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North End: Stroll the North End
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  • ElaineCatherine
  • By ElaineCatherine on March 4, 2005
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  • Delightful North End - Boston
    Delightful North End
    by ElaineCatherine
    The North End is a lovely part of Boston to stroll around. Get a good friend or loved one (loved one is better, as the North End is very romantic) and some comfy shoes and walk all around the North End. It is largely an Italian neighborhood, and the buildings are beautiful old brick.

    You'll find pastry shops that can not be beat anywhere (Mike's Pastry comes to mind) and they have great cappucinos, and for dinner your choices are amazing, and I have to say that Ive never heard of anyone having a bad dinner at any restaurant in the North End.

    You will also find the Old North Church where Paul Revere saw the lamps alerting the Bostonians that the British armies were coming. And there are beautiful churches to explore and lovely tucked away gardens to discover (try the one directly in front of the Old North Church behind the Paul Revere statue)

    Everything you could need to know is in the website below!

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  • Address: Hanover Street
  • Website: http://www.northendboston.com/index.htm
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    North End: North End-Old Town Boston
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  • Hopkid
  • By Hopkid on November 28, 2006
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  • The busy scene on Hanover Street - Boston
    The busy scene on Hanover
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    by Hopkid
    The North End has some of the oldest buildings still standing in Boston. Among the highlights are Paul Revere's home and the Old North Church from where the signal was sent letting the revolutionaries know that the British troops were advancing via the water. There are some charming areas with cobblestone streets and squares. The North End also became the focus of European immigrants during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The area is now best known for it's collection of Italian shops and restaurants. Be sure to get a cannoli at Modern or Mike's Pastry shops. Heck, get one at both!

    The North End doesn't have any T stations but it's just across the bridge that spans I-93 from the Haymarket station. A better idea may be to get off at the Government Center station and ealk across City Hall Plaza, past City Hall and then the Holocaust Memorial. through the hustle and bustle of Haymarket and then across the Hanover Street bridge that will take you directly onto the main commercial street in the North End.

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  • Directions: Take the T to the Haymarket station and walk over the New Chardon or New Sudbury Street bridge that cross I-93.
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    North End: Little Italy in the North End
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  • Pawtuxet
  • Updated By Pawtuxet on March 2, 2005
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  • Stopping for a cappuccino or lunch in one of the businesses along the streets of Little Italy can be a complete departure. You could forget you are in the states. Old men sit in chairs on the street to reserve parking spaces. (they get paid to do it) You hear Italian bellowed across the street or spoken on street corners. Specialty pastries, candy, Italian ice cream....all are favorites which you will find difficult to resist. Restaurants are plentiful and usually very good. Stay with the Italian theme....try the olives! and the bread!

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    North End: Boston's "Little Italy"
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  • sarahandgareth
  • Updated By sarahandgareth on August 3, 2004
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  • North End Street Scene - Boston
    North End Street Scene
    by sarahandgareth
    The North End is Boston's most historic district: this is where the city got its start, slowly moving outwards from around this area. Paul Revere was from the North End, and you can see his house, or what remains of it, among other historical sites - the Old North Church, for example.

    But mostly these days when people say 'the North End' they mean the Italian part of town. Unlike New York's Little Italy, which is more of a tourist trap than a genuine Italian neighborhood these days, the North End still has more of an Italian feel, especially on a warm day, when the residents fill the streets, and you can hear Italian spoken all around. Even on the grayest days, posters around the community make clear that Italian is very much the language of the streets.

    Needless to say, there are many Italian restaurants in the area, as well as a smattering of excellent cafes that also serve up tasty Italian pastries.

    This is an area to be explored slowly: there are dozens of notable sights scattered around the area, and a cappuccinno and a biscotti is the perfect pick-me-up - and save some room for a slice of great pizza or a bowl of pasta later in the evening.

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  • Directions: The North End is an area all to itself, cut off from downtown by the Central Artery highway - and very soon to be reunited with the rest of Boston.
  • Website: www.northendboston.com
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    North End: North Has History from the Beginning
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  • BruceDunning
  • By BruceDunning on October 17, 2008
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  • The mall is dead-no people - Boston
    The mall is dead-no people
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    The north end got a real start for Italian influence around late 1800's when immigrants came to the town to help construct the new State House. They were masons, skilled in mosaic tile floor laying and making and placing stained glass. That took some 2-3 years, and they located in the north end to live in the interim. Before that the area was known as a peninsula that had not real value and the lower socioeconomic people lived there. Then came the Irish in early 1800's and they settled. Later the Italians also integrated to the area. What a history. Read the script attached

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    North End: North End Feasts and Processions
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  • RhondaRuth
  • Updated By RhondaRuth on May 28, 2003
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  • Festivals in the North End - Boston
    Festivals in the North
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    Boston's North End Schedule of Events

    June 1, 2003
    Madonna Di Anzano
    Procession

    June 29, 2003
    Society of Saint Jude Thaddeus of Boston
    Procession

    July 6, 2003
    Maria del Graze Society
    Procession

    July 13, 2003
    St. Rocco Society
    Procession

    July 20, 2003
    St. Domenic Society
    Procession

    July 25 - 27, 2003
    St. Joseph Society
    Feast Celebration
    Battery & Hanover Streets

    August 1 - 3, 2003
    St. Agrippina di Mineo Society
    Feast Celebration
    Battery & Hanover Streets

    August 8 - 10, 2003
    Madonna Della Cava Society
    Feast Celebration
    Battery & Hanover Streets

    August 14 - 17, 2003
    Fisherman's Feast of the Madonna Del Soccorso di Sciacca Society of Boston
    Fleet & North Streets

    August 29 - 31 and September 1, 2003
    San Antonio Di Padova Da Montefalcione, Inc.
    Feast Celebration
    Thatcher & Endicott Streets

    September 1, 2003
    St. Lucy Society
    Feast Celebration
    Thatcher & Endicott Streets

    September 7, 2003
    Santa Rosalia Di Palermo Society
    Procession

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    North End: The North End
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  • By garridogal on September 11, 2006
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  • Run, Anthony, run! - Boston
    Run, Anthony, run!
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    Those of us who are old enough can still remember the commercial. We can picture the kid in our minds, running up the streets like a maniac while his mother yelled "Aaaaaantho-NAY!" out a window, and all for a plate of Prince Spaghetti.

    Well it all happened here: in the North End.

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    North End: Paul Revere House
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  • Sharrie
  • Updated By Sharrie on January 24, 2003
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  • North End - Boston
    by Sharrie
    PAUL REVERE HOUSE: Built in 1680, bought by Revere in 1770. Lived here with his 1st wife Sarah, 2nd wife Rachel & 8 of his 16 children. He's famous for his midnight ride to Lexington on the eve of the Battle of Lexington & Concord to warn his fellow patriots that the British soldiers were on the march.

    Downtown Boston's oldest building.

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  • Address: 19, North Square. North End.
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    North End: Christopher Columbus...
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  • rids
  • Updated By rids on August 25, 2002
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  • North End - Boston
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    Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park
    Opened in 1976, it is a large green area, with a great children's playground. The park is also a good place for a picnic because it is not far from Fanueil Hall and its food court, where you can pick up food to go. There is also a rose garden, a dedication to Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy who was born nearby.

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  • Directions: A short walk from the North End, or from Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market, along the waterfront.
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    North End: St Anthony's Festival
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  • shohman
  • Updated By shohman on June 12, 2005
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  • The North End of Boston is very unique. It is "The Italian" Section and a real community. People still speak their native language and work in the neighborhood shops, from barber shops, to bakeries, to some of the finest Italian food anywhere.

    Every August they hold the St Anthony's festival. This is always a good time and they take it seriously, with parades, dancing in the streets and authentic Italian music. You cannot have a bad time here.

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  • Address: North End
  • Website: http://www.stanthonysfeast.com/
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