Beacon Hill | New England’s Gifts

Useful stuff from 80 years of Yankee: May 1979 One must walk, not ride, to really savor the character of Beacon Hill. One of the finest times to complete a tour is at dusk—along narrow, cobbled Acorn Street perhaps, or Branch, softly illuminated by gaslamps below, while overhead the building tops are still caught in […]

By Paul Darling|Oct 27 2015|

Narrow cobblestone street lined with historic brick buildings, flower boxes, and an American flag hanging from a balcony.

Beacon Hill, the hub of the universe.

Credit: Susan Cole Kelly

Useful stuff from 80 years of Yankee: May 1979

One must walk, not ride, to really savor the character of Beacon Hill. One of the finest times to complete a tour is at dusk—along narrow, cobbled Acorn Street perhaps, or Branch, softly illuminated by gaslamps below, while overhead the building tops are still caught in the glow of the setting sun. It is an appropriate time of day to reflect on the generations of scholars, builders, statesmen, and seafarers who made Beacon Hill their home.