Fireworks lit up the skies of Greater Boston last night. From our perch on the Mass. Ave. bridge, we saw four fireworks displays, including the grandest of them all, the Boston Pops extravaganza. (The other three appeared to be in Newton, Somerville(?), and South Boston.)

Contributors to the Bostonist photo pool have captured the festivities for those of you who were homebound or out-of-town. Shooting from vantage points at MIT, the John Hancock Building, and from across the Harbor, our Flickr friends captured the spectacle from every imaginable angle.

Folks were already celebrating Independence Day even before darkness fell. A shot from the Needham parade. (Pappatom)

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