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Boston, Massachusetts Saturday, September 30, 2006 Nearby residents of neighboring states that have fled Massachusetts refer to the state at "Taxachusetts." While they don't care for the stench of high taxes they long for the services that the high taxes provide. Massachusetts was heralded in the 19th century as the “Athens of America,” the city was and continues to be a lively cultural and intellectual center. The early 19th century was a time of great literary and cultural flowering including notable celebrities such as Emerson, Hawthorne, Alcott, Thoreau, Whittier and Longfellow. During the 1840’s, Boston’s neighborhoods began to change, as large numbers of Irish cane, fleeing the potato famine. Floods of other nationalities followed, mainly from Eastern and Southern Europe, the variety of ethnic restaurants in Boston is legendary. Massachusetts was vigorously opposed to slavery, and supported Lincoln’s efforts to eliminate it from American life. It was also one of the first states to send troops during the Civil War, and the recruiting never slowed. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was one of the first units composed of free black soldiers. The heroic story of these men was the basis of the movie “Glory.” Today Boston is both old and new, quaint and modern and a city of 600,000 people that have combined historic districts with revitalized urban centers while remaining faithful to its venerable roots. It is a city every American should visit at least once. We went on a tour of the city. Although there was a person who served to point out sites of interest, it is difficult to remember which was which. Thus, the following compilations of photos will give you an overview of the variety of building styles and types.
We begin to see how the "old" has been blended in with the "new."
Boston City Hall and a spire on the Boston Bridge
Trinity Church -- one of the oldest in the city of Boston.
At one stop we found a block-long mall that consisted of the combination of eateries. While I had planned to buy a bowl of clam chowder I found the pricing to be a bit beyond reason.
Now I understood the reason that people hate the high taxes of Taxachussetts. Return to New England Advance to Bar Harbor
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