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Title: Boston Street
Creator: Boston Transit Commission
Date: circa 1890-1915
Source: Public Works Department photograph collection, 5000.009
File name: 5000_009_0325
Rights: Public domain
Citation: Public Works Department photograph collection, Collection 5000.009, City of Boston Archives, Boston
Boston Stump extends the drinks range beyond communion wine.
The pub is now closed and demolished; the Stump is thought to remain.
File name: 08_06_016715
Title: South Boston & Fort Point Channel from Fire Dept. in South End
Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)
Date created: 1929
Physical description: 1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Genre: Glass negatives; Aerial views
Subjects: Industrial facilities
Notes: Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.
Collection: Leslie Jones Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Copyright © Leslie Jones.
Preferred credit: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.
File name: 11_07_001708
Title: Haymarket Square open-air food sellers, downtown Boston
Creator/Contributor: Grant, Spencer, 1944- (photographer)
Date created: 1971
Physical description: 1 negative : film, black & white ; 35 mm.
Genre: Film negatives
Subjects: Haymarket Square (Boston, Mass.); Farmers' markets; Street vendors
Notes: Title from photographer caption.
Collection: Spencer Grant Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Copyright © Spencer Grant
File name: 11_07_002825
Title: Couples on Hanover Street during St. Della Cava festival, Boston
Creator/Contributor: Grant, Spencer, 1944- (photographer)
Date created: 1969 - 1986 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 negative : film, black & white ; 35 mm.
Genre: Film negatives
Subjects: North End (Boston, Mass.); Festivals; Couples
Notes: Title from photographer caption.; Date supplied by cataloger.
Collection: Spencer Grant Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Copyright © Spencer Grant
Boston Public Garden, entrance on Charles Street, looking up the path towards the bridge and George Washington's statue
A flag flies over the finish line as medical workers aid injured people following an explosion at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two explosions shattered the euphoria at the finish line, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
File name: 08_02_004085
Box label: Boston Public Library: Courtyard
Title: Boston Public Library. Copley Square. Courtyard
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Physical description: 1 photographic print ; 9 1/2 x 12 in.
Genre: Photographic prints
Subjects: Boston Public Library; Public libraries; Courtyards
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Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.
(Boston, MA 06/14/18) Mayor Martin Walsh attends the South Boston Collaborative at Lawn on D. (Mayor's Office Photo by John Wilcox)
The brutalist Boston City Hall is located in the vast Urban Renewal era Government Center. The building has been fairly controversial, as it is both a prime example of brutalism but also unpopular due to its impersonal presence in a sea of cement. I know there have been plans to move the city hall and demolish this building in the past, but those do not seem to be gaining any traction right now.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States. The city boundaries encompass an area of about 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to 4,941,632 people as of 2020, ranking as the eleventh-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Worcester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the seventh-most populous in the United States.
Boston is one of the nation's oldest municipalities, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name. During the American Revolution and the nation's founding, Boston was the location of several key events, including the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the hanging of Paul Revere's lantern signal in Old North Church, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the siege of Boston. Following American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to play an important role as a port, manufacturing hub, and center for American education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), the first public school (Boston Latin School, 1635), the first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897), and the first large public library (Boston Public Library, 1848).
In the 21st century, Boston has emerged as a global leader in higher education and academic research. Greater Boston's many colleges and universities include Harvard University and MIT, both located in suburban Cambridge and both routinely included among the world's most highly ranked universities. The city is also a national leader in scientific research, law, medicine, engineering, and business. With nearly 5,000 startup companies, the city is considered a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States. Boston businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and new investment.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faneuil_Hall
Faneuil Hall is a marketplace and meeting hall located near the waterfront and today's Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts. Opened in 1742, it was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain. It is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a well-known stop on the Freedom Trail. It is sometimes referred to as "the Cradle of Liberty", though the building and location have ties to slavery.
In 2008, Faneuil Hall was rated number 4 in "America's 25 Most Visited Tourist Sites" by Forbes Traveler.
Source: www.nps.gov/bost/learn/historyculture/fh.htm
About Faneuil Hall
For 275 years and counting, Faneuil Hall has hosted meetings, protests, celebrations, ceremonies, and debates. Because Revolutionary-era meetings and protests took place so frequently at the hall, successive generations continued to gather at the Hall in their own struggles over the meaning and legacy of American liberty. Abolitionists, women's suffragists, and labor unionists name just the largest of groups who have held protests, meetings, and debates at Faneuil Hall.
Faneuil Hall is owned by the City of Boston and operated as a visitor center and historic site by the National Park Service.
The National Park Service Visitor Center is located on the market (first floor) and the lower level of the building. The Great Hall is located on the second floor.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company occupy and operate the fourth floor. Their museum and meeting hall is independently operated and generally open on weekdays, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Massachusetts) "ماساتشوستس" "麻萨诸塞州" "मैसाचुसेट्स" "マサチューセッツ" "매사추세츠 주" "Массачусетс"
(Boston) "بوسطن" "波士顿" "बोस्टन" "ボストン" "보스턴" "Бостон"