Local Politics with Tom Birmingham, State Senator (AV0001 WEVN M 049 S049)
Guest:
Tom Birmingham, Mass. State Senator
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Topic:
Local Politics
Lowell Square Project
The Historic Burrage House - Boston Back Bay Real Estate
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The Historic Burrage House! This gracious parlor level home has a one-of-a-kind floor plan in an iconic Back Bay Mansion. A totally renovated 4 bedroom, luxury home has been meticulously restored to its original grandeur & modified to today's standards. A sprawling residence with an amazing atrium eat-in kitchen! Soaring ceilings, beautiful wood floors, 2 exquisite oversized fireplaces, intricate ceiling and wall details throughout. Museum quality restoration, concierge, 2 Full Garage Spaces!
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Boston Massacre and The Old State House, Boston Massachusetts - Travels With Phil
Boston Massacre and The Old State House, Massachusetts.
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Boston Massacre: Per Wikipedia - The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under attack by a mob. The incident was heavily publicized by leading Patriots, such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams, to encourage rebellion against the British authorities. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation.
Amid ongoing tense relations between the population and the soldiers, a mob formed around a British sentry, who was subjected to verbal abuse and harassment. He was eventually supported by eight additional soldiers, who were subjected to verbal threats and repeatedly hit by clubs, stones and snowballs. They fired into the crowd, without orders, instantly killing three people and wounding others. Two more people died later of wounds sustained in the incident.
The crowd eventually dispersed after Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson promised an inquiry, but the crowd re-formed the next day, prompting the withdrawal of the troops to Castle Island. Eight soldiers, one officer, and four civilians were arrested and charged with murder. Defended by lawyer and future American president John Adams, six of the soldiers were acquitted, while the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given reduced sentences. The men found guilty of manslaughter were sentenced to branding on their hand.
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Old State House: (per Wikipedia): The Old State House is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Washington and State Streets. Built in 1713, it was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798, and is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States. One of the landmarks on Boston's Freedom Trail, it is the oldest surviving public building in Boston, and now serves as a history museum operated by the Bostonian Society.
The building housed a Merchant's Exchange on the first floor and warehouses in the basement. On the second floor, the east side contained the Council Chamber of the Royal Governor while the west end of the second floor contained chambers for the Courts of Suffolk County and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The central portion contained the chambers for the elected Massachusetts Assembly. This chamber is notable for including public galleries, the first known example of such a feature being included in a chamber for elected officials in the English-speaking world
On March 5, 1770, The Boston Massacre occurred in front of the building on Devonshire Street. Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson stood on the building's balcony to speak to the people, ordering the crowd to return to their homes. -
The Massachusetts State House: seat of state government 1776–1798 - Boston’s City Hall 1830–1841 - Period of commercial use 1841–1881 - The Bostonian Society and the museum 1881–present
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Driving Downtown - Boston USA
Boston (pronounced i/ˈbɒstən/) is the capital and largest city[10] of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also serves as county seat of Suffolk County. The largest city in New England, the city proper, covering 48 square miles (124 km2), had an estimated population of 645,966 in 2014,[11] making it the 24th largest city in the United States.[4] The city is the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country.[7] Greater Boston as a commuting region[12] is home to 7.6 million people, making it the sixth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.[8][13]
One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England.[14][15] It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture.[16] Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history helps attract many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone attracting over 20 million visitors.[17] Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635),[18] and first subway system (1897).[19]
The area's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education and medicine, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation for a variety of reasons.[20][21]Boston's economic base also includes finance,[22] professional and business services, and government activities.[23] The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States,[24] though it remains high on world livability rankings.[25]
Museum of Fine Arts
North End
Boston Public Garden
Fenway Park
Boston Public Library
Freedom Trail
Arnold Arboretum
New England Holocaust Memorial
John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Waterfront
Old North Church
Beacon Hill
USS Constitution
The Printing Office of Edes & Gill
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston Common
Castle Island
Charles River Esplanade
USS Constitution Museum
Granary Burying Ground
Museum of Science
George's Island
Symphony Hall
Newbury Street
Erica Hirshler: Looking at John Singer Sargent
2010 Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art. Erica Hirshler is Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has written and lectured widely on American paintings of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly on American impressionism and the Boston School. Her most recent book, already in its second printing, Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a Painting, examines the history of Sargent's masterpiece, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit. Hirshler also organized and wrote the accompanying books for the exhibitions A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in Boston 1870--1940 (2001) and Dennis Miller Bunker: American Impressionist (1995). She has contributed to exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts and other institutions, among them Americans in Paris, 1860--1900 (2006) and Sargent and the Sea (2009).
Driving Downtown 4K - Boston's Theater District - USA
Driving Downtown - Huntington Avenue - Boston Massachusetts USA - Episode 62.
Starting Point: .
Huntington Avenue is a secondary thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, beginning at Copley Square, and continuing west through the Back Bay, Fenway, Longwood, and Mission Hill neighborhoods. Huntington Avenue is signed as Route 9. A section of Huntington Avenue was officially designated the Avenue of the Arts by the city of Boston.
Description
The middle portion of Huntington Avenue designated the Avenue of the Arts is lined by many significant artistic venues and educational institutions in Boston, including Symphony Hall, Horticultural Hall, the New England Conservatory, Northeastern University, the Boston University Theatre (Huntington Theatre Company's mainstage), the Museum of Fine Arts, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and the Massachusetts College of Art. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is also only about a block from Huntington Avenue.
Near the Longwood Medical Area, the street touches upon a number of medical research institutions and hospital complexes, including the Harvard Medical School.
Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also served as the county seat of Suffolk County until Massachusetts disbanded most county governments by 2000. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 667,137 in 2015, making it the largest city in New England and the 23rd largest city in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.7 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 8.1 million people, making it the sixth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.
One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon U.S. independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing over 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), first subway system (1897), and first public park (1634).
The area's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, and business, and the city is considered to be a world leader 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; businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and investment. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States, though it remains high on world livability rankings.
Driving through Downtown Boston, Massachusetts westbound
Starting Point: Route 1A southbound in Revere, MA
Also Includes: Ted Williams Tunnel westbound, John F. Fitzgerald (Central Artery) Expressway northbound, Northern Expressway (Interstate 93) northbound
Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also serves as county seat of Suffolk County. The largest city in New England, the city proper, covering 48 square miles (124 km2), had an estimated population of 645,966 in 2014, making it the 24th largest city in the United States. The city is the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 7.6 million people, making it the sixth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.
One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history helps attract many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone attracting over 20 million visitors. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and first subway system (1897).
The area's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education and medicine, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation for a variety of reasons. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, and government activities. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States, though it remains high on world livability rankings.
City Landmarks:
Museum of Fine Arts
North End
Boston Public Garden
Fenway Park
Boston Public Library
Freedom Trail
Arnold Arboretum
New England Holocaust Memorial
John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Waterfront
Old North Church
Beacon Hill
USS Constitution
The Printing Office of Edes & Gill
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston Common
Castle Island
Charles River Esplanade
USS Constitution Museum
Granary Burying Ground
Museum of Science
George's Island
Symphony Hall
Newbury Street
Otis House & Methodist Church & Suffolk University Boston MA
This is a short clip of Cambridge Street in the West End across from Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts. Featured are: the Harrison Gray Otis House Museum (now the HQ for Historic New England (formerly: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities), it was built in 1796 by Charles Bulfinch) & Old West Methodist Church (built in 1806) & the gym and campus bookstore at Suffolk University in Boston, MA.
Boston 4K - Main Street - Driving Downtown - USA
Back Bay is an officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is most famous for its rows of Victorian brownstone homes—considered one of the best preserved examples of 19th-century urban design in the United States—as well as numerous architecturally significant individual buildings, and cultural institutions such as the Boston Public Library. It is also a fashionable shopping destination (especially Newbury and Boylston Streets, and the adjacent Prudential Center and Copley Place malls) and home to some of Boston's tallest office buildings, the Hynes Convention Center, and numerous major hotels.
Prior to a colossal 19th-century filling project, Back Bay was a literal bay. Today, along with neighboring Beacon Hill, it is one of Boston's two most expensive residential neighborhoods.
Buildings around Copley Square
Copley Square features Trinity Church, the Boston Public Library, the John Hancock Tower, and numerous other notable buildings.
Trinity Church (1872–1877, H.H. Richardson), deservedly regarded as one of the finest buildings in America.
The first monumental structure in Copley Square was the original Museum of Fine Arts, begun 1870 and opened 1876. After museum moved to the Fenway neighborhood in 1909 its red Gothic Revival building was demolished to make way for the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel (1912–present).
The Boston Public Library (1888–1892), designed by McKim, Mead, and White, is a leading example of Beaux-Arts architecture in the US. Sited across Copley Square from Trinity Church, it was intended to be a palace for the people. Baedeker's 1893 guide terms it dignified and imposing, simple and scholarly, and a worthy mate... to Trinity Church. At that time, its 600,000 volumes made it the largest free public library in the world.
The Old South Church, also called the New Old South Church (645 Boylston Street on Copley Square), 1872–75, is located across the street from the Boston Public Library. It was designed by the Boston architectural firm of Cummings and Sears in the Venetian Gothic style. The style follows the precepts of the British cultural theorist and architectural critic John Ruskin (1819–1900) as outlined in his treatise The Stones of Venice. Old South Church remains a significant example of Ruskin's influence on architecture in the US. Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Sears also designed the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Boston Common (also known as the Common) is a central public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as the Boston Commons. Dating from 1634, it is the oldest city park in the United States. The Boston Common consists of 50 acres (20 ha) of land bounded by Tremont Street (139 Tremont St.), Park Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street. The Common is part of the Emerald Necklace of parks and parkways that extend from the Common south to Franklin Park in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester. A visitors' center for all of Boston is located on the Tremont Street side of the park.
Boylston Street is the name of a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. From west to east, Boston's Boylston Street begins at the intersection of Park Drive and Brookline Avenue as a two-way, six-lane road in Boston's Fenway neighborhood where it runs through three blocks of recently developed and currently under construction (as of 2015) high-rise, mixed-use buildings one block south of Fenway Park before forming the northern boundary of the Back Bay Fens at the Storrow Drive/Commonwealth Avenue right-of-way. Traffic traveling west on Boylston here cannot continue on Boylston Street, and must use Ipswich Street to continue west. Then, Boylston Street enters the Back Bay neighborhood where it becomes a major commercial artery carrying three lanes of one way traffic eastbound after Dalton Street. As it travels through the Back Bay, it forms the northern boundary of busy Copley Square and provides the southern limits to the Boston Public Garden before becoming a two-way street running along Boston Common's southern edge from Charles Street to Tremont Street. After Tremont Street, Boylston returns to carrying one way traffic east before ending at Washington Street in the downtown area where it changes to Essex Street.
The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield, Massachusetts USA
The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield, Massachusetts USA
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#DrSeuss
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904 was an American writer, cartoonist, animator, book publisher, and artist best known for authoring children's books.
The Pocket Book of Boners - 1931
The Cat in the Hat- 1957
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - 1957
Green Eggs and Ham - 1960
The Lorax - 1971
Oh, the Places You'll Go! - 1990
#HowtheGrinchStoleChristmas! is a children's story by Theodor Dr. Seuss Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows #theGrinch a grouchy, solitary creature, his only companion is his unloved, but loyal dog, Max. The #Grinch attempts to put an end to Christmas by stealing Christmas-themed items from the homes of the nearby town Whoville on Christmas Eve. Despite his efforts, Whoville's inhabitants still celebrate the holiday, so the Grinch returns everything that he stole and is the guest of honor at the Whos' Christmas dinner.
The #CatintheHat is a children's story that centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat, who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house of Sally and her unnamed brother one rainy day when their mother is away. Ignoring repeated objections from the children's fish, the Cat shows the children a few of his tricks in an attempt to entertain them.
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden – amidst the Quadrangle, there are large, bronze statues of characters from Springfield native Dr. Seuss's books.
Springfield is home to five distinct museums at the Quadrangle, along with the ornate Springfield Public Library – an architecturally significant example of the City Beautiful movement. The Quadrangle's five distinct collections include the first American-made planetarium, designed and built (1937) by Frank Korkosz; the Dr Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden; the largest collection of Chinese cloisonne outside of China; and the original casting of Augustus Saint Gaudens's most famous sculpture, Puritan.
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The Big E – also known as The Eastern States Exposition, it is New England's collective, annual state fair. Held on a permanent fairgrounds approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Springfield's Metro Center, across the ornate Memorial Bridge in West Springfield, it attracts more than 1 million visitors per year during its 14- to 17-day run beginning in mid-September.
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Origin of the Name Massachusetts - Massachusetts was named for an Algonquian Indian word that means a big hill place.
State Nickname - Bay State
State Motto - Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - ( By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
State Song - All Hail to Massachusetts
State bird - Black-Capped Chickadee
State Game Bird - Wild Turkey
State Fish - Cod
State Dog - Boston terrier
State flower - Mayflower (also called the ground laurel or trailing arbutus)
(Epigaea regens)
State tree - American elm
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2-Days Springfield, Montpelier Vermont Maple tour from New York
Tour Code: 755-4783
Booked through TakeTours
Service provided by L & L Travel
Visiting:
The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield, Massachusetts
Riverdale Shops lunch break in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in Montpelier, Vermont
Scenic New England Fall Foliage bus drive through Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont
Diner break and shopping in South Burlington Vermont
Holiday Inn Burlington overnight stay in South Burlington Vermont
Quechee Gorge in Hartford, Vermont
Montpelier, the capital of Vermont
Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont
Stowe Mountain gondola skyride in Stowe, Vermont
Ben & Jerry's Factory in Waterbury, Vermont
West Lebanon, New Hampshire lunch break
Connecticut - Welcome Center visit
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Springfield city, Hampden County, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts state, New England region, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
October 15th 2016
BOSTON // USA // Cinematic Travel Video
A short travel video of our trip to Boston
#boston #usa #travelvideo #america
Check out the full travel video of our trip to North America (Toronto, Quebec City, Boston, New York, Washington DC & New Orleans):
PLACES (in order)
Veterans Day Parade, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Pushcart Pizza, Thinking Cup, Bova's Bakery, Neptune Oysters, Tatte Bakery & Cafe, MIT University, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston Chowda, Regina Pizzeria, North End Fish Market & Sushi, Improv Asylum, Massachusetts State House, Boston Common, Granary Burying Ground, Park Street Church, Old South Meeting House, Luke's Lobster, Harvard University, Mike's Pastry, Potted Potter
GEAR + PRODUCTION
- Panasonic Lumix G85 + Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 @ 24fps/1/50s
- Panasonic Lumix GX85 + Olympus 12mm f/2.0 (not 180 degree rule)
- Final Cut Pro X (FCPX)
MUSIC
Epic War Music - NCM Epic Music Ender Guney (royalty free music)
2016 East Coast to West Coast - Ride Day 1
Riding from Boston, Mass. to Stowe, Vermont on the new 2017 Harley-Davidson with the new Milwaukee-Eight Motor!
Video of 40 Berkeley | Boston Affordable Housing and Hostel Hotel in Back Bay
- 40 Berkeley, located in the heart of Boston's Back Bay and South End neighborhoods, is your best source for affordable, hostel lodging in Boston. A great alternative to expensive hotels, this clean, safe and quiet hostel is located in Boston's hip South ENd - a fantastic downtown neighborhood for walking to the best shopping, restaurants, cafes, bistros and nightlife. A very walkable neighborhood, 40 Berkeley is also just minutes to several MBTA lines, serving all of Boston, Logan Airport and the surrounding suburbs.
Offering a variety of rooms for every budget. Rooms are available with up to four twin beds or one double bed with shared bathrooms to a family room which is an apartment with a private bathroom for short term stays. Each room in the hostel is fully furnished with a bed, bureau, desk, ceiling fans and a closet. There are two large and scrupulously clean baths on each floor.
Common areas include a dramatic lobby, a large dining room, laundry, central TV area with cable, a cozy snack area, pool table, comfortable reading areas and a spacious living room with a fireplace.
Our onsite restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Nightly guests receive a complimentary full breakfast.
Our superb staff provides 24 hour reception services, including telephone, answering service, tourist information, complete laundry facilities, light housekeeping services and 24 hours security.
Ask about our many package deals with discounted or even free passes to many of the areas top attractions, such as the New England Aquarium, Prudential Skywalk, Museum of Science and more! Package Deals change regularly - check our website for the current deals.
Our location can't be beat! The South End is Boston's newest hot spot for exciting restaurants and arts venues. The Back Bay - just a few blocks up Berkeley Street - was recently named Top 10 Neighborhood in the Country for it's unique mix of American history, Victorian architecture, and bustling streets packed with boutique-shops, cafes and restaurants.
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Freedom Trail: USS Constitution - Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, MA
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.[Note 1] Launched in 1797, Constitution was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. Built in Boston, Massachusetts, at Edmund Hartt's shipyard, her first duties with the newly formed United States Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
Constitution is most famous for her actions during the War of 1812 against Great Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname of Old Ironsides and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. She continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and circled the world in the 1840s. During the American Civil War, she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy. She carried US artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878.
Retired from active service in 1881, Constitution served as a receiving ship until designated a museum ship in 1907. In 1934 she completed a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation. Constitution sailed under her own power for her 200th birthday in 1997, and again in August 2012, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her victory over Guerriere.
Constitution's stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy's role in war and peace through educational outreach, historic demonstration, and active participation in public events. As a fully commissioned US Navy ship, her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping the ship open to visitors year round and providing free tours. The officers and crew are all active-duty US Navy personnel and the assignment is considered special duty in the Navy. Traditionally, command of the vessel is assigned to a Navy Commander. Constitution is berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard, at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail.
The Boxer Video : Hotel Review and Videos : Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Boxer Video : Hotel Review and Videos : Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Welcome to Boston Massachusetts and the Boston, MA Bulfinch Hotel. We are the premier choice for overnight hotel accommodations in Beantown. Our central location is within walking distance to Faneuil Hall, the North End, Little Italy, Government Center, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital, TD Banknorth Garden, New England Aquarium, Beacon Hill, the Boston Common and much more.
Flat Iron Tapas Bar and Lounge in the Bulfinch Boston Hotel - (visit website at flatironboston.com) - featuring an American interpretation of Spanish Tapas. The Bulfinch Hotel is a nine story triangle-shaped, or flat-iron building located conveniently in downtown Boston, also known as the *Bulfinch Triangle* or West End.
The Faneuil Hall Bulfinch Hotel has 80 well-appointed upscale guests rooms and junior suites, all of which are non-smoking with complimentary high-speed Internet access. The North Station of the MTBA's Green and Orange lines is near the hotel.
Whether you are in town for business at the John Hancock Tower, Prudential Building, Government Center (which is only two blocks away) or attending a convention at the Convention Center, the Bulfinch hotel is located in the heart of it all. Massachusetts General Hospital is nearby as is the Tufts New England Medical Center.
Leisure travelers to Boston will find our location accommodating as well with convenient access to Boston Common, Beacon Hill, Boston Children's Museum, Fenway Park, The Boston Museum of Science and Charles Hayden Planetarium, shopping such as the CambridgeSide Galleria, Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Simon's Copley Place Mall. Take a harbor boat tour, ride a swan in the Public Garden, take a Duck Tour, take a stroll through the Waterfront or Little Italy areas.
No matter what your activity of choice is, the Bulfinch Hotel keeps you close.
Check-in from 15:00 , check-out prior to 12:00
Parking, 24 hours Front Desk Service, Restaurant/cafe, Bar, Business centre, Gym, Pets allowed, Laundry service, Concierge service.
Shower, TV, Air conditioning, Coffee/Tea, Safe box, Mini bar, Bathrobes, Hairdryer.
Hotel adress: 107 Merrimac Street, Boston, United States
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Driving through Downtown Boston, Massachusetts westbound (Night)
Starting Point: Route 1A southbound in Revere, MA
Also Includes: Ted Williams Tunnel westbound, Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) westbound
Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also serves as county seat of Suffolk County. The largest city in New England, the city proper, covering 48 square miles (124 km2), had an estimated population of 645,966 in 2014, making it the 24th largest city in the United States. The city is the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 7.6 million people, making it the sixth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.
One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history helps attract many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone attracting over 20 million visitors. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and first subway system (1897).
The area's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education and medicine, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation for a variety of reasons. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, and government activities. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States, though it remains high on world livability rankings.
City Landmarks:
Museum of Fine Arts
North End
Boston Public Garden
Fenway Park
Boston Public Library
Freedom Trail
Arnold Arboretum
New England Holocaust Memorial
John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Waterfront
Old North Church
Beacon Hill
USS Constitution
The Printing Office of Edes & Gill
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston Common
Castle Island
Charles River Esplanade
USS Constitution Museum
Granary Burying Ground
Museum of Science
George's Island
Symphony Hall
Newbury Street
Boston, USA - 5 things to see
A few suggestions on what to see and do in Boston, Massachusetts. You really shouldn't miss Boston and New England on a road trip on the US East coast. Boston is also a great start or end city if you are doing a coast to coast road trip in USA!Sightseeing tours and activities: Boston, Massachusetts ( inspired: Read about ( USA (
BOSTON - USA Travel Guide | Around The World
Boston is the largest city in New England, the capital of the state of Massachusetts, and one of the most historic, wealthy and influential cities in the United States of America. Its plethora of museums, historical sights, and wealth of live performances, all explain why the city gets 16.3 million visitors a year, making it one of the ten most popular tourist locations in the country.
Although not technically in Boston, the neighboring cities of Cambridge and Brookline are functionally integrated with Boston by mass transit and effectively a part of the city. Cambridge, just across the Charles River, is home to Harvard, MIT, local galleries, restaurants, and bars and is an essential addition to any visit to Boston. Brookline is nearly surrounded by Boston and has its own array of restaurants and shopping.
Boston is a city of diverse neighborhoods, many of which were originally towns in their own right before being annexed to the city. This contributes to a strong pride within the neighborhoods of Boston, and many people will often tell you they are from JP (Jamaica Plain), Dot (Dorchester), Southie (South Boston), or Eastie (East Boston), rather than that they are from Boston. Alternatively, people from the suburbs will tell you they are from Boston when in fact they live in one of the nearby (or even outlying) suburbs. If in doubt, you can look for Resident Parking Only street signs, which will identify what neighborhood you are in.
Another consequence of this expansion is that the neighborhoods, in addition to their cultural identities, also retained most of their street names, regardless of whether or not Boston -or another absorbed town- already had a street with the same name. According to a survey by The Boston Globe, there are at least 200 street names that are duplicated in one or more neighborhoods in Boston. For instance, Washington Street in Downtown Boston, is different from Washington Street in Dorchester and another Washington Street in Jamaica Plain. This can play havoc with web-based mapping and direction services.
Be aware that geographic references in district names tend to mean little. For example, South Boston is different from the South End, which is actually west of South Boston and north of Dorchester and Roxbury districts. Some other confusing notables: East Boston and Charlestown are further north than the North End. The West End is in the northern part of town (bordering the North End and Charles River).
Among Boston's many neighborhoods, the historic areas of Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown, Fenway-Kenmore, the Financial District, Government Center, the North End, and the South End comprise the area considered Boston Proper. It is here where most of the buildings that make up the city's skyline are located.
The Back Bay is one of the few neighborhoods with streets organized on a grid. It is so named because it used to be mud flats on the river, until the city filled in the bay in a land-making project ending in 1862. It is now one of the higher-rent neighborhoods in the city. The north-south streets crossing the axis of Back Bay are organized alphabetically. Starting from the east, at the Public Garden, and heading west, they are: Arlington, Berkeley, Clarendon, Dartmouth, Exeter, Fairfield, Gloucester (pronounced 'gloster'), and Hereford. After Hereford Street is Massachusetts Avenue, more commonly known as Mass. Ave., and then Charlesgate, which marks the western boundary of Back Bay. The alphabetical street names continue a little way into the Fenway neighborhood on the other side of Charlesgate, with Ipswich, Jersey, and Kilmarnock, but the streets are no longer arranged in a grid.
Navigating the streets of Boston is difficult if you are not familiar with the area. While other American cities have their streets laid out in a grid (New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Phoenix), or along a river, lake, or other geographical feature (New Orleans, Cleveland), the modern streets of Boston are a twisty and seemingly incomprehensible maze. Boston in the 1600s was a narrow peninsula surrounded by farmland and distant settlements. Landfill, urban expansion, waves of radical economic change, and new technologies have seen sensible street patterns added on to and collide in less sensible ways. Due to dense development, the older street patterns have largely remained in place without being adapted to their modern surroundings. In this way, Boston is more similar to old European cities than most typical large American cities that were geometrically planned, expanded into unsettled land, or were mainly settled in the late 20th century.
Driving through Downtown Boston, Massachusetts northbound
Starting Point: Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) eastbound in Westborough, MA
Also Includes: Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) eastbound, John F. Fitzgerald (Central Artery) Expressway (Interstate 93) northbound, Leonard Zakim Bridge northbound, Northern Expressway (Interstate 93) northbound
Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also serves as county seat of Suffolk County. The largest city in New England, the city proper, covering 48 square miles (124 km2), had an estimated population of 645,966 in 2014, making it the 24th largest city in the United States. The city is the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 7.6 million people, making it the sixth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.
One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history helps attract many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone attracting over 20 million visitors. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and first subway system (1897).
The area's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education and medicine, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation for a variety of reasons. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, and government activities. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States, though it remains high on world livability rankings.
City Landmarks:
Museum of Fine Arts
North End
Boston Public Garden
Fenway Park
Boston Public Library
Freedom Trail
Arnold Arboretum
New England Holocaust Memorial
John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Waterfront
Old North Church
Beacon Hill
USS Constitution
The Printing Office of Edes & Gill
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston Common
Castle Island
Charles River Esplanade
USS Constitution Museum
Granary Burying Ground
Museum of Science
George's Island
Symphony Hall
Newbury Street