BACK BAY ALLEYS
Forgotten New York - By Sean Colby and Kevin Walsh Back Bay was created by filling in swamp lands that attached to the Charles River, a process which began in 1857 and was completed… Forgotten New York -
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Forgotten New York - By Sean Colby and Kevin Walsh Wedged between Government Center and the North End, along Congress Street near the old Union Oyster House, you will find a labyrinth of tangled,…...
View ArticleDOWNTOWN ALLEYS
Forgotten New York - By Sean Colby and Kevin Walsh Though the downtown area has lost an entire entertainment district (Scollay Square) in the past 50 years, and a raft of byways and mazes… Forgotten...
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Forgotten New York - By Sean Colby and Kevin Walsh Boston’s North End is the “Little Italy” section of town. The predominantly Italian community known for its pizza, pastries, and cappuccino is full...
View ArticleNORTH END ALLEYS, Part 2
Forgotten New York - By Sean Colby and Kevin Walsh Continued from Part 1 Baker’s Alley is located off of North Street, near North Square. It sits to the right of the Limoncello Restaurant… Forgotten...
View ArticleBOSTON’S SUBSTATIONS AND MANHOLES
Forgotten New York - By Sean Colby and Kevin Walsh Electricity for commercial use first got its start in Boston in the mid-1880’s with the creation of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of...
View ArticleBOSTON’S ANCIENT LAMPPOSTS
Forgotten New York - By Sean Colby and Kevin Walsh Boston once had an ornamental-type light pole with a fluted base that was used for streetlights. Although no longer used for actual streetlights,...
View ArticleROXBURY CROSSING “T”, Boston
Forgotten New York - I’ve always preferred Boston’s “T” route maps to the MTA’s in New York (though apparently the locals disagree with my assessment). One one large surface, you have a line map,…...
View ArticleACORN STREET, Beacon Hill
Forgotten New York - I wish I could do more traveling than I do. In 2005, I began an initiative called Forgotten Boston with the aid of firefighter and Boston resident Sean Colby, in… Forgotten New...
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