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Throwback Boston Thursday: The Hindenburg — and Another Strange Airship — Over Boston

In 1937, the Hindenburg flew over Boston on its way to its fate in New Jersey. There was another airship that flew over Boston, though, that caught everyone’s attention but that no one has been able to explain…

#TBT, Boston, Boston HistoryJessica KentAugust 20, 2020

Throwback Boston Thursday: Central Wharf and the Boston Waterfront

You’ve probably walked around the waterfront along wharves that were once the hub for Boston’s maritime trade and not have even known it.

#TBT, Boston, Boston HistoryJessica KentAugust 13, 2020

Throwback Boston Thursday: The Boston Stone — Center of the Shawmut Peninsula, or Marketing Ploy?

There’s a weird stone in the wall of a building in downtown, around the corner from the Union Oyster House. Legend has it it marks the center of old Boston. Or is it a ploy?

#TBT, Boston, Boston HistoryJessica KentAugust 6, 2020

Throwback Boston Thursday: City Hall Plaza Fountain

With the Boston City Hall Plaza renovations uncovering the old fountain, I took a look at its origins, why it was covered up, and what the future of the Plaza looks like.

Boston, Boston History, #TBTJessica KentJuly 30, 2020