Here, you see that the Tower plays an important and intimate role in urban life of this square, such as playing host to art exhibits on its wall (such as this mural by a French photographer, which was on display in 2015).
Video depicting the Bunker Hill Monument as the last point on Boston's historic Freedom Trail.
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.
A poem by then Harvard Medical School student Oliver Wendell Holmes
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 Navy. As a result, the ship was spared.
Tourists waiting to see the USS Constitution Museum
A group of tourists waiting to see 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.
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.