Throwback Boston Thursday: The Hindenburg — and Another Strange Airship — Over Boston
In 1937, the Hindenburg flew over Boston on its way to its fate in New Jersey. There was another airship that flew over Boston, though, that caught everyone’s attention but that no one has been able to explain…
Throwback Boston Thursday: Central Wharf and the Boston Waterfront
You’ve probably walked around the waterfront along wharves that were once the hub for Boston’s maritime trade and not have even known it.
Throwback Boston Thursday: The Boston Stone — Center of the Shawmut Peninsula, or Marketing Ploy?
There’s a weird stone in the wall of a building in downtown, around the corner from the Union Oyster House. Legend has it it marks the center of old Boston. Or is it a ploy?
Throwback Boston Thursday: City Hall Plaza Fountain
With the Boston City Hall Plaza renovations uncovering the old fountain, I took a look at its origins, why it was covered up, and what the future of the Plaza looks like.