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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for historical perspective
This is a good guide for those interested in the history of various buildings and parts of town. Because stores open and close at times too quickly for any guide to keep up, there are some errors in that some places listed no longer exist but for those people who are looking for an easy reference to the buildings, I would recommend this book.
Published on December 13, 2007 by hedley's mother
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12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Forget it / time warp
Do not buy this book. It is incredibly out of date. It also spends too much ink on the tourist traps that are already well known (e.g., 20 pages on Harvard Square, which is increasingly full of chain stores), and gives short shrift to the neighborhoods that are truly up and coming (e.g., one column on Central Square...which is also increasingly full of chain stores :-(...
Published on August 6, 2002 by Eric J Norman
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12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Forget it / time warp,
By Eric J Norman (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Access Boston (6th Edition) (Paperback)
Do not buy this book. It is incredibly out of date. It also spends too much ink on the tourist traps that are already well known (e.g., 20 pages on Harvard Square, which is increasingly full of chain stores), and gives short shrift to the neighborhoods that are truly up and coming (e.g., one column on Central Square...which is also increasingly full of chain stores :-( ). A big disappointment, since I liked one of the earlier editions so much. I'm not sure what they updated for this edition; they highly recommended a bakery that's been shut down for over six years! Talk about information anxiety....I am a long-time Boston resident, and I bought this book to loan to my guests from out-of-town. Now i'm going to find a book that has actually been updated since the days before "internet". Is there a Rough Guide for Boston?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for historical perspective,
By hedley's mother (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Access Boston 8e (Access Guides) (Paperback)
This is a good guide for those interested in the history of various buildings and parts of town. Because stores open and close at times too quickly for any guide to keep up, there are some errors in that some places listed no longer exist but for those people who are looking for an easy reference to the buildings, I would recommend this book.
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Access Boston 7e by Richard Saul Wurman (Paperback - May 25, 2004)
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