Founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England, Boston was one of the oldest cities in the United States. It is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2, and is the most populous city in the New England region.
The Boston area's many colleges and universities make it an international center of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, and business, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.
Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States.
Take a look at these color pics from Dick Leonhardt to see what Boston looked like from the early 1960s.
The Boston area's many colleges and universities make it an international center of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, and business, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.
Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States.
Take a look at these color pics from Dick Leonhardt to see what Boston looked like from the early 1960s.
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| City Square Station, Charlestown, Boston, March 1960 |
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| Boston from City Square Station in Charlestown, March 1960 |
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| Causeway Street and Boston Garden, March 1960 |
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| Fish Pier, Boston, August 1960 |
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| Fish Pier, Boston, July 1960 |
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| Lobster boat, Boston Harbor, August 1960 |
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| Off Atlantic Avenue, Boston, August 1960 |
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| Orange Line at North Station, Boston, March 1960. |
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| Orange Line at North Station, Boston, March 1960 |
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| Urban renewal, Boston, March 1960 |
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| USS Hawkins DD-873, Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1960 |
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| Atlantic Avenue, Boston, March 1961 |
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| Boston Naval Shipyard from Customs House Tower, December 1961 |
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| Boston Naval Shipyard, July 1961 |
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| Castle Island, South Boston, September 1961 |
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| Fish Pier, Boston, April 1961 |
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| Fish Pier, Boston, August 1961 |
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| Fish Pier, Boston, May 1961 |
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| Logan Airport, Boston, March 1961 |
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| North End Boston, July 1961 |
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| Taimembral, East Boston, July 1961 |
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| USS Sampson DDG-10 and USS Beatty DD-75, Boston, June 1961 |
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| Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1962 |
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| Boston, September 1962 |
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| Boston, September 1962 |
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| Castle Island, Boston, June 1962 |
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| Castle Island, Boston, June 1962 |
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| Faneuil Hall, Boston, August 1962 |
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| New England Mutual Building, Boston, August 1962 |
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| Ross towboat, Northern Avenue, June 1962 |
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| The Glen Thomas, the Mary-De, the Betsy Ross and ex-PCE900, Boston, June 1962 |
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| The Texas, Boston, April 1962 |
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| Tug Betsy Ross and Customs House Tower, Boston, June 1962 |
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| USCGC Nantucket WLV-612, Boston, September 1962 |
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| USS Haynsworth DD-700, Boston, July 1962 |
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| USS Kankakee A0-39, East Boston, June 1962. |
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| USS Kankakee A0-39, East Boston, June 1962 |
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| USS Severn AO-61 and SS Seasford Island, Boston, April 1962 |
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| Williamsport, PCE-900, Sadie Ross, Boston, April 1962 |
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| Tug and tow, Castle Island, August 1963 |
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| Boston Harbor, September 1964 |
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| Castle Island, Boston, July 1964 |
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| Texaco Maryland at Castle Island, Boston, July 1964 |
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| USS Wasp CVS-18 and YTM 367, Boston, Sepember 1964 |
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| USS Wasp CVS-18, South Boston Naval Annex, Boston, September 1964 |
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| Boston Common, December 1965 |
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| Boston in the rain, August 1965 |
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| Boston waterfront, May 1965 |
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| USS Constitution IX-21, Boston, June 1965 |
