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Old Glory on Acorn Street in Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a neighborhood in
Boston
,
Massachusetts
, that borders the Boston Common and the
Boston
Public
Garden
. It covers about one square mile and is presently home to
approximately 10,000 people. It is a neighborhood of Federal-style
rowhouses, with some of the highest property values in the nation.
Known for its narrow streets, brick sidewalks and gas-lit streets, it
has been home to many famous Americans including Louisa May Alcott,
Robert Frost, John Hancock, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Cabot Lodge,
Sylvia Plath, David Lee Roth, Carly Simon and Daniel Webster to name a
few.
"Acorn Street,
which is pictured in 'Old Glory', is a narrow lane within
Beacon Hill
that is paved with cobblestones. It is often mentioned as the most
picturesque street in
Boston
. At twilight, the focal point of the whole street is the flag which
literally glows in the dimming light. The street light on the upper left
is not lighted. This I did to keep the eye traveling to the interior of
the lane. If it had been lit, it would have shown off all the brick
walls around it taking the viewer to that area rather than down the lane
to 'Old Glory'."
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