Before the North End was an urban neighborhood community, it was an island. Before Hanover Street was a commercialized concrete jungle, it was a neck. Characterized by the early colonial, John Winthrop, “the north part of the town separate from the rest by a narrow stream which was cut through a neck of land by Read More…
UNITY ST (a link that runs parallel between Salem St. and Hanover St.) — feeding from the head of Garden Court, Unity Street is a narrow passageway that serves as a vessel for the surrounding streets- Hanover St, Charter St, Tileston St, Salem St. Unity Street is also an old neighborhood watermark. Centuries ago, the Read More…
CLEAN ENERGY– Sustainability is wired to the DNA of Boston. The birthplace of America is on a mission that began with a windmill. WINDMILL HILL (the predecessor to the site of Boston’s second largest burying ground, otherwise known as Copp’s Hill)– was the site of the first working windmill erected in Boston. ‘Puritan Picnics’ occupied the Read More…
SNOW HILL (a shortcut from Charter St to Prince St) – has nothing to do with snow or ice. According to the origin of its namesake, the street is named after Snowhill Lane in London: “It occurs very early as Snor or Snore Hill, later as Sore, and finally as Snow Hill. It has been Read More…