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#Boston Neighborhood Guides

Back Bay and the South End

In the folklore of American neighborhoods, the Back Bay stands with New York's Park Avenue and San Francisco's Nob Hill as a symbol of propriety.

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Beacon Hill, Boston Common, and the Old West End

Past and present home of the old-money elite, contender for the "Most Beautiful" award among the city's neighborhoods, and hallowed address.

Boston Outskirts

The expansion of Boston in the 1800s was not confined to the Back Bay and the South End. Toward the close of the century, as the working population.

Cambridge

The city of Cambridge takes a lot of hits, most of them thrown across the Charles River by city-proud Bostonians. But Boston's Left Bank—an.

Charlestown

Boston started here. Charlestown was a thriving settlement a year before colonials headed across the Charles River at William Blaxton's invitation.

Downtown Boston

Boston's commercial and financial districts—the area commonly called Downtown—are concentrated in a maze of streets that seem to have been laid.

Government Center and the North End

Government Center is a section of town Bostonians love to hate. Not only does it house what they can't fight—City Hall—but it also contains.