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Bay Village
Boston
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Boston's smallest neighborhood — six quiet brick blocks tucked between the South End, Theater District, and Mass Pike, with the city's longest-running drag bar at the corner.
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What to do
- •Stroll Fayette and Melrose
- •Drag show at Jacques
- •Cocktails at the Beehive (just outside)
- •Theater at the Wilbur or Citizens Opera House
Events
- •Bay Village Garden Tour (June)
- •Pride Parade route passes adjacent
Fun facts
- ✦Edgar Allan Poe was born here Jan 19, 1809 — there's a statue at the corner.
- ✦The neighborhood was raised 12-18 ft on jacks in the 1860s to fix flooding.
- ✦Jacques was a speakeasy before becoming a gay bar in the 1940s.
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