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North Street (Boston)
North Street in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts extends from Congress Street to Commercial Street. It runs past Dock Square, Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and North Square. It was first named in 1852, and consists of segments of streets formerly named Ann, Fish, Ship, Drawbridge, and Conduit Streets. Ann Street in the 19th century Ann Street, also known as the "Black Sea", was an infamous neighborhood in the 19th century. The main street and its side alleys formed a red-light district where brothels, inns, " jilt shops", and tavernsBergen 23. could be segregated from the rest of the city.Duis 235. Over half of Boston's brothels were located there. The establishments in the area relied heavily on custom from sailors, who had come ashore at Dock Square nearby, and working men, who used the taverns as meeting places in the winter. The area was one of the few places in Boston where African Americans and whites intermingled.Hobson 45. Ann Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Street, 1881
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Boston
The written history of Boston begins with a letter drafted by the first European inhabitant of the Shawmut Peninsula, William Blaxton. This letter is dated 7 September 1630 and was addressed to the leader of the Puritan settlement of Charlestown, Isaac Johnson. The letter acknowledged the difficulty in finding potable water on that side of Back Bay. As a remedy, Blaxton advertised an excellent spring at the foot of what is now Beacon Hill and invited the Puritans to settle with him on Shawmut. Boston was named and officially incorporated on September 30, 1630 (Old Style). The city quickly became the political, commercial, financial, religious and educational center of Puritan New England and grew to play a central role in the history of the United States. When harsh British retaliation for the Boston Tea Party resulted in further violence by the colonists, the American Revolution erupted in Boston. Colonists besieged the British in the city, fighting a famous battle at Breed's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets In Boston
Streets is the plural of street, a type of road. Streets or The Streets may also refer to: Music * Streets (band), a rock band fronted by Kansas vocalist Steve Walsh * ''Streets'' (punk album), a 1977 compilation album of various early UK punk bands * '' Streets...'', a 1975 album by Ralph McTell * '' Streets: A Rock Opera'', a 1991 album by Savatage * "Streets" (song) by Doja Cat, from the album ''Hot Pink'' (2019) * "Streets", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from the album ''Sounding the Seventh Trumpet'' (2001) * The Streets, alias of Mike Skinner, a British rapper * "The Streets" (song) by WC featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, from the album ''Ghetto Heisman'' (2002) Other uses * ''Streets'' (film), a 1990 American horror film * Streets (ice cream), an Australian ice cream brand owned by Unilever * Streets (solitaire), a variant of the solitaire game Napoleon at St Helena * Tai Streets (born 1977), American football player * Will Streets (1886–1916), English soldier and poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Street (Boston, Massachusetts)
Union Street is a street in Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts, near Faneuil Hall. Prior to 1828, it was also called Green Dragon Lane.For sale - an estate on Hanover Street and Green Dragon lane, making the corner. Boston Daily Advertiser; Date: 02-10-1816. Image gallery Image:1773 GreenDragonTavern Boston.jpg, Green Dragon Tavern, watercolor, 1773 Image:MatchDepot UnionSt BostonDirectory 1850.png, Byam, Bruce & Co's. Match Depot, 1850 Image:Homer UnionSt BostonDirectory 1852.png, William F. Homer, china, glass, crockery &c., 1852 Image:UnionSt ca1870s BostonianSociety.png, c. 1870s Image:UnionSt ca1905 HanoverSt BostonianSociety.png, Corner of Union and Hanover Streets, c. 1905 Image:2589477579 CapenHouse Boston.jpg, Capen House, 1930 See also * First Baptist Church (Boston, Massachusetts) * James Franklin (printer) * Green Dragon Tavern * New England Holocaust Memorial The New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, is dedicated to the Jewish people who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What-not
A what-not is a piece of furniture derived from the French étagère, which was exceedingly popular in England in the first three-quarters of the 19th century. It usually consists of slender uprights or pillars, supporting a series of shelves for holding china, ornaments, trifles, or " what nots", hence the allusive name. In its English form, it is a convenient piece of drawing room A drawing room is a room in a house where visitors may be entertained, and an alternative name for a living room. The name is derived from the 16th-century terms withdrawing room and withdrawing chamber, which remained in use through the 17th cent ... furniture, and was rarely valued for its aesthetic. References Attribution: * History of furniture Furniture 19th century in England English furniture {{England-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Feather Store
The Old Feather Store (1680–1860) was a shop located at Dock Square and North Street (formerly Ann Street) in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 17th–19th centuries. It was also called the Old Cocked Hat. Built in 1680 by Thomas Stanbury, it was demolished in 1860.Albert William Mann. Walks & talks about historic Boston. The Mann publishing co., 1917; p.117.Michael Holleran. Boston's changeful times: origins of preservation and planning in America. 1998; p.89. Brief history Through the years the building had several successive owners and was used for varying commercial purposes. William Antram made hats, c. 1708. John Greenleaf ran an apothecary, 1766–1778. Samuel Wallis sold goods from West India, c. 1789. Samuel Richards sold hardware, c. 1789, as did Jonathan Phillips, c. 1803. Beginning in 1806, Daniel Pomeroy, John K. Simpson, Daniel P. Simpson, and William B. Simpson sold feathers. Charles Lovejoy sold clothes, c. 1806. William Tileston conducted business in the indigo tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Museum (Boston)
The Market Museum (1804-1822) of Boston, Massachusetts, was located in Market Square, adjacent to Faneuil Hall. Phillip Woods directed the enterprise. Also called the Boston Museum, it featured displays of "wax figures, pictures, natural and fanciful curiosities -- such as have not been exhibited in this town before" and was "opened for the inspection of the public every day, from 9 o'clock in the morning until 9 in the evening." Among the highlights advertised: "the Magical Deotric, which represents a variety of elegant views of the most populous cities on the globe;" " Nairne's new patent electrical machine;" "performance of the phantasmagoria, or German ghosts;" "the great elephant Horatio;" "grand cosmorama of Montreal & its environs;" "live alligator;" "a young whale, just brought in from sea;" "live bear;" 80-foot-long "skin of the sea-elephant;" pictorial "likenesses of generals Washington and Green;" "wax figures." On the premises Woods sometimes sold goods such as "cem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Zone (Boston)
"Combat Zone" was the name given in the 1960s to the adult entertainment district in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Centered on Washington Street between Boylston Street and Kneeland Street, the area was once the site of many strip clubs, peep shows, X-rated movie theaters, and adult bookstores. It had a reputation for crime, including prostitution. In 1974, in an attempt to contain the spread of adult businesses, the Boston Redevelopment Authority officially designated the Combat Zone as the city's adult entertainment district. For a variety of reasons, such as rising property values and the introduction of home video technology, most of the adult businesses in the area have since closed, and the "Combat Zone" moniker has become obsolete. Etymology The name "Combat Zone" was popularized through a series of exposé articles on the area Jean Cole wrote for the Boston '' Daily Record'' in the 1960s. The moniker described an area that resembled a war zone both because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North End, Boston, Massachusetts
The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It has the distinction of being the city's oldest residential community, where Europeans have continuously inhabited since it was colonized in the 1630s. Though small, only , the neighborhood has nearly one hundred establishments and a variety of tourist attractions. It is known for its Italian American population and Italian-themed restaurants. The district is a pending Boston Landmark. History 17th century The North End as a distinct community of Boston was evident as early as 1646. Three years later, the area had a large enough population to support its own church, called the North Meeting House. The construction of the building also led to the development of the area now known as North Square, which was the center of community life. Increase Mather, the minister of the North Meeting House, was an influential and powerful figure who attracted residents to the North End. His home, the meeting house, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Orange Flower
Benjamin Orange Flower (October 19, 1858 – December 24, 1918), known most commonly by his initials "B.O.", was an American muckraking journalist of the Progressive era. Flower is best remembered as the editor of the liberal commentary magazine ''The Arena,'' published in Boston, New York City, and Trenton, New Jersey by the Arena Publishing Co. from 1889 until 1909. Biography Early life and education Benjamin Orange Flower was born in Albion, Illinois, on October 19, 1858, the son of Alfred Flower, a Disciples of Christ minister, and his wife Elizabeth, née Orange.Ralph E. Luker"Benjamin Orange Flower," ''American National Biography Online,'' Feb. 2000. His grandfather George Flower had emigrated from England with his friend Morris Birkbeck after speaking with Edward Coles, and with their followers founded the English settlement in the Illinois Territory. Benjamin Flower was first educated in a religious school in Albion before moving with his family to Evansville, Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
