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It is a center of Boston Brahmin families - New England's upper class - and is known as one of the big four clubs in the country, the other three being the Knickerbocker Club in New York, the Metropolitan Club in Washington D.C, and the Pacific-Union Club in San Francisco. [citation needed] The original club was informal, without a clubhouse.
The Boston cherubs mostly date from the mid-18th century to around 1810 and have direct lineage to earlier funerary art, often showing a living human arched by wings. The John Stevens Shop of Newport began using Cherub effigies as early as 1705, and carvers in the Merrimack Valley region were using soul/cherub designs starting in the 1680s.
The Lincoln–Sunset Historic District is a residential historic district located west of the downtown area of Amherst, Massachusetts.Colloquially known as Millionaire's Row, the district extends along Lincoln and Sunset Avenues between Northampton Street (Massachusetts Route 9) and the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Detail of 1814 map of Boston, showing Ann St. and vicinity North Street, looking up from North Square, ca.1894 Ann Street was the main thoroughfare through the neighborhood. It ran from Faneuil Market , spanned an old drawbridge, and led into the rest of the Boston's North End, terminating at the wharves.
Dorchester (/ ˈ d ɔːr tʃ ɛ s t ər /) is a neighborhood comprising more than 6 square miles (16 km 2) in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630 from Dorchester, Dorset, England, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The Escuelita Agueybana Day Care Centers records, 1978-1996 are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA. The United South End Settlements records, 1892-2006 (bulk 1980-1999) are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
Boston Swan Boat The Swan Boat dock; note pedals on nearest boat Swan Boats, 2013 Closeup of Swan Boats in 1980. The Swan Boats are a fleet of pontoon pleasure boats which operate in a pond in the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Swan Boats have been in operation since 1877, and have since become a cultural icon for the city. They ...
The State Theatre, 1967 by Nick DeWolf "Combat Zone" was the name given in the 1960s to the adult entertainment district in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.Centered on Washington Street between Boylston Street and Kneeland Street, the area was once the site of many strip clubs, peep shows, X-rated movie theaters, and adult bookstores.