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The song “Dirty Water” by the 1960s band The Standells is a celebratory song for Boston sports teams, but it was inspired by a mugging on a bridge over the Charles River.
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‘Dirty Water’ is more than a game-winning song

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Boston cream pie was created at the Parker House hotel in 1856.
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Parker House hotel is birthplace of Boston cream pie and other...

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“Park Street Under” was a locally-produced TV show about an underground Boston bar that reputedly inspired the hit network show “Cheers.”
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Boston-produced TV shows were pioneers in the broadcast world of the...

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One myth surrounding the origin of the slang term “wicked” centers around former Boston Mayor James Michael Curley.
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‘Wicked’ has long been a favorite piece of Boston slang

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The Paradise Rock Club in Boston has been featuring both up-and-coming and iconic musical acts for nearly half a century. Photo/Courtesy of the Paradise Rock Club
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Paradise Rock Club is one of Boston’s most storied music venues

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Bette Arnold’s yellow Rolls Royce, parked outside her restaurant in downtown Boston every day in the 1970s, gave the eatery its name and attracted countless walk-in patrons. Photo/Digital Commonwealth/Warren Favor
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Bette’s Rolls Royce was a celebrated Boston nightspot in the seventies

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Numerous people were employed as ice cutters in the winter months to harvest the product from the region’s frozen lakes and ponds.
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When ice was king in Boston

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This 1980s ad for the Boston nightclub Spit is emblematic of its punk attitude.
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Spit was a Boston nightclub with an attitude

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This ad in Billboard magazine was part of the marketing hype to establish the ultimately ill-fated “Bosstown Sound.”
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The Bosstown Sound was a short-lived attempt to market local psychedelic...

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Jack’s Joke Shop in Boston attracted generations of prank lovers over its 85-year history.
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Jack’s Joke Shop kept Boston laughing for 85 years

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