Pie Alley

The entrance to Pie Alley through an archway at 103 Washington Street in the 19th century

The Pie Alley (also Pi Alley ) is a narrow alley in Boston in the state of Massachusetts of the United States , which is as old as the city itself. It flows near the Old City Hall on Washington Street and runs parallel to School Street . It is located between the Old South Meeting House and the Granary Burying Ground and is therefore an unofficial part of the Freedom Trail .

history

The Pie Alley around the year 1920

The origin of the name of the alley is still unclear. The name Pi Alley most likely goes back to printing companies that were located there at the end of the 19th century ( English "pied type" ), while Pie Alley refers to restaurants "that offer a piece of cake . "Pie"] and sold a cup of coffee for a nickel . "

Residents

Over the years of its existence, the following tenants have been among the residents of Pie Alley :

• Opened in 1795, the Bell-in-Hand tavern was “a faithful replica of the modern London tavern” of the 18th century.
• The Boston Herald operated a branch here.
• There was also a branch of the Boston Police Department here around 1854 .
• Samuel Sewall also lived there around 1727 .

Remarks

1. ↑ Note d. Trans.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Warning on Pi Alley. (PDF) Boston Byway Posted as Private but Traffic Goes On. In: The New York Times . January 11, 1922, accessed December 24, 2012 . 
2. ↑ Jerry Morris: The Boston globe guide to Boston . Insiders' Guide, Guilford, Conn. 2005, ISBN 978-0-7627-3430-6 .
3. ^ John F. Murphy: Up-to-date guide book of greater Boston . Boston 1904, OCLC 11419859 , p. 60 .
4. ^ The Bell-in-Hand, 1795 . Boston's Oldest Tavern. In: The Caledonian . Vol. 11, No. 4 . Caledonian Pub. Co., New York August 1911, OCLC 1552355 , p. 166 f . ( Online in Google Book Search).
5. ^ Philip Bergen: Old Boston in early photographs, 1850-1918 . 174 prints from the collection of the Bostonian Society. Ed .: The Bostonian Society . Dover Publications, New York 1990, ISBN 978-0-486-26184-3 , pp. 16 .
6. ^ Edward H. Savage: Boston events . Tolman & White, Boston 1884, OCLC 3139188 .
7. ^ Samuel Sewall: Early Reminiscences . In: The City record, and Boston news-letter . Abel Bowen, Jan. 21, 1826, ISSN  2158-3692 , OCLC 8740787 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 42 ° 21 '29.7 "  N , 71 ° 3' 32.4"  W.