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:

Boston is a city well known as a great place to live comprised of unique neighborhoods that offer different flavors and various types of homes. Today South Boston's residential property is a unique combination the residential property is a unique combination of single and multifamily Victorian and Federal Townhouses and Rowhouses along with a large selection of Condominiums ranging from small studios, to floor-thru's, duplexes, triplexes, as well as a wonderful mix of loft-style buildings, converted school houses and churches. South Boston is considered by many to be the most up and coming neighborhood in Boston proper conveniently located adjacent to the Financial District. South Boston also has an active Neighborhood Association and a strong Historic Society with a beautiful park system dotted throughout the neighborhood!

Attributes include spectacular views of the city skyline, some of the countries most significant historical sites, arguably one of the top ten financial communities, world renowned academic and medical facilities, first class shopping, numerous theaters and museums, exquisite dinning with hundreds of diverse restaurants and a very lively nightlife. In addition to its historic charm, Boston is truly a twenty-first century city with a strong and diverse economy to support itself. 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. It is not surprising that The National Association of Realtors (NAR) continues to note that Massachusetts is 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!

The city also enjoys a well-maintained transit system 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. The MBTA commonly know as the "T" affords convenient transport throughout the city including The Boston Gardens and The Commons, The Financial District, Faneuil Hall, Copley Square, Charles River and The Esplanade, The Theater District, Symphony Hall, 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!