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Old 06-02-2008, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Pix taken on a walk through town last spring. Went from Mass Ave down Newbury, over Dartmouth, Down Boylston, through the Garden and the Common, Downtown Crossing, around the Financial District, back through ChinaTown and up through the South End.

Church Park
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Mass Ave
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The next pix are all Newbury St on a nice spring day.
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Dartmouth St
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Boylston St at Copley Sq
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Trinity Church
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John Hancock Tower
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Boston Public Library with the Pru in the back
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Boylston at Berkeley
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Old 06-02-2008, 03:44 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Default Back Bay Boylston St The Public Graden & The Boston Common

Boylston at Berkeley
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Besides the drivers, Boston's biggest problem:
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Arlington St
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Frosty
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The Public Garden Early Spring
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The garden Lagoon
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Swan Boat
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Keep Off the Grass!
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Entering Boston Common
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King George fences
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Magic!
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Old 06-02-2008, 04:06 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Default Boston Common, Downtown Crossing, Financial District

Park St Church
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Towers behind Tremont St
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Falun Gong
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Park St Station
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State House
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Old 06-02-2008, 04:17 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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Default On to Downtown Crossing!

Winter St
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Old South Meeting House
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:20 PM
 
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Default Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill

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Charles St
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Acorn St
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Beacon St
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View of Copley from Beacon St
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Beacon St
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Pics of/from the Common
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Tremont St
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Park St station/church on Tremont St
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Old 06-02-2008, 09:48 PM
 
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Default Grand Procession 2008

The Grand Procession is one of the highlights of Boston's First Night Celebration on New Year's Eve. It starts at 5pm and goes down Boylston ending at the Common where a children's fireworks display is held at 7pm. One of the three top festivals in Boston along with the Fourth and the Marathon.

Here's a video of the Grand Procession:

Bolt - The Grand Procession 2007 (http://www.bolt.com/Bostonian08/video/The_Grand_Procession_2007/3436593 - broken link)

Sorry these pix are so lousy - just thought I'd post them so you can get a little instant Grat.

Little JH Lights
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Ice Sculptures
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Crowd
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Old 06-30-2008, 10:43 PM
 
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Default Colorful Night in Boston

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Old 01-24-2009, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I envy all of you who live in Boston.
One of a handful of American cities that are truly urban. Gorgeous colonial architecture too!

For any of you thinking of leaving to follow the lame American dream in the suburbs... don't! It will bore you to mush.
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Old 01-24-2009, 05:44 PM
 
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I had the pleasure of spending my four years of college there (at BU). What a beautiful, vibrant, and proud city! I would consider moving back there someday. Here are some pictures I took in 2006 and 2007. Some of the last ones were actually taken in Brookline. Enjoy!






















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Old 01-28-2009, 02:45 PM
 
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awesome pics....I have seen these sights so many times in my life but those photos almost make you appreciate them more.
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