Month: November 2021
Chinatown in Boston
Chinatown Park provides a visual entrance to the neighborhood.
Boston’s Chinatown is downtown in the area just northwest of where of IH-90 and IH-93 come together and a few blocks southeast of Boston Common.
Historic architecture of Boston’s Copley Square
The Boston Public Library has Renaissance-style architecture and was completed in 1895.
The Trinity Church has Romanesque architecture and opened in 1877.
The Old South Church has Gothic Revival architecture and opened in 1873.
Harvard University and Cambridge, Massachusetts
Downtown Boston in the fall
The historic city has great parks, tall modern buildings and friendly neighborhoods that are close enough together to enjoy on foot.
Only a quick subway ride away are places like Fenway Park and Cambridge.
USS Constitution, Boston Naval Shipyard
The shipyard closed in 1974 and became part of Boston National Historic Park.
It is in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston and is now the home of the USS Constitution, which was launched by the Navy in 1797, and USS Cassin.
During the winter, the USS Constitution is open to the public Thursday through Sunday. Unfortunately, my only chances to visit the location were on a Tuesday and Wednesday, so I could only take pictures from a distance.
Official site: National Park Service
Bunker Hill Monument on the Freedom Trail
The monument is at the site of the historic Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War.
Official site: National Park Service
The Greenway in Boston
The Greenway is best known as a 1 1/2-mile long downtown urban oasis and was created in 2008.
Old South Meeting House and Old State House in Boston
The Old State House is about a block away on Washington Street. It was built in 1713 and served as the location of the Massachusetts General Court. The Boston Massacre ocurred in the square in front of the building in 1770.
Official site: National Park Service: Old South Meeting House
Official site: National Park Service: Old State House
Statues near Boston’s Freedom Trail
There are a number of other statues nearby including “Dying of Hunger” and local boxing legend Tony DeMarco. Here are a few I spotted while walking near the Freedom Trail.