Moving To Boston- Back Bay Area (salons, rent, condos)

[CollegeGuy987]

hey....could you tell me about boston? what is it like? is it safe? what is the "back bay" area? where do rich peeps hang? What is newbury street like?

[smarty]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Ba..._Massachusetts

One more thing... you can now look at the street through Google streets.

[adambos]

I live on Newbury and its great. Wouldnt want to be aywhere else in Boston.

[beantown00]

Back Bay is that grid like section of reclaimed land which has retail, residential homes, condos, schools, the Charles river runs along it, the MBTA public transit runs along it, and alot of students live / play / attend school in that area. Dont be surprised if rent is 1 K for a run down dark studio in back bay. Food and bars are expensive. Grocery picks are few and everyone pretty much walks everywhere b/c parking is hell. Snow will bury all the parked cars so no one goes to work on snow days. Newbury street is a long street that parallels the Charles River within Back Bay and very expensive boutiques , salons, spas, pubs, restaurants, as well as the usual mall retailers are along this road. It is a one way road with little parking and access to the subway line is under ground like in NYC. There are some indie CD comic places too and ice cream shops / sushi places but all still expensive compared to China town Boston or NYC downtown ( which is a day trip on a bus tour available from China town boston ). Many tourists visit back bay too. The boston marathon ends in back bay. Back bay is a great place to live, work, play, experience, watch interesting people go by, but I never got used to the high prices for parking lots, movies, hotels, shows, clubs, sports tickets, concert tickets....Watching the Red Sox play in other cities is way way way cheaper than buying a ticket in Boston Fenway Park ! I lived there and also suburbs of Boston and I think people are friendly overall.

[smarty]

Originally Posted by beantown00

but I never got used to the high prices for parking lots,

Boston is a walking city... my suggestion is not to have a car.

As to the other stuff like...movies, hotels, shows, clubs, sports tickets, concert tickets, .... I cannot afford to go to any... oh well.

However, if you have a local student ID.... many shows and entrance fees are half price.