Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 – views of the city
Mar 29, 2021 15:42:39 #
Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 – views of the city
In 2011 my church choir made a concert cruise from Montreal, Quebec to Boston, Massachusetts. I drove to Montreal from Dallas, Texas, parked my car, took the cruise, visited relatives in the Boston area, took the bus back to Montreal, retrieved my car, and drove home—an auto trip of 38 days (including the 7-day cruise). While in the Boston area I visited several sites—I’ve posted sets on the Aquarium, the U. S. Constitution, and the Emmanuel Lutheran Church (where we sang). This set is of the various other locations I saw.
The Bunker Hill Monument. This 221-foot tall obelisk on Breed’s Hill took 17 years to complete. Most of the fighting in the so-called “Battle of Bunker Hill” actually took place on Breed’s Hill.
DSC_9458 by David Casteel, on Flickr
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. Aka the “Lenny”, it’s a cable-stayed bridge across the Charles river and has 10 vehicle lanes.
DSC_9460 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Trinity Episcopal Church. The current facility was completed in 1877, replacing a former building destroyed in the Great Boston Fire of 1872, it is the birthplace of the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
DSC_9469 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_9501 by David Casteel, on Flickr (statue of Phillips Brooks, very influential clergyman)
First Church of Christ, Scientist. This is the Mother Church of the denomination, and the present building was built in 1895.
DSC_9473 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Historic Brick Firehouse. This firehouse, Engine 33 and Ladder 15, was opened 20 Feb 1888 and is another example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It is located on Boylston Street.
DSC_9476 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Fenway Park. This iconic baseball park has been the home of the Boston Red Sox team since 1912, and is the oldest such facility still in use today. It has hosted 11 World Series, but seats fewer than 40,000 spectators. I’m posting 2 photos of this place.
DSC_9478 by David Casteel, on Flickr (general view)
DSC_9528 by David Casteel, on Flickr (“Teammates” statue of Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr, and Dom DiMaggio)
The Robert Gould Shaw Monument is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens depicting Colonel Robert Gould Shaw leading members of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Unveiled on May 31, 1897. it is the first civic monument to pay homage to the heroism of African American soldiers.
DSC_9484 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Faneuil Hall. Important in the American Revolution, it is a meeting hall located near the Boston waterfront and hosted speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and other revolutionaries. Opened in 1743, it was named after builder Peter Faneuil, a local slave merchant. The statue in front is of Samuel Adams.
DSC_9491 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Massachusetts State House. This building, originally completed in 1798, is the Capitol of Massachusetts. The copper dome, first painted gray to resemble stone, was gilded in 1872.
DSC_9535 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Lake in the Boston Public Garden. Established in 1837 adjacent to the older Boston Common, this was the first public botanical garden in America.
DSC_9512 by David Casteel, on Flickr
In 2011 my church choir made a concert cruise from Montreal, Quebec to Boston, Massachusetts. I drove to Montreal from Dallas, Texas, parked my car, took the cruise, visited relatives in the Boston area, took the bus back to Montreal, retrieved my car, and drove home—an auto trip of 38 days (including the 7-day cruise). While in the Boston area I visited several sites—I’ve posted sets on the Aquarium, the U. S. Constitution, and the Emmanuel Lutheran Church (where we sang). This set is of the various other locations I saw.
The Bunker Hill Monument. This 221-foot tall obelisk on Breed’s Hill took 17 years to complete. Most of the fighting in the so-called “Battle of Bunker Hill” actually took place on Breed’s Hill.
DSC_9458 by David Casteel, on Flickr
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. Aka the “Lenny”, it’s a cable-stayed bridge across the Charles river and has 10 vehicle lanes.
DSC_9460 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Trinity Episcopal Church. The current facility was completed in 1877, replacing a former building destroyed in the Great Boston Fire of 1872, it is the birthplace of the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
DSC_9469 by David Casteel, on Flickr
DSC_9501 by David Casteel, on Flickr (statue of Phillips Brooks, very influential clergyman)
First Church of Christ, Scientist. This is the Mother Church of the denomination, and the present building was built in 1895.
DSC_9473 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Historic Brick Firehouse. This firehouse, Engine 33 and Ladder 15, was opened 20 Feb 1888 and is another example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It is located on Boylston Street.
DSC_9476 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Fenway Park. This iconic baseball park has been the home of the Boston Red Sox team since 1912, and is the oldest such facility still in use today. It has hosted 11 World Series, but seats fewer than 40,000 spectators. I’m posting 2 photos of this place.
DSC_9478 by David Casteel, on Flickr (general view)
DSC_9528 by David Casteel, on Flickr (“Teammates” statue of Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr, and Dom DiMaggio)
The Robert Gould Shaw Monument is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens depicting Colonel Robert Gould Shaw leading members of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Unveiled on May 31, 1897. it is the first civic monument to pay homage to the heroism of African American soldiers.
DSC_9484 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Faneuil Hall. Important in the American Revolution, it is a meeting hall located near the Boston waterfront and hosted speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and other revolutionaries. Opened in 1743, it was named after builder Peter Faneuil, a local slave merchant. The statue in front is of Samuel Adams.
DSC_9491 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Massachusetts State House. This building, originally completed in 1798, is the Capitol of Massachusetts. The copper dome, first painted gray to resemble stone, was gilded in 1872.
DSC_9535 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Lake in the Boston Public Garden. Established in 1837 adjacent to the older Boston Common, this was the first public botanical garden in America.
DSC_9512 by David Casteel, on Flickr
Mar 29, 2021 15:55:55 #
Mar 29, 2021 16:00:54 #
rmalarz wrote:
Thank you very much! This was an attempt to incorporate some suggestions by another UHHer into my presentation (using larger versions of the photos and imbedding them in narrative). I think I need more practice.Great presentation, David.
--Bob
--Bob
Mar 29, 2021 16:01:14 #
Mar 29, 2021 16:06:59 #
NMGal wrote:
Thank you very much! I would have liked to post a few more pictures, but I was already over the suggested 10-photo limit. There are more in this Album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157627574314160/There is certainly a lot of history in Boston. You did very well with these.
Mar 29, 2021 17:54:15 #
Nice series of pics.
I've actually been to the St. Gaudens National Historic site in Cornish, New Hampshire a couple of times as I was a coin collector. He was hired by Teddy Roosevelt to return American coinage to a classical style and replace the hideous (my opinion) Barber coins that were then in circulation. Two of his designs made it and were probably America's most beautiful gold coins...the $20 St. Gaudens double Eagle and the $10 Indian.
He also designed a 1 cent Liberty coin that never made it into circulation. It was supplanted by the Lincoln Cent to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
A couple of his students went on to design two of our other great coins. Laura Gardin Frasier and her husband James Earle Frasier collaborated on the Buffalo nickel and Adolph A. Weinman designed the Walking Liberty half dollar. The Frasiers designed a number of other coins most notably the gorgeous Oregon Trail Commemorative half dollar.
At the site there are copies of a number of St. Gaudens' sculptures including the Shaw monument. Colonel Shaw, of course, was played by Matthew Broderick in the movie "Glory" which got Denzel Washington his oscar for best supporting actor.
As soon as I locate the slides and negatives from my trips there I will scan and post them here. I have shots of all of the copies of his works from the site as well as the original plaster models for the coins and plaster models and sketches for the Shaw monument.
By the way, on the way to the site you will either pass or cross the Cornish-Windsor covered bridge which crosses the Connecticut River from Windsor, VT to Cornish, NH. At one time at a bit over 459 feet it was the longest 2-span covered bridge in the world. I both drove across it and photographed it. There is a sign over the entrance on the NH side that reads "Walk your horse or pay $2 fine."
I've actually been to the St. Gaudens National Historic site in Cornish, New Hampshire a couple of times as I was a coin collector. He was hired by Teddy Roosevelt to return American coinage to a classical style and replace the hideous (my opinion) Barber coins that were then in circulation. Two of his designs made it and were probably America's most beautiful gold coins...the $20 St. Gaudens double Eagle and the $10 Indian.
He also designed a 1 cent Liberty coin that never made it into circulation. It was supplanted by the Lincoln Cent to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
A couple of his students went on to design two of our other great coins. Laura Gardin Frasier and her husband James Earle Frasier collaborated on the Buffalo nickel and Adolph A. Weinman designed the Walking Liberty half dollar. The Frasiers designed a number of other coins most notably the gorgeous Oregon Trail Commemorative half dollar.
At the site there are copies of a number of St. Gaudens' sculptures including the Shaw monument. Colonel Shaw, of course, was played by Matthew Broderick in the movie "Glory" which got Denzel Washington his oscar for best supporting actor.
As soon as I locate the slides and negatives from my trips there I will scan and post them here. I have shots of all of the copies of his works from the site as well as the original plaster models for the coins and plaster models and sketches for the Shaw monument.
By the way, on the way to the site you will either pass or cross the Cornish-Windsor covered bridge which crosses the Connecticut River from Windsor, VT to Cornish, NH. At one time at a bit over 459 feet it was the longest 2-span covered bridge in the world. I both drove across it and photographed it. There is a sign over the entrance on the NH side that reads "Walk your horse or pay $2 fine."
Mar 29, 2021 18:26:04 #
Mar 29, 2021 20:17:02 #
Mar 29, 2021 23:04:58 #
flip1948, thank you very much for your excellent response. I actually have a couple of St. Gaudens gold coins, and they are truly beautiful. I've not been over that bridge, but have been over the one at Quechee Gorge. Anticipating your post.
John, thanks for the nice comment. Not easy to cover it in just a few pictures.
weberwest, nice to see you. Thanks a lot for the approbations. I appreciate it.
John, thanks for the nice comment. Not easy to cover it in just a few pictures.
weberwest, nice to see you. Thanks a lot for the approbations. I appreciate it.
Mar 29, 2021 23:25:49 #
Mar 30, 2021 04:42:35 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked it.Excellent series, David.😊
Mar 30, 2021 08:04:38 #
Mar 30, 2021 08:20:49 #
Excellent set and narrative of the hometown. You wandered bit in a very walkable city. Inclusion of Fenway is an added treat.
Mar 30, 2021 08:24:32 #
Mar 30, 2021 08:34:39 #
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