{"id":95,"date":"2009-01-25T18:36:40","date_gmt":"2009-01-25T18:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/paul.hodgkinson\/wordpress\/index.php\/2009\/01\/boston-i\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:36:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:36:49","slug":"boston-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2009\/01\/boston-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston I"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first of a pair of photo sets from a conference visit (Materials Research Society) to Boston in early December. The common theme is “outside” – no prizes for guessing the following theme!<\/p>\n

\"BostonHancockTower\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The hotel was in a prime site in the Back Bay<\/a> of Boston, just up Boylston street from the iconic John Hancock tower<\/a> [42 20 58 N, 71 4 29 W], here with Trinity Church<\/a> in the foreground. The land of Back Bay was created by infill of Boston Bay in the latter half of the 19th century.<\/p>\n

\"BostonCommAve\"<\/a>\"BostonCommAve2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Commonwealth Avenue runs up the length of Back Bay, parallel to Newbury and Boylston streets.<\/p>\n

\"BostonCommon\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Entering the historic centre of Boston, via Boston Common<\/a> [42 21 13 N, 71 4 63 W].<\/p>\n

\"BostonCapitol\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The state capitol<\/a> [42 21 29 N, 71 3 49 W] (of Massachusetts) lies on the north-eastern point of the Common. (The surrounding Beacon Hill<\/a> neighbourhood is well worth a visit, but the sun was too low for a decent picture).<\/p>\n

\"BostonBuryingGround\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground<\/a> [42 22 2 N, 71 3 23 W] in the North End<\/a> area is one of America’s oldest cemeteries. North End was the site of an unusual industrial accident – the Boston Molasses Disaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"BostonTeaParty\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A plaque marking the Boston Tea Party<\/a>. The ethics of the Tea Party are a little greyer than presented here. The protesters were angry over the selective removal<\/em> of the tea tax for the East India Company. Many were smugglers seeking to protect their lucrative trade from a “state supported” rival.<\/p>\n

\"BostonBridge\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Machinery on the Congress Street bridge [42 21 8 N, 71 3 6 W].<\/p>\n

\"BostonSkyline\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking back at the Financial District from the Congress Street bridge.<\/p>\n

\"BostonNight\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Night view towards the centre of Boston from the Aquarium [42 21 33 N, 71 3 0 W].<\/p>\n

\"BostonNewburyStreet\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Night on Newbury Street<\/a> – an upmarket shopping street where the ground floors of many of the Victorian brownstone houses have been converted to boutique-style shops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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