Washington Street in #Boston circa 1860

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Son the crooks and turnings and devious wanderings of Old Boston landmarks and byways would be nothing more than a memory of the past.

I have visited Boston plenty of times and from my first visit I instantly became obsessed and fell in love with the city. Every time I visit this city my excitement and love for the city only grows. Honestly, what’s there not to love? The city is the perfect size, not too big and not too small, almost everything is within walking distance, the food is amazing, the city is right on the water, the buildings are beautiful, full of 19th century brownstones, cobblestone and brick roads, and there…

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Local accession number: 13_07_000024 Title: Boston, "Old Cocked Hat", Dock Square, 1680. Genre: Photographs; Photographic prints Date created: 1895-1905 (approximate) Physical description: 1 photograph : print ; sheet 7 x 9 cm General notes: Title from item. Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger. Subjects: Buildings Collection: Archive of Photographic Documentation of Early Massachusetts Architecture Rights: No known copyright restrictions.

12. A festive shot of Faneuil Hall, 1870

File name: 08_02_000652 Box label: Fairchild aerial photos: Downtown Boston (incl. harbor): High obliques (Greater Boston) Title: Boston. Business district Alternative title: Creator/Contributor: Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. (photographer) Date issued: Date created: 1925 Physical description: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. Genre: Gelatin silver prints; Aerial photographs; Cityscape photographs Subjects: United States Customhouse (Boston, Mass.); Cities & towns…

Boston photography showing the historic Old State House along the Freedom Trail in downtown Boston. Historic Boston photo prints are available https://juergen-roth.pixels.com/featured/historic-boston-old-state-house-juergen-roth.html Image licensing at www.RothGalleries.com. Please contact me direct with any questions or request. Good light and happy photo making!

In the race to construct America’s first subway, Boston ultimately prevailed over rival New York City. But as a new book shows, there would be tragedy before triumph.

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File name: 08_02_003594 Box label: Street views: Washington Street Title: No. 19, Washington St., Boston Alternative title: Creator/Contributor: Date issued: Date created: Physical description: 1 photographic print ; 9 x 6 1/2 in. Genre: Photographic prints Subjects: Commercial streets; Buildings Notes: Provenance: Statement of responsibility: Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: Rights status not evaluated.

It leveled entire neighborhoods and claimed many lives. Here’s how the Great Boston Fire of 1872 changed the face of our state’s capital forever.

The old post office at Post Office Square in Boston which was demolished in 1929. This post office was under construction during the Great Boston Fire of...

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