Have you ever noticed the historic markers around town? There actually is a database and the Paul Revere House marker was recently updated. The online citizen-kept website is called the Historical Marker Database. Click here to see the updated marker page for Paul Revere’s House From the marker: “In recognition of the national significance of Read More…
On January 17, 1950, the Great Brink’s Robbery took place in Boston’s North End at the corner of Commercial and Prince Streets. Still known today as the “Brink’s Garage,” the property marks where $1,218,211.29 in cash and $1,557,183.83 in checks, money orders, and other securities were taken in the “crime of the century” and the Read More…
Featuring the North End / Waterfront and downtown Boston in a pre-American Revolution simulation, a video walkthrough of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III video game was released at this week’s Comic-Con 2012. Narrated by the game’s creative director, Alex Hutchinson, the preview starts out at the Old North Church and captures many of the colonial Read More…
