Only in Boston by Duncan J.D. Smith

6 Contents 28 Freedom Writ Large 66 29 In the Footsteps of African-Americans 68 30 A Library Built by Brahmins 70 31 Relics of the Puritans 72 32 Old Stones and Bones 74 DOWNTOWN (inc. Boston Common, Downtown Crossing, Financial District, Government Center, Theater District, Waterfront) & CHINATOWN–LEATHER DISTRICT 33 The Oldest Food and Drink 76 34 The Cradle of Liberty Revealed 78 35 Aquaria Old and New 80 36 Once Boston’s Tallest 82 37 A Grand Old Staircase Reused 84 38 Crooked Streets and Skyscrapers 86 39 A World Famous Tea Party 88 40 From Expressway to Greenway 90 41 Boston for Bookworms 92 42 Follow the Red-Brick Road 94 43 The Earliest Subway System 96 44 The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts 98 45 A Stroll across Boston Common 100 46 The Home of Horror 102 47 A Theatre District Reborn 104 48 The Only New England Chinatown 106 49 Last of the Old Fashioned Diners 108 50 The Leather District Preserved 110 SOUTH BOSTON & SOUTH END 51 Candy Capital of America 112 52 Of Milk and Silk 114 53 Boston on Fire 116 54 Modern Art by the Water 118 55 The Boston Fish Pier 120 56 For Lovers of Craft Beer 122 57 Dry Dock Number 3 124 58 Pleasure Bay and Castle Island 126