This intro to Boston was so great I've decided to share it with you all a few segments at a time--starting with basic info surrounding this fantastic city! Enjoy!
For those of you who have never been to "Bawstin", this is a good guideline. I hope you will consider coming to "Beantown" in the near future. For those who call New England home, this is just plain great!
Information on Boston and the surrounding area: There's no school on School Street , no court on Court Street, no dock on Dock Square , no water on Water Street . Back Bay streets are in alphabetical "oddah": Arlington , Berkeley , Clarendon, Dartmouth , etc. So are South Boston streets: A, B, C, D, etc. If the streets are named after trees (e.g. Walnut, Chestnut, Cedar), you're on Beacon Hill . If they're named after poets, you're in Wellesley .
Massachusetts Avenue is Mass Ave ; Commonwealth Avenue is Comm Ave ;
South Boston is Southie. The South End is the South End.
East Boston is Eastie. The North End is east of the former West End . The West End and Scollay Square are no more; a guy named Rappaport got rid of them one night. Roxbury is The Burry, Jamaica Plain is J.P.
How to say these Massachusetts city names correctly:
**Say it wrong, be shunned**
Worcester: Wuhsta (or Wistah)
Gloucester : Glawsta
Leicester Lesta
Woburn : Wooban
Dedham : Dead-um
Revere : Re-vee-ah
Quincy : Quinzee
Tewksbury : Tooks berry
Leominster : Lemin-sta
Peabody : Pee-ba-dee
Waltham : Walth-ham
Chatham : Chaddum
Samoset: Sam-oh-set or Sum-aw-set but nevah Summerset!
Theh awh mowah great ways to get to know this place called Bawstin... so stayed tuned.
3 comments:
Thanks for your sweet comments about my art work. I sometimes wished that I kept up with that degree instead of nursing. The Art Dept Director, you may have heard of him: Farrell Collett. He was a world renowned wild life artist and wanted to sponsor me in a NYC graduate program. Life does take its turns. I feel fortunate that photography has filled that void.
Speaking of talent, my goodness, you're no exception. After hearing "Opa's opus" and others, we have so much talent in our family. Truly amazing!!
Love you both.
Your site is phenomenal!
I work with a lady from Main, and she talks just like they way your wrote some of your words! Fun. Hey, I accidentally, erased your phone number off of my phone, give me a call, I want to talk to you.
Love,
Kelli
Fun posting! I enjoyed the city pronounciations. Made me smile!
-Mom
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