July 7, 2008
The Price of Solitude? $700/square foot.
One of the nice things about Beacon Hill is that a stroll around the block almost a unique experience, at least on this side of the Atlantic.
Never mind the layers of history or the architectural complexity; where else in the heart of an American city can you walk around the block and enjoy total reprieve from the sex-crazed, fuel-injected, weight-loss-or-triple your money back bombardment of consumerist culture?
Even in the most tucked away portions of Back Bay and the South End, there are tiny boutiques, just waiting to spring out at you—tastefully, of course, but their presence remains all the same.
Only a few spare corner stores, laundromats and dry cleaners serve to break the spell in Beacon Hill, and you’d be hard pressed to pick them out at a moment’s glance.
And then there’s the traffic. While parking might be a bear, the convoluted maze of narrow one-ways that passes for transportation infrastructure on the Hill all but eliminates the constant, squawking roar of motor vehicle traffic.
That’s not a quiet neighborhood; that’s solitude. And you want to know the price of solitude? Check out Sudbury’s reaction to a simple bike path—and that’s 45 minutes of gridlock west of here, with nary a Whole Foods in sight.
51 Anderson St. #1
Beacon Hill, MA 02114
2 Beds, 1 Bath
615 sq. ft.
$439,000
69 Myrtle St #6
Beacon Hill, MA 02114
2 Beds, 1 Bath
1,110 sq. ft.
$789,000
59 W Cedar St #5
Beacon Hill, MA 02114
1 Beds, 1 Bath
625 sq. ft.
$459,000
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