amazing -but 80 years later ALL those things IN BOSTON the film pointed out are still there.[using my best memory+to my knowledge] .meaning-i half expected to see something i havent seen already.
thanks for posting great old film. I just took a trip to Boston for the first time and LOVED everything about it . the people of boston should be very proud of their beautiful city
Is this in HD?
garbage85 1 month ago
Nice to know every time i drive by these buildings that they're still so well preserved!
rishibawa 9 months ago
Did anyone see The Observer??? FRINGE... :p
mecagoenboba 10 months ago
my elementary school graduation was at the old north church from the john elliot elementary school a long time ago.
TheCasu305 11 months ago
When this footage was taken the Custom House Tower was the tallest building in the City of Boston.
Geostrategic1 1 year ago
OMG The buildings are still there WOW! And the Mafia
andykokolis1977 1 year ago 2
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andykokolis1977 1 year ago
all those buildings are still there lol
danthomastherocker1 1 year ago
that was neat. thanks for posting.
sherrytoo 1 year ago
Very nice. This is so funny
MODERN SKYSCRAPERS where are they???
Did anyone get the joke in the biginning about the ugly ducking?
werzoid 1 year ago
@werzoid Yeah... I heard the joke... I was like... hehehehehe... That was some raw humor back then!
mecagoenboba 10 months ago
@werzoid No, please explain!
manzalawy7 7 months ago
Very nice vid of historic Boston from the Jazz Age.
ManilaSyndicate 2 years ago
Amazing. Thank you so much.
bos78 2 years ago
amazing -but 80 years later ALL those things IN BOSTON the film pointed out are still there.[using my best memory+to my knowledge] .meaning-i half expected to see something i havent seen already.
DAVE1R1111 2 years ago
Downtown is vastly different. They obliterated most of it in order to make it more car friendly.
bos78 2 years ago
good stuff!
wolf8503 2 years ago
thanks for posting great old film. I just took a trip to Boston for the first time and LOVED everything about it . the people of boston should be very proud of their beautiful city
sellingon 2 years ago
we are
asmotta617 2 years ago
Very cool. Anybody know what bridge is showing at 8:48? Is that the Fort Point Channel?
a1spacechicken 2 years ago
Ya, it's the Northern Ave bridge.
bos78 2 years ago
That was great. Sure looked like a European city.
RpKingman 2 years ago
Only tourists call it the commons. It's singular: common. The other park is the Public Garden.
crimsondynamoo 2 years ago
I freaking love boston commons. great video!
rap2383 2 years ago
This old footage is great. If only traffic in Boston was like that today.
lucydr62 2 years ago