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East Boston now has more Hispanic/Latino residents than white residents, according to census data recently released by the city.
1.The Parkman Bandstand was built in 1912 in honor of George F. Parkman, who bequeathed 5 million dollar for the maintenance of parks in Boston. 2.The Frog Pond is popular with children who can wade through the pond during summertime and skate on it in the winter. 3.Boston's Freedom Trail, a popular walking tour along the city's historic landmarks, starts in the Boston Common, at the Visitor's center.
1. Boston is home to the very first public school system, college, public library, elementary school and public school in what would become the United States of America. 2. Fenway Park, home to baseball's Boston Red Sox, is the oldest sports stadium still in use in the United States by a team in the four major professional sports leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL). 3. The city of Boston has the unique distinction of being home to both the first public school and the first college in America.
The "Boston accent" is widely parodied in the U.S. as the speech of the Kennedys. It is non-rhotic (i.,e., drops the "r" sound at the end of syllables unless the next syllable starts with a vowel) and traditionally uses a "broad a" in certain words, "bath" can sound like "bahth". The accent originated in the non-rhotic speech of 17th century East Anglia and Lincolnshire.
*The Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston is the deepest such tunnel in the United States. It goes as deep as 90 feet below the surface. It was opened in 1995. The tunnel connects I-93 to Logan Airport. *Boston Baked beans were invented in Boston when a man decided to mix molasses with his baked beans. This popular creation lent the city its nickname "Beantown." It is also currently called the "Bean Scene" by younger residents.
Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony. The founder of the city is John Winthrop,the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is named in honor of the port city of Boston, England. Originally developed as a port of Boston, a center of shipbuilding and fishing. Until the middle of 18 century, Boston was the largest city in the British colonies in America.
Boston, first incorporated as a town in 1630, and as a city in 1822, is one of America's oldest cities, with a rich economic and social history. What began as a homesteading community eventually evolved into a center for social and political change. Boston has since become the economic and cultural hub of New England.
As the region's hub, Boston is home to over 617,000 residents, many institutions of higher education, some of the world's finest inpatient hospitals, and numerous cultural and professional sports organizations. Boston-based jobs, primarily within the finance, health care, educational, and service areas, numbered nearly 660,000 in 2002. Millions of people visit Boston to take in its historic neighborhoods, attend cultural or sporting events, and conduct business.
The city has seen a great reduction in violent crime since the early 1990s. Boston's low crime rate over the past decade or so has been credited to the Boston Police Department's collaboration with neighborhood groups and church parishes to prevent youths from joining gangs, as well as involvement from the United States Attorney and District Attorney's offices. This helped lead in part to what has been touted as the "Boston Miracle". Murders in the city dropped from 152 in 1990 (for a murder rate of 26.5 per 100,000 people) to just 31—not one of them a juvenile—in 1999 (for a murder rate of 5.26 per 100,000). In the first decade of the 21st century, however, the annual murder count has fluctuated by as much as 50% compared with the year before, with 60 murders in 2002, followed by just 39 in 2003, 64 in 2004, and 75 in 2005. Although the figures are nowhere near the high-water mark set in 1990, the aberrations in the murder rate have been unsettling for many Bostonians and have prompted discussion over whether the Boston Police Department should reevaluate its approach to fighting crime
Boston has a strong mayor – council government system in which the mayor is vested with extensive executive powers. The mayor is elected to a four-year term by plurality voting. The current mayor of Boston is Thomas Menino. He was elected in 1993 and was reelected in 2009 for a fifth term, the longest in Boston history. Boston City Council is elected every two years. There are nine district seats, each elected by the residents of that district through plurality voting, and four at-large seats. Each voter casts up to four votes for at-large councilors, with no more than one vote per candidate. The candidates with the four highest vote totals are elected. The president of the city council is elected by the councilors from within themselves. The school committee for the Boston Public Schools is appointed by the mayor.The Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Zoning Board of Appeals (a seven-person body appointed by the mayor) share responsibility for land-use planning
Currently in the Boston area is concentrated the largest amount of educational institutions - more than 40 colleges and universities. The main achievements include the construction of Boston in 1898, the first American underground and the creation of Central Artery, and construction of "Highway in the Sky" in 1959. By the way, a good view of Boston opens with a lookout tower in the cemetery Maunt Auburn in Watertown. This cemetery is the most expensive in the world. Passage in "another world" through this piece of land will cost several million dollars. At Boston you can admire from the observation deck on 50 floor skyscraper Prudential.
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region.The city proper had a population of 617,594. Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
-Boston's reputation as an intellectual center, "the Athens of America", derives in large part from the teaching and research activities of more than 100 colleges and universities located in the Greater Boston Area, with more than 250,000 students attending college in Boston and Cambridge alone.
Boston's harbor is home to the very first lighthouse ever built in North America, Boston Light. Boston Light was built on a little island in the harbor that was known as Beacon Island at the time. It is currently known as Little Brewster Island. The original lighthouse was destroyed during the American Revolution. It was rebuilt following the war. The replacement lighthouse still graces the harbor today.
-Boston and Cambridge together have a population of about 700,000. In addition there are about 250,000 college and university students. This means that about 25% of the total number of people in the two cities are students. -Boston is the sixth largest metropolitan area in the US, and one of North America's largest media markets. -According to the U.S. Census, Boston's most populous time was 1950 when their were 801,444 people living there.
- Why is Boston called Beantown? At one time, Boston's port was once filled with ships bringing in sugar and molasses from the West Indies. When some clever Bostonian got the idea of cooking beans and molasses together, a new culinary masterpiece was created - Boston Baked Beans, which quickly became a favorite dish of the locals.
- St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated in North America in 1737, in none other than Boston. In modern times, Boston expects 600,000 revelers on the celebratory day.
-There is the largest collection of the Victorians row houses in all United States.
ОтветитьУдалить-The first subway sistem was build here, in Boston.
1.The Parkman Bandstand was built in 1912 in honor of George F. Parkman, who bequeathed 5 million dollar for the maintenance of parks in Boston.
ОтветитьУдалить2.The Frog Pond is popular with children who can wade through the pond during summertime and skate on it in the winter.
3.Boston's Freedom Trail, a popular walking tour along the city's historic landmarks, starts in the Boston Common, at the Visitor's center.
1. Boston is home to the very first public school system, college, public library, elementary school and public school in what would become the United States of America.
ОтветитьУдалить2. Fenway Park, home to baseball's Boston Red Sox, is the oldest sports stadium still in use in the United States by a team in the four major professional sports leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL).
3. The city of Boston has the unique distinction of being home to both the first public school and the first college in America.
The "Boston accent" is widely parodied in the U.S. as the speech of the Kennedys. It is non-rhotic (i.,e., drops the "r" sound at the end of syllables unless the next syllable starts with a vowel) and traditionally uses a "broad a" in certain words, "bath" can sound like "bahth". The accent originated in the non-rhotic speech of 17th century East Anglia and Lincolnshire.
ОтветитьУдалить*The Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston is the deepest such tunnel in the United States. It goes as deep as 90 feet below the surface. It was opened in 1995. The tunnel connects I-93 to Logan Airport.
ОтветитьУдалить*Boston Baked beans were invented in Boston when a man decided to mix molasses with his baked beans. This popular creation lent the city its nickname "Beantown." It is also currently called the "Bean Scene" by younger residents.
Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony. The founder of the city is John Winthrop,the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is named in honor of the port city of Boston, England. Originally developed as a port of Boston, a center of shipbuilding and fishing. Until the middle of 18 century, Boston was the largest city in the British colonies in America.
ОтветитьУдалитьBoston, first incorporated as a town in 1630, and as a city in 1822, is one of America's oldest cities, with a rich economic and social history. What began as a homesteading community eventually evolved into a center for social and political change. Boston has since become the economic and cultural hub of New England.
ОтветитьУдалитьAs the region's hub, Boston is home to over 617,000 residents, many institutions of higher education, some of the world's finest inpatient hospitals, and numerous cultural and professional sports organizations. Boston-based jobs, primarily within the finance, health care, educational, and service areas, numbered nearly 660,000 in 2002. Millions of people visit Boston to take in its historic neighborhoods, attend cultural or sporting events, and conduct business.
The city has seen a great reduction in violent crime since the early 1990s. Boston's low crime rate over the past decade or so has been credited to the Boston Police Department's collaboration with neighborhood groups and church parishes to prevent youths from joining gangs, as well as involvement from the United States Attorney and District Attorney's offices. This helped lead in part to what has been touted as the "Boston Miracle". Murders in the city dropped from 152 in 1990 (for a murder rate of 26.5 per 100,000 people) to just 31—not one of them a juvenile—in 1999 (for a murder rate of 5.26 per 100,000).
ОтветитьУдалитьIn the first decade of the 21st century, however, the annual murder count has fluctuated by as much as 50% compared with the year before, with 60 murders in 2002, followed by just 39 in 2003, 64 in 2004, and 75 in 2005. Although the figures are nowhere near the high-water mark set in 1990, the aberrations in the murder rate have been unsettling for many Bostonians and have prompted discussion over whether the Boston Police Department should reevaluate its approach to fighting crime
Boston has a strong mayor – council government system in which the mayor is vested with extensive executive powers. The mayor is elected to a four-year term by plurality voting. The current mayor of Boston is Thomas Menino. He was elected in 1993 and was reelected in 2009 for a fifth term, the longest in Boston history. Boston City Council is elected every two years. There are nine district seats, each elected by the residents of that district through plurality voting, and four at-large seats. Each voter casts up to four votes for at-large councilors, with no more than one vote per candidate. The candidates with the four highest vote totals are elected. The president of the city council is elected by the councilors from within themselves. The school committee for the Boston Public Schools is appointed by the mayor.The Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Zoning Board of Appeals (a seven-person body appointed by the mayor) share responsibility for land-use planning
ОтветитьУдалитьCurrently in the Boston area is concentrated the largest amount of educational institutions - more than 40 colleges and universities. The main achievements include the construction of Boston in 1898, the first American underground and the creation of Central Artery, and construction of "Highway in the Sky" in 1959.
ОтветитьУдалитьBy the way, a good view of Boston opens with a lookout tower in the cemetery Maunt Auburn in Watertown. This cemetery is the most expensive in the world. Passage in "another world" through this piece of land will cost several million dollars. At Boston you can admire from the observation deck on 50 floor skyscraper Prudential.
- More than 18 million people visit Boston every year.
ОтветитьУдалить- Nearly 70 percent of housing units in Boston are occupied by renters rather than owners.
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region.The city proper had a population of 617,594. Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
ОтветитьУдалить-Boston's reputation as an intellectual center, "the Athens of America", derives in large part from the teaching and research activities of more than 100 colleges and universities located in the Greater Boston Area, with more than 250,000 students attending college in Boston and Cambridge alone.
ОтветитьУдалитьBoston's harbor is home to the very first lighthouse ever built in North America, Boston Light. Boston Light was built on a little island in the harbor that was known as Beacon Island at the time. It is currently known as Little Brewster Island. The original lighthouse was destroyed during the American Revolution. It was rebuilt following the war. The replacement lighthouse still graces the harbor today.
ОтветитьУдалить-Boston and Cambridge together have a population of about 700,000. In addition there are about 250,000 college and university students. This means that about 25% of the total number of people in the two cities are students.
ОтветитьУдалить-Boston is the sixth largest metropolitan area in the US, and one of North America's largest media markets.
-According to the U.S. Census, Boston's most populous time was 1950 when their were 801,444 people living there.
- Why is Boston called Beantown? At one time, Boston's port was once filled with ships bringing in sugar and molasses from the West Indies. When some clever Bostonian got the idea of cooking beans and molasses together, a new culinary masterpiece was created - Boston Baked Beans, which quickly became a favorite dish of the locals.
ОтветитьУдалить- St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated in North America in 1737, in none other than Boston. In modern times, Boston expects 600,000 revelers on the celebratory day.