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Category: Architecture

  • Where Would You Find This Stone Wall? Let’s Play Attention to Detail!

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    Let's play Attention to Detail! We give you a close-up clue and you have to figure out where you've seen this stone wall around Boston.

    Here are some hints:

    • It lies between two downtown neighborhoods.
    • It is often photographed.
    • Thousands of people ride around it.
    • It is in a very watery spot this time of year.

    Ready? Click through or scroll down past this great book about Boston for the answer.

     

     

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  • Where Would You Find This Swag? Let’s Play Attention to Detail!

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    Let's play Attention to Detail! We give you a close-up clue and you have to figure out where you've seen it around Boston. So where have you seen this swag on a building?

    Here are some hints:

    • It was built in 1911.
    • The original building permits list it as a five-story, nine-family tenement house with one store.
    • It is on a corner building in a less traveled part of the Beacon Hill neighborhood.
    • The street name on one side fits a theme that runs throughout the neighborhood.
    • The other street was named for a person.

    Ready? Click through or scroll down past this great book about Boston for the answer.

     

     

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  • Where Would You Find This Swag? Let’s Play Attention to Detail!

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    Let's play Attention to Detail! We give you a close-up clue and you have to figure out where you've seen it around Boston. So where have you seen this swag on a building?

    Here are some hints:

    • It was built in 1911.
    • The original building permits list it as a five-story, nine-family tenement house with one store.
    • It is on a corner building in a less traveled part of the Beacon Hill neighborhood.
    • The street name on one side fits a theme that runs throughout the neighborhood.
    • The other street was named for a person.

    Ready? Click through or scroll down past this great book about Boston for the answer.

     

     

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  • Where Would You Find This Balcony? Let’s Play Attention to Detail!

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    Let's play Attention to Detail! We give you a close-up clue and you have to figure out where you've seen it around Boston.

    Here are some hints:

    • Today this building has changed very little from the way it looked in the early 1900s.
    • That may be due to having had the same owner for many years.
    • During certain hours of the day, you are welcome to come in and look around the inside of this building. 
    • It has a very prestigious history.
    • It is located in the Back Bay.

    Ready? Click through or scroll down past this great book about Boston for the answer.

     

     

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  • Where Would You Find This Balcony? Let’s Play Attention to Detail!

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    Let's play Attention to Detail! We give you a close-up clue and you have to figure out where you've seen it around Boston.

    Here are some hints:

    • Today this building has changed very little from the way it looked in the early 1900s.
    • That may be due to having had the same owner for many years.
    • During certain hours of the day, you are welcome to come in and look around the inside of this building. 
    • It has a very prestigious history.
    • It is located in the Back Bay.

    Ready? Click through or scroll down past this great book about Boston for the answer.

     

     

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  • Where Would You Find This Ghost Sign, Let’s play Attention to Detail!

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    Let's play Attention to Detail! We give you a close-up clue and you have to figure out where you've seen it around Boston.

    Here are some hints:

    • It is on a main street in Boston's South End.
    • The words are still significant.
    • It is in the South End Landmark District established in 1983. Today it would seem to fall under the guideline that, "Advertising or general information signs are not allowed."

    Ready? Click through or scroll down past this great book about Boston for the answer.

     

     

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  • Where Would You Find This Ghost Sign, Let’s play Attention to Detail!

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    Let's play Attention to Detail! We give you a close-up clue and you have to figure out where you've seen it around Boston.

    Here are some hints:

    • It is on a main street in Boston's South End.
    • The words are still significant.
    • It is in the South End Landmark District established in 1983. Today it would seem to fall under the guideline that, "Advertising or general information signs are not allowed."

    Ready? Click through or scroll down past this great book about Boston for the answer.

     

     

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  • BackBayHouses.org, Time to Check in Again and a Way to Contribute to the Site

    During Preservation Month, we had the great pleasure of attending the "Reformed, Remodeled, Replaced, Redeemed" a Walking Tour of the Back Bay led by Tom High from BackBayHouses.org and Susie Shafer, Co-Chair Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay's Architecture Committee.

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    Penny is a regular visitor to BackBayHouses.org because she uses it for fact checking when she writes about Back Bay Architecture and quotes from it when she finds some delightful tidbit to feature in her Attention to Detail newspaper columns.

    But, as we listened to all the new information Tom presented in this tour, we said it was time to remind our readers that this is not a static site. New photos, blueprints, deed records, corrections, and additional information are being added all the time. 

    A Very Important Request from the Publishers of BackBayHouses.org

    We also wanted to pass on a very important way that you can help make this site (that is already such an important historical record) even better. We asked Tom High to put the request in his own words.

    "We're constantly looking for old photos or drawings of the houses in the Back Bay that will help illustrate how they have evolved over the years. We'd love to hear from anyone who might have something they could share. And we also are always looking for new information or corrections about the houses and who lived in them. The best way to reach us is through the 'contact' tab on the website."

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    So check your own building's records and any others that you have for some interesting knowledge. Check those old boxes of photos and albums to see if any of them contain images you might be willing to share.

    Send along any stories or tidbits of information you have about buildings in the residential district of the Back Bay.

    The site is carefully fact checked and edited, so you know that proper documentation will be in place and credits given for any material used. 

    And, should this very quickly sold-out tour ever be offered again, be sure to get on the list to attend.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • BackBayHouses.org, Time to Check in Again and a Way to Contribute to the Site

    During Preservation Month, we had the great pleasure of attending the "Reformed, Remodeled, Replaced, Redeemed" a Walking Tour of the Back Bay led by Tom High from BackBayHouses.org and Susie Shafer, Co-Chair Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay's Architecture Committee.

    IMG_3411 copy

    Penny is a regular visitor to BackBayHouses.org because she uses it for fact checking when she writes about Back Bay Architecture and quotes from it when she finds some delightful tidbit to feature in her Attention to Detail newspaper columns.

    But, as we listened to all the new information Tom presented in this tour, we said it was time to remind our readers that this is not a static site. New photos, blueprints, deed records, corrections, and additional information are being added all the time. 

    A Very Important Request from the Publishers of BackBayHouses.org

    We also wanted to pass on a very important way that you can help make this site (that is already such an important historical record) even better. We asked Tom High to put the request in his own words.

    "We're constantly looking for old photos or drawings of the houses in the Back Bay that will help illustrate how they have evolved over the years. We'd love to hear from anyone who might have something they could share. And we also are always looking for new information or corrections about the houses and who lived in them. The best way to reach us is through the 'contact' tab on the website."

    IMG_0441

    So check your own building's records and any others that you have for some interesting knowledge. Check those old boxes of photos and albums to see if any of them contain images you might be willing to share.

    Send along any stories or tidbits of information you have about buildings in the residential district of the Back Bay.

    The site is carefully fact checked and edited, so you know that proper documentation will be in place and credits given for any material used. 

    And, should this very quickly sold-out tour ever be offered again, be sure to get on the list to attend.

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • Where Would You Find This Hub in the Hub? Play Attention to Detail!

    With our Attention to Detail game, you get a photo clue, some hints, and then we give you a photo answer and a bit more about this piece of Boston.

    Here is your clue? What is it part of and where would you find it?

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    Here are some hints:

    • It is in an area that grows quiet this time of year making it a great place to take a walk.
    • It is in an architectural conservation district with many beautiful examples of 19th Century architecture (another reason to pay a visit).
    • It is owned by an institution of higher learning.
    • It has a connection to one of our favorite places.

    Ready? Click through or scroll down past this great book about Boston for the answer.

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