Neighborhood - South Boston
 

Boston's Historic South Boston Then:

"The first 55 years of South Boston’s history began March 6, 1804, when the Massachusetts Legislature allowed for the annexation of Dorchester Neck to the town of Boston. Following a riotous discourse between representatives of the town of Dorchester and the promoters of the annexation, the culmination was that the selectmen of Boston laid out “Streets, Public Squares, and Market Places they shall judge necessary for the public accommodation.” Streets were laid out on a grid plan by the noted surveyor Mather Withington, and new buildings were erected. The attractive panoramas form Leek Hill, Nook Hill, Pow Wow Point, and Dorchester Heights attracted many people, but the erection of the elegant Mount Washington House on Broadway was an attempt to attract summer visitors to the peninsula."

Local Historian Anthony Mitchell Sammarco has chronicled the history of Boston in a series of Images of America publications. In recreating the past, his efforts prove both informative and entertaining for residents and visitors alike." Taken from Images of America, Anthony Mitchell Summarco... read more "Images Of America >>

Boston's Historic South Boston Today:

A city well known as walk-able and live-able, Boston is a great place to live comprised of unique neighborhoods that offer different flavors and various types of homes. South Boston's residential property is an eclectic mix is of single and multi-family Victorian and Federal Townhouses and Condominiums ranging from small studios, to floor-thru's, duplexes, triplexes and whole townhouses as well as a mix of converted Victorian school houses and churches. South Boston is considered by many to be the most up and coming neighborhood in Boston proper and is very much a close knit neighborhood. In addition, the lively Seaport and industrial nature of the peninsula offers a number of loft condominiums with an equally eclectic mix of people! South Boston also has an active Neighborhood Association & Historic Society with an excellent neighborhood park system within walking distance or ride the MBTA know as "The T" around the city including Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Copley Square, The Prudential, Boston Gardens and The Commons, Charles River and The Esplanade, The Theater District, South End, Symphony Hall, Faneuil Hall, Financial District, The Waterfront, North End, The Fenway, Emerald Necklace Park System, Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, MIT, New England School of Law, Northeastern University, Suffolk University, Boston University Medical Center, Children's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, New England Medical, Tufts Medical, The Longwood Medical Center...and so much more!

In addition to its historic charm, Boston is truly a twenty-first century city with a strong and diverse economy to support itself. With one of the top ten financial communities and it's world renowned academic and medical facilities, Boston is surely on it's way to becoming the next international city on the east coast. Corporations from all over the world have been relocating their employees throughout the downtown area. South Boston has undoubtedly benefited from the nation's largest infrastructure project, commonly known as "The Big Dig" adding to the city's infrastructure and enhancing it's accessibility and beauty. The city also enjoys world famous shopping, exquisite dinning, first class theater, entertainment and nightlife. A well-maintained park system throughout the city of Boston is enhanced with The Massachusetts Transit Authority (MBTA) commonly referred to as the "T" which crosses the city with the use of buses, trains and water shuttles with excellent proximity to Logan International Airport, Amtrak and the suburban Commuter Rail. With that said, it is not surprising that The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has announced that Massachusetts is now one of the most expensive states in which to purchase real estate and that Boston is now one of the top three most expensive cities in the nation!