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Historic Downtown Boston

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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.

The carousel in the Boston Common
Boston Common Carousel

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 large ornate gate at the Chinatown entrance in Boston, MA
Chinatown entrance in Boston
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.

The Old State House one of the oldest public buildings in the US.
The Old State House

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.

Comments

7 responses to “Historic Downtown Boston”

  1. ourcrossings Avatar

    Boston looks amazing, especially the Old State House set against the skyscrapers! It’s one of the places I would love to visit one day 😀 thanks for sharing and have a good day 😀 Aiva

    1. Sharon Avatar
      Sharon

      Thank you! It’s a great city! I recommend a spring visit! Thanks for stopping by!

  2. Tatiana Avatar

    Very interesting buildings and structures – What a nice city and photos!
    I invite you to participate with this post in my weekly challenge: “Thursday Travel: : Buildings with Character”
    http://www.travelways.com/el-castillo-de-los-duendes-oaxaca-mexico-thursday-travel/

    1. Sharon Avatar
      Sharon

      Thank you, Tatiana!

  3. bestregardsfromfar Avatar

    I have never been to Boston but reading this makes me want to go! I love your photos :-) thanks for sharing!

    1. Sharon Avatar
      Sharon

      Thank you! It’s a great place to visit!

  4. […] first time I visited Boston, MA, I was able to visit Chinatown (read the blog here). It also cold and rainy, but I still walked around and took photos. I’m glad I did! […]

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