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A map circa 1874, the Orpheum Theater(formally Boston Music Hall) is shown to be highly constricted by the urban landscape surrounding it.

The Park Street church lies directly across from the theater, reflected here off of the theater's program display of upcoming shows.

This “Home Town” exhibit features an unknown figure that Wen-ti Tsen affectionately refers to only as “the Laundryman.” To Tsen, the Laundryman is a representation of the Chinese immigrant work ethic.

The USS Constitution Museum

Custom Block House, built back in 1848, still stands today as a mixed use building, and is evidence of the wharves as a shipping and industrial hub.

A group of tourists waiting to see the USS Constitution Museum

A group of tourists waiting to see the USS Constitution Museum

This poem, which Holmes had written after he was outraged that the USS Constitution was about to be torn up, left an indelible mark on the legacy of the ship. Enough of the US populus was motivated against the ship getting scrapped for parts by the…

This poem, which Holmes had written after he was outraged that the USS Constitution was about to be torn up, left an indelible mark on the legacy of the ship. Enough of the US populus was motivated against the ship getting scrapped for parts by the…

The contemporary Boston Orpheum Theater is music venue home to world famous rock and hip hop performances, a vast transformation from its origins of a symphony orchestra center.