Anywhere near Malden, and has that area changed for the worse. Last time I was there, was about 30 years ago. My Grandma used to leave there.
Not too far; 43M or an hour? A buddy of mine used to live in an apartment, there. I think the main street used to have a good Thai restaurant. And the intersection of that secondary road and Rt. 1 in Saugus used to have a HUGE entertainment complex / large building with multiple-themed bars, including .. The Officer's Club?
I remember one night we were there, and there was a smoke-show blonde waitress. Stiletto heels, and she had on micro shorts, with her ass cheeks hanging out. At the time, there was
literally a group of around three guys who were following her around, like dogs in heat.