Zipper City Blog: Boston

My friend Eric moved to Boston a little over a month ago and has been trying to find work and re-establish himself in a new city. His girlfriend, Martha, contacted me about visiting on his birthday as a surprise. It worked out that I didn't have any shoots that weekend and I was able to find a really cheap flight on Jet Blue. He was quite surprised(confused) when he walked into the coffee shop she dropped me at saw me there! I think I might have caught it on video.

We had a great few days hanging out and even though we got around a lot I didn't take a ton of photos. Grey winter days just aren't the best for city photos and it was also nice to just enjoy the time and not always worry about getting a great shot. That is often hard for me to do - but it also gives me an excuse to come back and visit when everything is green.

Fun fact about me - I absolutely love flying and always try to book a window seat. The flight out did not disappoint. Leaving Hopkins we flew out over the lake and turned around and passed Cleveland and the Lake Erie Shoreline.

Downtown Cleveland - even though it is a little blurry I still had to post it. Flying into Boston was equally as cool - we flew over the city and out over the ocean before turning around and getting a great view of Boston and the Harbor(first photo in this blog).

"Gas is Gas" - one of the great signs in Eric ans Martha's neighborhood.

Guarding the Harbor.

Old Fishing Pier - we did have some sunlight the day I got there - but it was extremely cold too.

Starting the day right with some bloody marry's and football arguments in an Irish Pub.

"Two Asses" - how could I not title it that?

"Old State House" - this is one of the oldest public building in the country - 1712. It was a court under British rule and the Declaration of Independence was read from its balcony - after independence it became the Boston Statehouse, then City Hall, later private businesses, and now a museum and subway stop. In this shot I was messing with my wide-angle lens. The two below I love - this old building being loomed over by the modern skyscrapers of the Financial Distract. It is worth looking up photos/drawings of the building from over the years - from being the tallest on the street - to the 1800s style building that rose.

This is my favorite - not because it is the best shot - just because the scale of the old and new.

Of course I drank some Sam in Boston. They actually live in the neighborhood with the original brewery - now mostly a test brewery with a tasting room and some restaurants and coffee shops.

The current Massachusetts State House - we happened to walk by at night.

Sam's

Old Bear Cages. The remnants of the Franklin Park Zoo were just a walk from the house - an old stone zoo from the times before captive animals were treated all that well. These sat on a hill that had great views of the city - we also walked down there in the evening to see the city lights.

Obviously

This double-backed bench was apparently a goof originally - but became popular and was left in place.

Bench Selfie

"Pork on the Salk Slab" One night we stayed in and Eric and Martha cooked a fantastic meal and then we had a fire in the yard.

"Fort Hill Tower" - this was originally built as a water tower. The hill was the site of a revolutionary-era for that was used in the siege of Boston. Even though the Fort and the water tanks are gone this was left as a monument to the fort and battle because of its cool, Victorian architecture.