The cluster of restaurants, shops, and cultural institutions centered in the Back Bay speak to its prime position within the city. Yet the area maintains a residential feel, with apartments perched amid Newbury Street boutiques. Back Bay residents have the city at their fingertips, from morning strolls past the willow-draped ponds of the Public Garden to evenings of outdoor dinners on Newbury Street and performances at Symphony Hall.
Newbury Street has long been home to Boston’s most upscale shops. Its couturiers are clustered at the east end by the entrance to the Public Garden, led by haute local jeweler Shreve, Crump & Low. Further west, galleries and independent boutiques thrive alongside sidewalk cafés. With walkable avenues and ample green space, the Back Bay is ideal for the active set. Often seen jogging or setting up a game of croquet on the Esplanade along the Charles River, its residents promote a sense of leisured playfulness.
The Back Bay has several popular bars and restaurants, so music and conversations can often carry through the city streets at night. Weekends can bring high foot-traffic along Newbury Street and the Prudential shopping district, when the rest of the city gravitates towards the Back Bay in pursuit of the latest fashions.
Stately Back Bay is a lovely, yet expensive mixture of condominiums, single families, and rental apartments, with the rare co-op thrown in. Many buildings have elevators, but it’s not uncommon to have a fifth floor walk up to a prime home. Concierge and on-site superintendents are more common here than other parts of the city, but are still fairly unusual.
Back Bay’s tree-lined boulevards, boutique windows, and sidewalk cafés imbue the neighborhood with residential charm. As swan-shaped boats paddle slowly through the parks, residents are likely to sit and read on benches along poplar-lined boulevards, nodding hellos to dog-walking neighbors as they pass. Many of the homes have elegant carved oak doors, with manicured plots that lead up to them. Back Bay is also home to the historic Old South Church, a landmark example of Italian Gothic architecture that rests on the border of Copley Square.
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