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Leather District
Boston
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Three blocks of cast-iron loft buildings between South Station and Chinatown. Was leather warehouses, now lofts and quiet bars — the city's smallest official 'district.'
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What to do
- •3 a.m. eggs at South Street Diner
- •Wine and oysters at Les Zyg
- •Walk the cast-iron facades
- •Catch a jazz set at Les Zyg's nightly piano
Events
- •South Station block parties (summer)
Fun facts
- ✦Was the actual leather/shoe warehouse district (1860s).
- ✦All buildings are cast-iron-front — a New York-style architecture rare in Boston.
- ✦The Hayden Building (1875) is by H.H. Richardson — same architect as Trinity Church.
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