Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States, and also the seat of Suffolk County. The city proper covers 48 square miles making it the largest city in New England and the 22nd most populous city in the United States.
Boston is also one of the oldest cities in the United States.
These black and white photos from Historicimage that show street scenes of Boston in the 1960s.
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| Adams Square, Boston, 1962 |
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| The numerous bar rooms and other businesses on Summer Street in Boston, 1962 |
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| 'Al Red Priest Bar' during renovations, 1963 |
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| Men drinking at 'Al Red Priest Bar', Boston, 1963 |
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| The cars and pedestrians on Winter Street during the Christmas season, 1963 |
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| Children enjoying the show at Espresso Pizza in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 1964 |
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| The movie theaters and shops along Washington Street in the Downtown Crossing section of Boston, 1964 |
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| The newly constructed Prudential Tower as seen from somewhere in the South End, 1964 |
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| The old Newbury's Steak House at the corner of Massachusetts Ave and Newbury Street, 1964 |
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| A closed Haymarket in the foreground with the Customs Tower and Durgin Park restaurant in the background, 1965 |
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| A crowd gathered outside the large glass window of a Polynesian restaurant in Boston, 1965 |
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| Copley Square, Back Bay, 1965 |
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| Early Morning at Haymarket, Boston, 1965 |
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| Jack's Celtic Tavern on Columbus Avenue, Roxbury Crossing, Boston Massachusetts, 1965 |
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| Kenmore Square, Boston, 1965 |
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| Narrow Street, Downtown Boston, 1965 |
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| Removing the RKO Keith's Theater sign at 539 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts, 1965 |
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| School Street Camera Shop on School Street in downtown Boston, 1965 |
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| Sections of Fenway, Back Bay and Kenmore, 1965 |
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| The intersection of Essex and Washington Streets at night, 1965 |
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| The movie theaters along Washington Street in the Downtown Crossing section of Boston, 1965 |
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| The shops and bars along Canal Street leading up to the Boston Garden, 1965 |
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| A Boston Police Motorcycle parked on Broadway street in South Boston, 1966 |
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| A section of Boston once known as the Combat Zone, the foreground is the Playland Cafe on Essex Street, 1966 |
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| Car accident at night on Huntington Ave in Boston, 1966 |
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| Corner of Worcester Street and Columbus Avenue, 1966 |
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| Southie, after the St. Patrick's Day parade along Broadway Street, 1966 |
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| Two Boston teens getting drunk on beer, 1966 |
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| Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, 1967 |