2007-01-04 12:25:48 · 13 answers · asked by zimp 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Boston
Boston is also known " The Bean Town." It was during the colonial days that beans baked slowly in molasses was a favorite dish there.
Boston is sometimes the cradle of American Independence. It is because many of the events that lead to American Revolution happened in Boston.
It is also the city of firsts. Many of the American institutions & events happened in Boston. Boston Common is the center in the city. It is the nation's oldest partk. It is here where the first public school appeared. The first university is Harvard.
In 1653, it is here that the first library. In 1825, it opened the first high school for girls & the first kindergarten in 1860. It is also the first in subway in 1897. The first Boston Marathon also happened here.
2007-01-06 00:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BeanTown = Boston Baked Beans
2007-01-05 10:45:27 · answer #2 · answered by I_Love_Life! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, it is interesting that prior Answerers told you 11 to 1 that it is "Beantown" versus "the Hub." Actually both are correct, but in fact references in the local media are probably close to the reverse: I'd estimate that the nickname "the Hub" or just "Hub" is used 85-90% of the time, "Beantown" only 10-15%.
2007-01-08 04:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by Hank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bean Town
2007-01-07 08:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by KiKi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boston's nickname is Beantown.
2007-01-05 12:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by ShouldBeWorking 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bean Town.
2007-01-04 12:28:24 · answer #6 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bean Town baby!
2007-01-07 16:26:22 · answer #7 · answered by kimawah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beantown
2007-01-04 12:28:00 · answer #8 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around here most folks call it "Baahstin" or "Bawstin" dependng on whether you come from an Irish neighborhood or an Italian one.
But the tourists call it Beantown.... only news anchors call it "the Hub"
2007-01-06 05:29:12 · answer #9 · answered by mutherwulf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iremember back in 1968 and 1971 boston nickname red light district, or combat zone, little itialy, she said it was history
now it is bean town. hope i am correct.
2007-01-04 17:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by dohder2006 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋