Category Archives: Massachusetts

A Quick Visit to Salem MA

December 22, 2019 Sharon Leave a comment

I recently visited some friends in Massachusetts. While I spent most of my time in Boston, I did spend half a day in Salem. One thing I learned is that maybe a Saturday in October isn’t the best time for me to visit this historic Massachusetts town. I will definitely go back, though. If you’d like to know more, you can listen to the podcast episode on Touristinyourtownpodcast.com

There was rain. There were lots of people, although they were all at the other end of this street in this pic.

Historic Buildings

The John Ward House was built in 1684 and is considered First Period architecture. The historic Salem home is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The historic Old Town Hall in downtown Salem. The structure was built in 1816-1817.

The Pickman House was built in 1664. The home is owned by the Peabody Essex Museum and is not open to the public.

This clock is attached to the Legends restaurant. I could not find any info about it, so if you know anything, please share!

Historic Downtown Boston

November 30, 2019 Sharon 6 Comments

In the first blog about Boston, I talked about rain. The first part of my full day there, I walked around Back Bay East, following the Women’s Heritage Trail. As I made my way from Back Bay East to Faneuil Hall Market Place where I was meeting a friend, I found some great photo ops in historic downtown Boston.

Boston Common

I made my way through the massive central park in downtown Boston. It is considered the oldest city park in the US, as it dates from 1634. The park is 50 acres. I found the carousel to be sad and lonely on this rainy day in October.

Chinatown

As I made my way out of the park, I found myself in Chinatown. Boston’s Chinatown is the largest outside of New York City.

The brightly lit marquee for the Empire Garden in Chinatown. — The Empire Garden was once a movie theatre.

Old State House

I finally made my way to Faneuil Hall but was not able to take pics as it was getting remodeled. From the Marketplace we decided to do some indoor activities as the rain and wind was getting intense. We decided to visit the Old State House. The Old State House was home to the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is one of the oldest public buildings in the US.

Thanks for reading about my Boston walk about. Interested in learning more? Visit the podcast to hear about it.

As always prints are available for each of these photos.

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Boston Back Bay East

November 17, 2019 Sharon 5 Comments

When I visited Boston, I knew that I wanted to find out more about historic women in Boston. My podcast, Tourist in your Town, specializes in historic women and minorities. There are several different areas featured on the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail. So, I decided to walk the Back Back East tour and try to find some of the historic places associated with these women.

I discovered that most of the homes associated with the women did not have markers, so a handy printed map would have been helpful for me. I tried to use my phone, but that just didn’t work well for me. But I did find some beautiful doors and entrance ways in this historically residential area.

Iron and glass doors in the arched entries are eye catching, but the vintage looking bicycle is what really grabbed my attention. — There’s just something about a simple bicycle, waiting for someone to take an adventure.

Side by side blue doors against a decorative white arched entry and a single, un-carved pumpkin on the stoop. — It’s that sad, lonely pumpkin against those heavy blue doors.

Be sure to listen to the episode featuring these women and historic locations in the Back Bay East area of Boston.

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