By way of Universal Hub, I came across this video of Boston in the 1920s. Not only is neat to see a lot of the same buildings, but I find it really interesting that Boston is described as conservative (whereas today, according to the Real America Propaganda, we are Homofascist Horde central). Of course, Boston is conservative in many ways: it has a strong sense of history, and it isn't particularly wild and crazy (it's fun, but it's not Vegas either).
Anyway, here's the video:
You have to love the announcer's voice too.
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