And This Is Good Old Boston

Louis Prang & Co. printing, Roxbury street. The building is still there. Louis Prang Printing Company, Roxbury street (1884). Build...

Washington street, arched entrance of Pi(e) alley. Newsboys assembled in Pi(e) alley. There are two stories for the origin of the name Pi or...

Old Colony Depot, Kneeland street. Old Colony Depot, Kneeland street, on the right, 1883. While Boston's earliest railroad lines were la...

I meant to add a link to this web page a while ago, but it got lost in the bookmarks. This link is to an internet forum thread titled Medie...

Boston Floating Hospital, 1932 (landlubber version) BPL Flickr photo group. Boston Floating Hospital ship postcard. Once upon a time, the Bo...

Chickering building, Tremont street (BPL Flickr group). Chickering Piano Factory, Tremont street, 1895. During the 19th Century, Boston beca...

Boston, 1630 - Fort Hill labeled Corn Hill at bottom. When the Puritans settled Boston in the 1630s, there were three elevated areas on the ...