The Historic Shops & Restaurants of Boston: A Guide to Century-Old Establishments in the City and Surrounding Towns

by Phyllis Meras

Book Overview

Weathervanes, clocks, paintings, cigars, candy, and nautical instruments are but a few of the goods still being provided to Bostonians by the city's historic shops. Many of these purveyors date from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892145448
• ISBN13: 9781892145444
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Little Bookroom
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

A great guide, fun to read

This is a delightful book, rich in the history of establishments in and around the city. My parents are from Cambridge and I remember walking to Masse Hardware with my grandfather. I didn't know about the origin of the business until I read it here, it made sense that my Canadian grandparents were comfortable with this merchant. Later on my parents moved out to the suburbs and we would shop at Wilson's Farm in Lexington and dine at the Colonial Inn in Concord, two establishments that I learned more about in this book. This is an important documentation of these businesses, it is informative and entertaining. With each listing there is an address, phone number, directions and hours of operation making it easy to locate and visit. This is a great size to carry around and dip into and makes a great gift.