Kate Danckert

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• Posted Historic Boston: Jacob Wirth Restaurant to Bostonist
  Bostonist loves to eat out. Whether we're investigating cheap eats, dining destinations beyond the city limits, or where to find a good brew, we make it a point to experience as much of the area's culinary scene as possible. Well, add this one to your list: historic eats! Established in 1868 and located at its current site since 1878, the Jacob Wirth Restaurant on Stuart Street is the second-oldest restaurant in the city (after...
• Posted Historic Boston: JFK Library and Museum to Bostonist
  The path for the motorcade escorting Senator Kennedy’s body was recently announced. Starting in Hyannisport, it will proceed north into Boston and drive past places significant in the senator’s and his family’s life: past St. Stephen’s Church and the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the North End, over to the State House, and to then President Kennedy’s former residence on Bowdoin Street and the JFK Federal Building, ultimately arriving at the JFK Library and Museum...
• Posted Historic Boston: Historic Cambridge Collaborative - Tours and Events, August 8th and 15th to Bostonist
  photo of the Longfellow House, tagged "Bostonist" by Flickr user AntyDiluvian Bostonist has had a few too many close encounters with tourists on Segways (maybe they, not bikers, are the real danger in town) on the Charlestown Bridge. As you can tell, we’re into Boston history. But getting mowed over by tourists on Segways? Not so much. We love a good historic tour, but they can often be gimmicky and touristy. Starting tomorrow, the...
• Posted Historic Boston: Museum of the NCAAA to Bostonist
  photo tagged "Bostonist" by flickr user discoverroxbury Have you been to the MFA since they’ve opened their Fenway entrance? We love it, except for one thing - the giant baby head statue on the lawn. It freaks us out a little bit. Maybe it’s just us, but giant baby heads aren’t our lawn ornaments of choice. It turns out that the MFA isn’t the only Boston museum with a statue of a giant head...
• Posted Historic Boston: The Liberty Hotel to Bostonist
  Bostonist loves when it when booze and history are combined. We’ve been known to spend afternoons watching Drunk History videos on YouTube and to sweep the history category at trivia night. But if you told us two years ago that we’d be able to knock back a few drinks in a formerly infamous and historically significant jail … well, we’d think that maybe you’d had a few too many yourself. This brings us to...