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The name "Combat Zone" was popularized through a series of exposé articles on the area Jean Cole wrote for the Boston Daily Record in the 1960s. [1] The moniker described an area that resembled a war zone both because of its well-known crime and violence, and because many soldiers and sailors on shore leave from the Charlestown (Boston) Navy Yard frequented the many strip clubs and brothels ...
Numbering plan areas and area codes since May 2001 September 1997 [1] – May 2001 [2] July 1988 [3] – September 1997 [4] [5] October 1947 – July 1988 [6]. Massachusetts is divided into five distinct numbering plan areas (NPAs), which are served by nine area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), [7] organized as four overlay complexes and a single-area code NPA.
Area code 617 was assigned to the eastern two-thirds of Massachusetts from roughly the western end of Worcester County to Boston, The Cape and Islands, and the South Coast, while the western part received area code 413. Area code 508 was activated for service on July 16, 1988, in an area code split of 617, [1] with a semicircle around Boston ...
From 1942 until 1970 the South Boston Army Base was primarily used as a terminal for military ships transporting personnel and equipment to destinations in Europe. From 1965 until 1982, the South Boston Army Base was the location of the Armed Forces Entrance and Examination Station (AFEES) serving eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Downtown Crossing is a shopping district within Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, located east of Boston Common, west of the Financial District, south of Government Center, and north of Chinatown and the old Combat Zone. It features large department stores as well as restaurants, souvenir sellers, general retail establishments, and street vendors.
Massachusetts State Militia Aviation Camp [100] Naval Airfields. No Man's Land Navy Airfield [101] Naval Ammunition Depots. Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot (Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot Annex) [102] Areas. Gull Island Bomb Area [103] Tisbury Great Pond Target Area [104] Weepecket Island Bomb Area [105] Naval Auxiliary Air Facilities
After the Vietnam War ended in 1975, refugees from Vietnam settled amongst many states, one of which includes Boston. Many early refugees fled by boat due to fear of political persecution. These people are called Vietnamese Boat People. [2] By 1992 some Vietnamese gangs were active in the Boston area. [3]
Combat Zone or Conflict Zone is a location of military or other combat, but the term may also refer to: Combat Zone (Boston), the nickname for an adult entertainment district in downtown Boston, Massachusetts; Combat Zone, a music video program on Canadian music television station MuchMusic