Apparently, Boston was founded today in in 1630. Happy Anniversary old girl.
"Old Boston with its zigzag streets and multitudinous angles, (crush up a sheet of letter-paper in your hand, throw it down, stamp it flat, and that is a map of old Boston) — new Boston with its miles upon miles of large and costly houses — Beacon street, Commonwealth avenue, and a hundred others. [...] The New England metropolis of to-day may be described as sunny, (there is something else that makes warmth, mastering even winds and meteorologies, though those are not to be sneez'd at,) joyous, receptive, full of ardor, sparkle, a certain element of yearning, magnificently tolerant, yet not to be fool'd; fond of good eating and drinking [...]."
~ Walt Whitman, Specimen Days
And that's why I love my town.
3 comments:
Hi PB, i love to read history of Bean Town. I didn't know that Boston was founded in 1630 on Sept 17th. Ben Affleck's movie "The Town" just came out. I can't wait to see it, i love to watch movies with our city's scenery.
Once a Bostonian always a Bostonian, we are a dedicated bunch.
take care
nancy
Huh. 1630. Not sure of the day, but also the year the Pope declared Gallileo's writings as heretical. Interesting year. Happy Anny Boston.
Walt! *sigh*
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