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Category: Attention to Detail

  • Where Would You Find This Gate? 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 Gate around Boston.

    Here are some hints:

    • While the gate leads to private property, it is occasionally open to the public for a community event. 
    • It is one of a series of private lanes or alleys in this section of Beacon Hill.
    • It has the nickname of Flower Lane.

     

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

     

     

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  • 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 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 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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  • Where Would You Find This Logophonetic Lettering? 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 logophonetic lettering?

    Here are some hints:

    • This object is more than 340 years old.
    • It was found in a scrap pile and brought to Boston.
    • Years later the original owner declined taking it back and gave it to the City of Boston.
    • Today is stands as a symbol of peace.
    •  It is in a Boston park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

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    Here's another clue to jog your memory.

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

     

     

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  • Where Would You Find This Logophonetic Lettering? 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 logophonetic lettering?

    Here are some hints:

    • This object is more than 340 years old.
    • It was found in a scrap pile and brought to Boston.
    • Years later the original owner declined taking it back and gave it to the City of Boston.
    • Today is stands as a symbol of peace.
    •  It is in a Boston park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

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    Here's another clue to jog your memory.

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

     

     

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  • Where Would You Find This Hand? Play Attention To Detail

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    Let's play Attention to Detail! The photo of a hand above is your clue and you have to figure out where you've seen it around Boston.

    Here are some hints:

    • It's in the South End.
    • It's in a pocket park.
    • It's worth a visit to enjoy the clean lines and wonderful details.
    • Here's another clue …

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

     

     

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