMMER ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87026591	1987-08-26	Inactive	BOSTON
128 NORTH, INC.	—	042978840	1987-09-03	Inactive	WAKEFIELD
128 REAL ESTATE CORPORATION	—	042957783	1987-03-23	Inactive	WAKEFIELD
128 RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87026639	1987-09-03	Inactive	WAKEFIELD
128 TRAVEL, INC.	—	042960066	1987-04-30	Inactive	WAKEFIELD
14 WENSLEY STREET REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87027648	1987-12-29	Inactive	WEST ROXBURY
14-15 CORP.	—	042975878	1987-08-14	Inactive	MASHPEE
1433 TREMONT STREET REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87027651	1987-12-29	Active	W. ROXBURY
144 MAIN STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87027523	1987-12-18	Inactive	BROCKTON
14400 MONTFORT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87026716	1987-09-15	Inactive	NEW YORK
1458-1460 TREMONT STREET/715 PARKER STREET REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87027658	1987-12-29	Inactive	WEST ROXBURY
149-151 PUTNAM AVE., CORP.	—	000252456	1987-03-09	Inactive	LEXINGTON
15 WALNUT ROAD CORP.	—	000259516	1987-07-28	Inactive	WESTON
150 NORTH STREET ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87008027	1987-01-05	Active	LANESBOROUGH
1541 MAIN STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87026744	1987-09-18	Inactive	LONGMEADOW
158 CENTRAL STREET CORP.	—	042951757	1987-01-12	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
16-BIT SERVICE, INC.	—	000264314	1987-11-10	Inactive	HOLYOKE
1610 CORPORATION	—	042984315	1987-10-21	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
162 & 172 SOUTH STREET CORPORATION	—	042063984	1987-03-05	Inactive	W. ROXBURY
163 PLEASANT STREET CORP.	—	001002316	1987-08-04	Inactive	NEW BEDFORD
17 CENTRAL STREET LIQUORS INC.	—	042991335	1987-08-26	Inactive	PEABODY
17 OSSIPEE ROAD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87025158	1987-02-17	Inactive	ARLINGTON
17-19 CRAIG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L87024847	1987-01-08	Inactive	CANTON
1740 VENTURES, INC.	—	132848244	1987-03-19	Inactive	NEW YORK
175 MAPLE STREET CORP.	—	042976441	1987-08-20	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
1756 REALTY LIMITED	—	042958439	1987-03-24	Inactive	W.SPRINGFIELD
178 HEATH STREET REALTY TRUST	—	T00011676	1987-12-01	Active	ROXBURY

1987 registrations by city

200 cities

Boston2,250 Cambridge473 Worcester404 Springfield292 Framingham255 Newton243 Waltham240 New Bedford235 Lowell230 Brookline208 Quincy199 New York186 Fall River181 Brockton168 Woburn166 Somerville161 Braintree153 Wilmington152 Dorchester149 Plymouth147 Peabody142 Pittsfield142 Needham140 Natick138 Lynn137 Norwood136 Wellesley136 Lexington134 Hyannis132 Andover126 Burlington126 Lawrence123 Medford122 Salem121 Malden114 Danvers113 Hingham113 Canton112 Wakefield109 Gloucester108 Taunton106 Arlington105 Chelmsford105 Revere102 Haverhill101 Weymouth101 Stoughton100 Brighton99 Dedham97 Franklin97 Leominster94 Beverly90 Saugus90 Chicopee89 Methuen89 Watertown89 Acton87 Randolph87 Billerica86 Concord86 Marblehead86 Dracut85 Fitchburg82 Milton78 Holyoke75 Stoneham75 Westfield74 Tewksbury73 Winchester71 Northampton70 Shrewsbury70 Milford69 Westford69 Belmont68 Chelsea68 Wayland68 Marshfield67 Norwell66 Sudbury66 Allston65 Dover65 Hanover65 Newburyport65 Walpole65 West Springfield64 Attleboro63 Nantucket63 Everett62 Westwood62 Auburn60 Bedford60 Lynnfield60 Chestnut Hill58 Duxbury57 Mansfield57 Marlborough57 North Andover57 Falmouth56 Rockland56 Jamaica Plain55 Scituate54 Reading53 Roxbury53 Sharon53 Charlestown52 Greenfield52 Westport52 Houston51 Agawam50 Ashland50 Fairhaven50 Hyde Park50 Winthrop50 Marlboro49 Norton48 Seekonk48 Holbrook47 Sandwich47 Weston47 Amherst46 Hudson46 East Boston44 Ipswich44 Longmeadow44 Medfield44 Swampscott44 Mashpee43 Ludlow42 Melrose42 Westborough42 Middleton41 Amesbury40 Chicago40 Foxboro40 Manchester40 Raynham40 Cohasset39 Provincetown39 Roslindale39 Holliston38 Hopkinton38 Pembroke38 Swansea38 West Roxbury38 Wilbraham38 Bridgewater37 Littleton37 Mattapan37 Centerville36 East Longmeadow36 None36 W. Springfield36 Dallas35 Middleboro35 Newton Centre35 E. Boston34 Hull34 Sturbridge34 Groton33 Osterville33 Wrentham33 Abington32 Lakeville32 Medway32 No. Andover32 North Attleboro32 North Dartmouth32 North Reading32 Northboro32 Tyngsboro32 Belchertown31 Chatham31 Kingston31 Lincoln31 Maynard31 South Boston31 Bellingham30 Orleans30 Rehoboth30 Hanson29 Millis29 North Easton29 Southbridge29 Wareham29 Atlanta28 Clinton28 Newtonville28 Plainville28 Topsfield28 Vineyard Haven28 Carver27 Holden27 Marstons Mills27 Somerset27 Brewster26 Edgartown26 Providence26 Spencer26 Buzzards Bay25 No. Attleboro25