We officially said goodbye to the holidays on Beacon Hill today. The day of undecorating the hill's roughly 1,100 gas lamps began at a Beacon Hill Civic Association breakfast hosted by Tom Kershaw at the Hampshire House.
"Thomas Crown Affair" scene shot on Acorn Street in Beacon Hill
Last night I watched "The Thomas Crown Affair" from 1968 which was filmed in Boston. I haven't seen this movie in years and it was a treat to see the City of Boston and surrounding areas star in this original production of this title.
Despite indications that the Earl of Sandwich restaurant would be opening in the Boston Common before the end of the 2012 outdoor dining season, it looks like you'll have to wait until 2013 to try out the Common's newest dining option.
Joe Schutt of Unit Realty Group team and, Tracy Bellavance, of Poli Mortgage hosted a "Baby Animals In the City" event today at Coco Baby in the South End. Starting at 10 a.m. the first wave of happy, excited children arrived with their parents in tow to meet baby goats (kids), chicks, rabbits and ducklings.
Today while waiting outside the Beacon Hill Market at the corner of Anderson and Myrtle with Ruebin, our dog, I spied the manhole featured in the photo.
The old John Hancock building near Copley Square topped by its weather beacon as seen from across the street at The Clarendon (Unit 20E)
Located at the Arlington Street gate is the equestrian statue of George Washington, by Thomas Ball in 1869
The Boston Common's Founders Memorial by John F. Paramino, is a tribute to two of the most historical figures in Boston. It depicts William Blackstone, the first settler of Boston, openly greeting John Winthrop, who would go on to be the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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