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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

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Faneuil Hall Marketplace Goes From the “Cradle of Liberty” to a Modern Marketplace

Preserving the Past While Creating Activities for Audiences in the Present

As one of the many stops along the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston has become an important element of the history of the nation while also serving as a modern marketplace for the city. By functioning as a hub of activity for both food and ideas for centuries, the space showcases what it […]

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The New England Holocaust Memorial Creates a Universal Understanding of History

Holocaust Symbolism and Sobering Experiences

Boston-area survivors of Nazi concentration camps drove the creation of the New England Holocaust Memorial. Support and sponsorships from more than 3,000 individuals and organizations enabled the creation of a memorial that is designed to encourage a universal understanding of all that happened during the Nazi regime. Holocaust Symbolism and Sobering Experiences Holocaust survivor, Stephan […]

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Monumentous Potential: Paul Revere Park

The space and paths enable audiences to engage with the area in numerous ways, but the emptiness limits how long they’re able to interact

The five-acre Paul Revere Park resides on the Charles River in Boston. Sitting in the shadow of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, it was the first of the four new parks to be built that are designed to “link the river to the sea“. Completed in 1999, the park is part of […]

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Paul Revere Square Connects the Past with the Present of Boston

Historical Legacy and Community Engagement

Best known for his midnight ride to alert the American militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere is one of the most notable patriots of the American Revolutionary War. That notoriety is evident in Paul Revere Square, which is built upon the literal […]

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City Park Square Serves as a Gateway to the Past and for the Present of Charleston

Transforming a Space to Celebrate the History of a Community

Located on the spot of the founding of Charlestown in 1628, City Square Park in Boston celebrates the history associated with the area while also creating an important place for the community in the present. Built at the request of a vocal and active community in what is now the Charlestown neighborhood, City Park Square has […]

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Winthrop Square Highlights How Urban Parks Can Celebrate the Past and Present

A Landscape of War and Commemoration

Utilizing the same field where colonial minutemen trained during the American Revolution, Winthrop Square features notable monuments that have been dedicated to soldiers from various wars who fell in battle. Located in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood, the Square highlights what it can look like for an urban park to function as so much more than a […]

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