Overview :South Boston, once a part of Dorchester, was annexed to the city of Boston in 1804. Previously known as a tight-knit community of Polish, Li... Read More
Overview :Laid out in 1672 as the Field of Reedman, Milton Cemetery evolved over the next three-and-a-half centuries as the only place of burial in Mi... Read More
Overview :On March 4, 1822, the townsfolk of Boston voted to incorporate their town as the City of Boston. A great change had just taken place, but ev... Read More
Overview :Architecture is defined as the design of structures for various uses, but the passion of the designers and builders makes it much more than ... Read More
Overview :Hyde Park, the last town annexed to Boston in 1912, was founded in 1868 from sections of Dorchester, Milton, and Dedham. For decades, Hyde P... Read More
Overview :Boston's South End, built on mostly man-made land, had become the city's premier neighborhood by the 1850s and featured many parks embellish... Read More
Overview :The streets of Boston s North End, some laid out in the seventeenth century, exude a rich history that has included every generation of immi... Read More
Overview :Jordan Marsh opened its first store in 1851 on Milk Street in Boston selling assorted dry goods. Following the Civil War, the store moved to... Read More
Overview :In 1765, Dr. James Baker of Dorchester stumbled upon Irishman John Hannon crying on the banks of the mighty Neponset River. Hannon, though p... Read More
Overview :Kenmore Square and The Fenway of Boston Through Time chronicles the history and development of an area of the city of Boston that only began... Read More
Overview :The Back Bay was one of Boston's premier residential neighborhoods between 1837 and 1901. From its quagmire beginnings and with the creation... Read More
Overview :The Christmas Tree Shops was an icon of New England, with stores that offered a diverse assortment of merchandise from seasonal decorations,... Read More
Overview :The Church of the Holy Spirit was founded by Annie Lawrence Rotch as a memorial to her father, Benjamin Smith Rotch. She said in her booklet... Read More
Overview :Howard Johnson created an orange-roofed empire of ice cream stands and restaurants that stretched from Maine to Florida and all the way to t... Read More
Overview :The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Order Sons of Italy in America was chartered in 1914 and is one of the oldest lodges in the United States.... Read More