Boston Neck
The Boston Neck or Roxbury Neck was a narrow strip of land connecting the then-peninsular city of Boston to the mainland city of Roxbury. The surrounding area was gradually filled in as the city of Boston expanded in population.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: landform
- Also known as: “Namcook” and “Old Boston”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central Burying Ground and Colonial Theatre.
Central Burying Ground
Cemetery
The Central Burying Ground is a cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was established on Boston Common in 1756. It is located on Boylston Street between Tremont Street and Charles Street.
Colonial Theatre
Theater building
The Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, opened in 1900, is the oldest continually-operating theatre in the city. It is located at 106 Boylston Street on Boston Common at the former site of the Boston Public Library's central branch.
Boston Public Garden
Park
Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
The Public Garden, also known as Boston Public Garden, is a large park in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to Boston Common. It is a part of the Emerald Necklace system of parks and is bounded by Charles Street and Boston Common to the east, Beacon Street and Beacon Hill to the north, Arlington Street and Back Bay to the west, and Boylston Street to the south.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Bay Village.
Chinatown
Suburb
Photo: HouseOfScandal, Public domain.
Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.
Bay Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Bay Village is the smallest officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. As of 2010, its population was approximately 1,312 residents living in 837 housing units, most of which are small brick rowhouses.
Back Bay-Beacon Hill
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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.
Boston Neck
- Category: landform
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Japanese—“Boston Neck” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Boston-nek”
- Cebuano: “Boston Neck”
- Chinese: “波士頓頸部”
- Chinese: “波士顿颈部”
- French: “Boston Neck”
- German: “Boston Neck”
- Japanese: “ボストン・ネック”
- Japanese: “ボストンネック”
- Japanese: “ロックスベリー・ネック”
- Japanese: “ロックスベリーネック”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boylston station and State Transportation Building.
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