DonQui
August 22nd, 2005, 07:36 AM
Hi! :hi:
I did a walk in June of this year around the neighborhood of my college. I attended Harvard, a university in Cambridge directly across the Charles River from Boston. It is about 100,000 in population and is very connected with Boston with subway lines and bus as well. The Harvard Square neigborhood is one of the most important of the city. In "the Square" as it is called by locals, there are a lot restaurants and bars catering to the student body.
Hope you like the photos ;)
Harvard Square The center of the Harvard Square neighborhood is obviously Harvard Square.
http://tinypic.com/axbi4j.jpg
"Harvard Square" Station on the Red Line of the Boston Subway The subway of Boston is called the "T." It is a system of four lines, three conventional subway lines, and one light rail line. With the subway from Harvard Square, you can be in downtown Boston in less than 15 minutes.
http://tinypic.com/axbgjl.jpg
Typical building in Harvard Square
http://tinypic.com/axbkld.jpg
A little bit of Old England in the New One A British Routmaster-turned tourist bus in Harvard Square.
http://tinypic.com/axbku8.jpg
Tourist Group on Campus The campus literally is crawling with them
http://tinypic.com/axbmsm.jpg
Weidener Library
Weidener is the hub of the Harvard Library system, which is third largest in the country, after the New York City Public library and the Library of Congress.
http://tinypic.com/axb7dc.jpg
Typical stree on campus The campus of Harvard University takes up most of the Harvard Square neighborhood.
http://tinypic.com/axbb48.jpg
Adams House Nearly all the students live on-campus. Adams House houses sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
http://tinypic.com/axbbja.jpg
Lowell House The bell tower of Lowell House has bells that were originally from a Russian monastery. Stalin wanted to melt them down, but an American capitalist bought them from him and donated them to Harvard. Every Sunday at 1pm, they ring for about 20 minutes.
http://tinypic.com/axbjwn.jpg
Open Gate of Lowell House
http://tinypic.com/axbncy.jpg
Winthrop House Winthrop House was my upperclass house, and is where JFK lived while at Harvard. His old room has been preserved and is dedicated to the slain president.
http://tinypic.com/axbdvn.jpg
Barker Center Barker Center is one of the more important buildings for literature on campus.
http://tinypic.com/axbewz.jpg
Weld Boat House Houses boats primarily used for intramural competition between the houses.
http://tinypic.com/axbdc2.jpg
JFK Park This is a park that is dedicated to JFK by the JFK School of Government of Harvard.
http://tinypic.com/axbhp4.jpg
Skyscrapers of Cambridge with view of Boston's Skyscrapers
The Charles River runs through the middle of Harvard's Campus. The two UGLY buildings in the foreground are university owned residences for graduate students. In between these two buildings, you can see the John Hancock Tower. In addition, further to the right, you can see the Prudential Tower of Boston.
http://tinypic.com/axbnnk.jpg
I did a walk in June of this year around the neighborhood of my college. I attended Harvard, a university in Cambridge directly across the Charles River from Boston. It is about 100,000 in population and is very connected with Boston with subway lines and bus as well. The Harvard Square neigborhood is one of the most important of the city. In "the Square" as it is called by locals, there are a lot restaurants and bars catering to the student body.
Hope you like the photos ;)
Harvard Square The center of the Harvard Square neighborhood is obviously Harvard Square.
http://tinypic.com/axbi4j.jpg
"Harvard Square" Station on the Red Line of the Boston Subway The subway of Boston is called the "T." It is a system of four lines, three conventional subway lines, and one light rail line. With the subway from Harvard Square, you can be in downtown Boston in less than 15 minutes.
http://tinypic.com/axbgjl.jpg
Typical building in Harvard Square
http://tinypic.com/axbkld.jpg
A little bit of Old England in the New One A British Routmaster-turned tourist bus in Harvard Square.
http://tinypic.com/axbku8.jpg
Tourist Group on Campus The campus literally is crawling with them
http://tinypic.com/axbmsm.jpg
Weidener Library
Weidener is the hub of the Harvard Library system, which is third largest in the country, after the New York City Public library and the Library of Congress.
http://tinypic.com/axb7dc.jpg
Typical stree on campus The campus of Harvard University takes up most of the Harvard Square neighborhood.
http://tinypic.com/axbb48.jpg
Adams House Nearly all the students live on-campus. Adams House houses sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
http://tinypic.com/axbbja.jpg
Lowell House The bell tower of Lowell House has bells that were originally from a Russian monastery. Stalin wanted to melt them down, but an American capitalist bought them from him and donated them to Harvard. Every Sunday at 1pm, they ring for about 20 minutes.
http://tinypic.com/axbjwn.jpg
Open Gate of Lowell House
http://tinypic.com/axbncy.jpg
Winthrop House Winthrop House was my upperclass house, and is where JFK lived while at Harvard. His old room has been preserved and is dedicated to the slain president.
http://tinypic.com/axbdvn.jpg
Barker Center Barker Center is one of the more important buildings for literature on campus.
http://tinypic.com/axbewz.jpg
Weld Boat House Houses boats primarily used for intramural competition between the houses.
http://tinypic.com/axbdc2.jpg
JFK Park This is a park that is dedicated to JFK by the JFK School of Government of Harvard.
http://tinypic.com/axbhp4.jpg
Skyscrapers of Cambridge with view of Boston's Skyscrapers
The Charles River runs through the middle of Harvard's Campus. The two UGLY buildings in the foreground are university owned residences for graduate students. In between these two buildings, you can see the John Hancock Tower. In addition, further to the right, you can see the Prudential Tower of Boston.
http://tinypic.com/axbnnk.jpg