Late January – early February is the perfect time to visit Boston, probably because people assume it will be 20 degrees or colder. However, I seem to bring some warm weather from North Carolina every year that I visit. Boston is just a great city, and the only complaint that I have heard from people is about the cold winters. But other than that it has everything: public transportation, historic and unique neighborhoods, parks, all sorts of shops, beautiful historic buildings, modern buildings, universities, and good food. This past weekend Vinny and I visited Boston to see many high school and college friends. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Here’s a brief photo recap of some preservation highlights:
Old South Church, Boston
Old South Church
Since the majority of our group consisted of preservationists, it made sense to visit the Old South Church on Boylston Street in Copley Sqaure. We paid particular attention to the crack in the masonry. (Look for a post about that soon). If you look closely or zoom in, you can see the crack and the crack monitors.
George Washington in the Boston Public Garden
We wandered through the sunny, snow covered Public Garden and gazed at the row houses on Commonwealth Avenue. I think it’s one of the prettiest streets I’ve ever seen. Had it been slightly warmer, we probably would have stopped to look at every house.
Boston Public Garden
Commonwealth Ave
And lastly, here is our mini preservation reunion at Stephanie’s on Newbury for Sunday brunch. (Jen G was unable to join and Vinny took the photograph). While it’s not a historic restaurant, it is delicious food.
Mini preservation reunion: Kate, Kerry, Sally, Andrew
Preservation in Pink 