среда, 7 ноября 2012 г.
Traditions of Boston
Picnic in Copley Square
Bangkok? London? Nope. It’s Boston’s Copley Square, a place of sweet serenity in bustling Boston.
Green Dragon Tavern
Paul Revere and his Revolutionary buddies frequented the Green Dragon Tavern, an old New England-style pub now open seven days a week.
Silhouette, Charles River
A runner makes tracks along the Charles River, which flows between Cambridge and Boston Harbor.
Painting in the Public Garden
With its flowering trees and bulbs, the Public Garden—not far from Charles Street—lures a plein air painter to its grounds.
Charles River Near Harvard University
Pull! Not far from Harvard, rowers on the Charles offer an archetypal glimpse of New England’s largest city.
Bar Scene
Bostonians love their bars: There are more than 670 in the city.
Boston Athenaeum
The Boston Athenaeum has existed for more than 200 years in four locations. The current building, constructed between 1847 and 1849, houses books once in the libraries of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Fenway Park
America’s oldest major-league baseball stadium that’s still in continuous use, Fenway Park has hosted eight World Series, most recently in 2007.
Red Sox Fan
In Boston, it’s emphatically “root, root, root for the Red Sox.” The team’s fans across the country and around the world are routinely referred to as “Red Sox Nation.”
Boston Red Sox Vendors
A concessionaire sells clam chowder
вторник, 6 ноября 2012 г.
Boston famous people
| Abbott, Lyman | 1835-1922 | Theologian |
| Adams, Henry | 1838-1918 | Journalist, Historian |
| Adams, Samuel | 1722-1803 | Patriot, Statesman |
| Ball, Thomas | 1819-1911 | Sculptor |
| Burgess, Gelett | 1866-1851 | Artist & Author |
| Copley, John Singleton | 1738-1815 | Artist |
| Curley, James Michael | 1874-1958 | Mayor of Boston |
| Bloomberg, Michael | 1942- | Mayor of New York |
| Emerson, Ralph Waldo | 1803-1882 | Transcendentalist |
| Farmer, Fannie | 1857-1915 | Chef |
| Franklin, Benjamin | 1706-1790 | Statesman, Inventor |
| Gibson, Charles Dana | 1867-1944 | Graphic Artist |
| Hassam, Childe | 1859-1935 | Artist |
| Holmes Jr, Oliver Wendell | 1841-1935 | U.S. Supreme Court Justice |
| Homer, Winslow | 1836-1910 | Painter |
| Hutchinson, Thomas | 1711-1780 | Royal Governor, Historian |
| Jeffries, John | 1745-1819 | Surgeon, Meteorologist |
| Johnson, Howard | 1896-1972 | Restauranteur |
| Kennedy, Joseph | 1888-1969 | Ambassador to England |
| Kennedy, Edward | 1932-2009 | U.S. Senator |
| Lodge, Henry Cabot | 1850-1924 | U.S. Senator, Historian |
| Lowell, Percival | 1855-1916 | Astronomer |
| Mather, Cotton | 1663-1728 | Clergyman, Author |
| Morse, Samuel | 1791-1872 | Inventor (Telegraphy) |
| Otis, Harrison Gray | 1765-1848 | U.S. Senator |
| Pearce, Charles Sprague | 1851-1914 | Artist |
| Phillips, Wendell | 1811-1874 | Abolitionist |
| Pickering, Edward | 1846-1919 | Physicist, Astronomer |
| Poe, Edgar Allan | 1809-1849 | Author, Poet |
| Revere, Paul | 1735-1818 | Patriot, Metalsmith |
| Rockwell, Willard | 1888-1978 | Industrialist (Transport) |
| Shaw, Robert Gould | 1837-1863 | Colonel, U.S. Army |
| Sprague, Charles | 1791-1875 | Banker, Poet |
| Sumner, Charles | 1811-1874 | U.S. Senator, Abolitionist |
| Winchester, Oliver | 1810-1880 | Inventor (Weapons) |
Boston seen sights (tourist attractions)
| New England Aquarium | $22.95 |
| Hop-On/Off Beantown Trolley | $44.00 |
| Museum of Science | $22.00 |
| Fenway Park Tour | $16.00 |
| Paul Revere House | $3.50 |
| Old State House Museum | $7.50 |
| USS Constitution Cruise by Boston Harbor Cruises | $18.90 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | $22.00 |
| MIT Museum | $8.50 |
| Boston Children's Museum | $14.00 |
Boston cultural events
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Boston historical people
| Architects | |||
1763
- 1844
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Charles Bulfinc | ||
1838
- 1886
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H.H. Richardson | ||
| Political | |||
1722
- 1803
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Samuel Adams | ||
1765
- 1848
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Harrison Gray Otis | ||
1767
- 1848
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John Quincy Adams | ||
1772
- 1864
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Josiah Quincy | ||
1818
- 1893
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Lucy Stone | ||
1847
- 1900
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Roger Wolcott | ||
1850
- 1924
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Henry Cabot Lodge | ||
1902
- 1985
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr | ||
| Religious | |||
1591
- 1643
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Anne Hutchinson | ||
1821
- 1910
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Mary Baker Eddy | ||
1835
- 1893
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Phillips Brooks | ||
Boston History
1.) Boston is the twentieth largest city in the country with a 2009 population of 645,169
2.) Boston is the 4th most densly populated city in the country
3.) Boston is often refered to as a “city of neighborhoods” because of the profusion of diverse subsections. There are 21 official neighborhoods in Boston they include: Allston/Brighton, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown/Leather District, Dorchester, Downtown/Financial District, East Boston, Fenway/Kenmore, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Mission Hill, North End, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South End, West End, and West Roxbury.
4.) The hottest month is July, with a mean temperature of 73.9 °F (23.3 °C). The coldest month is January, with a mean of 29.3 °F (−1.5 °C).
5.) The “Boston accent” is widely parodied in the U.S. as the speech of the Kennedys. It is non-rhotic (i.e., drops the “r” sound at the end of syllables unless the next syllable starts with a vowel) and traditionally uses a “broad a” in certain words, so “bath” can sound like “bahth
6.) One of the best known sporting events in the city is the Boston Marathon, the 26.2 mile (42.2 km) run from Hopkinton to Copley Square in the Back Bay which is the world’s oldest annual marathon run
7.) Boston’s reputation as “the Athens of America” derives in large part from the teaching and research activities of more than 100 colleges and universities located in the Greater Boston Area, with more than 250,000 students attending college in Boston and Cambridge alone
8.) While they have played in suburban Foxborough since 1971, the New England Patriots were founded in 1960 as the Boston Patriots.
9.) Encompassing $363 billion, the Greater Boston metropolitan area has the sixth-largest economy in the country. In 2006, Boston and its metropolitan area ranked as the fourth-largest cybercity in the United States with 191,700 high-tech jobs. Only NYC Metro, DC Metro, and Silicon Valley have larger high-tech sectors
10.) Approx 72% of the population of Boston is under 44 with the median age being 31
2.) Boston is the 4th most densly populated city in the country
3.) Boston is often refered to as a “city of neighborhoods” because of the profusion of diverse subsections. There are 21 official neighborhoods in Boston they include: Allston/Brighton, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown/Leather District, Dorchester, Downtown/Financial District, East Boston, Fenway/Kenmore, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Mission Hill, North End, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South End, West End, and West Roxbury.
4.) The hottest month is July, with a mean temperature of 73.9 °F (23.3 °C). The coldest month is January, with a mean of 29.3 °F (−1.5 °C).
5.) The “Boston accent” is widely parodied in the U.S. as the speech of the Kennedys. It is non-rhotic (i.e., drops the “r” sound at the end of syllables unless the next syllable starts with a vowel) and traditionally uses a “broad a” in certain words, so “bath” can sound like “bahth
6.) One of the best known sporting events in the city is the Boston Marathon, the 26.2 mile (42.2 km) run from Hopkinton to Copley Square in the Back Bay which is the world’s oldest annual marathon run
7.) Boston’s reputation as “the Athens of America” derives in large part from the teaching and research activities of more than 100 colleges and universities located in the Greater Boston Area, with more than 250,000 students attending college in Boston and Cambridge alone
8.) While they have played in suburban Foxborough since 1971, the New England Patriots were founded in 1960 as the Boston Patriots.
9.) Encompassing $363 billion, the Greater Boston metropolitan area has the sixth-largest economy in the country. In 2006, Boston and its metropolitan area ranked as the fourth-largest cybercity in the United States with 191,700 high-tech jobs. Only NYC Metro, DC Metro, and Silicon Valley have larger high-tech sectors
10.) Approx 72% of the population of Boston is under 44 with the median age being 31
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