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Simmons CollegeLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
Boston, MA
Undergrads
1,746
Tuition
$31,450
Admission Difficulty
Average
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Facts & Statistics

Fun Local Trivia
  1. Boston is home to the first underground subway system, public library, and public park in America.
  2. The Boston University (BU) Bridge on Commonwealth Avenue is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train, which is moving under a car, driving under an airplane.
  3. South Boston holds the city's biggest Saint Patrick's Day parade, holding true to its Irish roots.
  4. Louis Prang printed the first American Christmas card in Boston in 1876.
  5. Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the first American telephone in Boston in 1875.
Notable Natives
  • James Abbott
  • Henry Adams
  • Samuel Adams
  • Louisa May Alcott
  • Jane Alexander
  • Ed Ames
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Elizabeth Bishop
  • Tom Brady
  • John Singleton Copley
  • Emily Dickinson
  • Olympia Dukakis
  • Bob Elliot
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Edith Fellows
  • Arthur Fiedler
  • Alvan Fisher
  • Arlene Francis
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Robert Frost
  • Nathan Hale
  • Frederick Childe Hassam
  • Winslow Homer
  • Madeleine Kahn
  • Jack Kerouac
  • Amy Lawrence Lowell
  • Robert Lowell
  • Leonard Nimoy
  • Robert Treat Paine
  • Robert B. Parker
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Paul Revere
  • Donna Summer
  • Mark Wahlberg
  • Barbara Walters
  • McNeill Whistler
Local Slang
  • Beantown: Boston
  • The Cape: Cape Cod
  • Frappe: A milkshake when ice cream is used
  • Fro yo: Frozen yogurt
  • Grinder: Submarine sandwich
  • Nor'easter: Snowstorm
  • Packie: A liquor store
  • P-town: Provincetown, Mass.
  • Southie: South Boston
  • The Vineyard: Martha's Vineyard
  • Wicked: Very or cool
Points of Interest
  • The Charles River
  • Fenway Baseball Park
  • The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • The Museum of Fine Arts
  • Newbury Street
Shopping Centers
  • Copley Place
  • Downtown Crossing
  • Newbury Street
  • The Prudential Center
Movie Theaters
AMC Loews Boston Common
175 Tremont St.
Downtown
(800) 326-3264
Movie Theaters
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St.
Brookline
(617) 734-2500
Movie Theaters
Regal Fenway 13
401 Park Drive St.
Fenway
(617) 424-6266
Major Sports Teams
  • Boston Bruins: hockey
  • Boston Celtics: basketball
  • Boston Red Sox: baseball
  • New England Patriots: football
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • New York City: NY: 4 hours
  • Philadelphia: PA: 5 hours, 30 minutes

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