Chinatown, Boston
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Chinatown, Boston is a neighborhood located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only surviving historic ethnic Chinese enclave in New England since the demise of the Chinatowns in Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Maine after the 1950s. Because of the high population of Asians and Asian Americans living in this area of Boston, there is an abundance of Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants located in Chinatown. It is one of the most densely populated residential areas in Boston and serves as the largest center of its East Asian and Southeast Asian cultural life.
The paifang gate in 2013
Strike breakers outside of Sampson's Mill, some of whom would later move to found Chinatown
A view from within Chinatown looking towards the paifang
Chinese New Year festival in Boston's Chinatown, 2009
Combat Zone, Boston
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"Combat Zone" was the name given in the 1960s to the adult entertainment district in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Centered on Washington Street between Boylston Street and Kneeland Street, the area was once the site of many strip clubs, peep shows, X-rated movie theaters, and adult bookstores. It had a reputation for crime, including prostitution.
The State Theatre, 1967 by Nick DeWolf
The Naked i, one of the Combat Zone's larger strip clubs
The Pilgrim Theater, 1960s. City Censor, City of Boston
The State Theatre, 1960s. City Censor, City of Boston