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Downtown Boston is the central business district of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston was founded in 1630. Boston was founded in 1630. The largest of the city's commercial districts, Downtown is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters; city, county, state and federal government facilities; and many of Boston's tourist ...
The West Street District is a historic district on West Street in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the city's "ladder districts" that runs between Tremont Street and Washington Street in the Downtown Crossing commercial/retail area. The district includes four buildings located near the corner of Tremont and West Streets, all built in the early ...
Temple Place Street. Temple Place Historic District is a national historic district at 11-55, and 26-58 Temple Place in Boston, Massachusetts.The district encompasses a set of fifteen well-preserved 19th and early-20th century buildings representing the increasing commercialization of the area, which was a fashionable upper-class address in the late 18th century.
Stylized map of the Boston subway system from 2013. The map does not reflect changes since, including the 2014 opening of Assembly station, the 2018 start of SL3 service, and the 2022 opening of the Green Line Extension. This is a list of MBTA subway stations in Boston and surrounding municipalities.
Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), [17] the first public school (Boston Latin School, 1635), [18] and the first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897). [19] Boston has emerged as a global leader in higher education and research [20] and the largest biotechnology hub in the world. [21]
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.
Dock Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, is a public square adjacent to Faneuil Hall, bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower. [1] Its name derives from its original (17th-century) location at the waterfront.
Detail of 1899 map of Boston, showing Atlantic Ave. and vicinity From 1868 to 1874, [1] the section north of Broad Street was built, taking it into Commercial Street, with which it formed a waterfront route around the North End , and the portion of Broad Street south of the new road was renamed Atlantic Avenue.