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Bay Village is the birthplace of famous American poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe, born in 1809 in a house on a part of Carver Street erased years ago by street reconfigurations although he lived here less than a year before his parents, well-known actors in Boston's first theater, moved on to act in another city.
Without getting too deep into literary history and mid-19th century rivalries, let's just say that Poe, master of the macabre and prober of the darker sides of the human psyche, did not see eye to eye with Boston's leading literary lights. clarion hotel universal Poe called Transcendentalists such as Emerson and Thoreau ' Frogpondians and dismissed their work as didactic, and they returned the insults.
A 1928 map shows a square at the intersection of Broadway, Fayette, and the now-defunct part of Carver Street named after him - but this honor along with the real estate appears to have been lost to the vicissitudes of urban redevelopment.
However, thanks to the efforts of local Poe fans, including Professor Paul Lewis, a leading Poe scholar and Boston College faculty member, in 2009 Mayor Thomas Menino dedicated Poe Square, the corner of Boylston and Charles Streets across from Boston Common on the edge of the Theatre District, in his honor.
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John Hancock commanded the Corps in 1776. Members served in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I. In 1940, the Corps became a National Guard Unit, and finally stopped using the building in the late 1960s.
Surely the Armory must be one of Boston's most unusual buildings. Built from granite blocks specially cut to look rustic, this late Victorian building faithfully emulates medieval design with its 6-story crenellated tower complete with slit windows for arrows, a drawbridge, and corbel towers.
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You can still see the some of the Art Deco warehouses, now transformed into professional offices, restaurants, and stylish dwellings. If you're in the neighborhood, take a look at 48-50 Melrose Street, originally built as a two-story film studio in 1915. A 1985 renovation added two more floors (looks like one from the street) in the same deco-like style.
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In 1983, the Boston City Council passed an ordinance to preserve the neighborhood's design heritage by designating the community as a Boston clarion hotel universal Architectural Conservation District. All external alterations to buildings and houses now require Historic District Commission approval—notoriously hard to get.
Paper decorations inside the club caught on fire when a busboy, trying to screw in a light bulb, lit a match in order to see better. As the band continued playing, waiters tried to stop the fire - and then flames swept through the building.
A former speakeasy, the Cocoanut Grove still had many doors bricked up or bolted shut. The main entrance, a revolving door, quickly jammed when the 1,000 people packing the 500-person capacity building tried to escape.
clarion hotel universal A stark plaque at the site, now occupied by the Radisson Hotel, commemorates the 492 people who died within 15 minutes that night. The disaster led to the creation and enforcement of more stringent fire codes in Boston and across the U.S.
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In the not-so-distant past, entertainment attractions from Boston's former Combat Zone spilled over into nearby Park Square until urban renewal targeted the area in the form of the mammoth Department of Transportation building and numerous restaurants bordering Bay Village.
Neighborhood real estate prices reflect the desirability of the neighborhood's location. Although attractive mid-century apartments can be found along Stuart Street, much of the rest of the neighborhood consists of townhouses and condos.
I sometimes stop by Davio's To Go (10 St James Street, between Arlington and Berkeley Streets - one of my favorite Boston Cheap Eats spots!) for a slice of their fabulous deep dish pizza, fragrant with olive oil and herbs, and then head over to one of these small parks - instant picnic!
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Not only does the Radisson position you in a convenient spot to explore the neighborhood, but it's only a block away from Boston Common and the Public Garden, and about a 3-minute walk to the Theatre District on one side and Back Bay on the other.
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