Are you Old Boston OR New Boston?
Kara Baskin includes The Hawthorne in a fun quiz for her piece on Old vs. New Boston in the 2018 August Issue of Boston Magazine.
Take the quiz and see where you land!
You’re going grocery shopping, You:
A. Head to Market Basket, of course. Preferably the one in Somerville. In fact, you remember when it was still called Demoulas.
B. Go straight to Whole Foods; only the one at Ink Block will do. If you’re feeling adventurous, maybe a road trip to Wegmans.
It’s time to go swimming! You
A. Go to Good Harbor, because that’s where you learned to swim, even though the parking’s horrible. Or maybe Craigville down the Cape, since it’s so close to Craigville Pizza.
B. Make a reservation at the Verb Hotel and order Hojoko sushi poolside.
The dividing line between the North End and Government Center is:
A. The Big Dig & Haymarket.
B. The Greenway and the Boston Public Market.
Your favorite Seaport restaurant is:
A. Anthony’s Pier 4, even though it closed.
B. Lola 42
Your Favorite Kennedy is:
A. Ted Kennedy
B. Joe Kennedy III
The Central Artery is:
A. The seventh circle of traffic hell.
B. Probably a new cardiac-improvement invention at Mass General, developed in Kendall Square.
The Combat Zone …
A. Was an adult entertainment district along Washington Street.
B. Is probably a boxing studio popping up soon at a luxury condo complex in South Boston.
The most-missed Downtown Crossing shopping landmark is:
A. Jordon Marsh
B. H & M
Your furniture is from:
A. Somerville Lumber
B. Room & Board
Your first scorpion bowl was at:
A. The Aku-Aku
B. Tiger Mama
You Once saw Matt Damon…
A. Breakdancing in Harvard Square.
B. Bowling at Kings Back Bay.
Your closest brush with celebrity was:
A. A taping of Community Auditions with Dave Maynard
B. A chance encounter with Keytar Bear.
Your first legal drink was at:
A. Faces
B. The Hawthorne
Tweeter is:
A. A bygone electronics retailer
B. Someone who uses Twitter
You get your weather from:
A. Barry Burbank
B. Dave Epstein’s Twitter feed
Your favorite “old” Boston band is:
A. Boston
B. Freezepop
Winter Hill is home to:
A. Gangsters
B. Sarma
Harborlights is:
A. The one-time name of the Blue Hills Bank Pavillion
B. A new installation at the Lawn on D, maybe?\
You met your mate:
A. Via the Boston Phoenix personals
B. One the patio at Committee
Your favorite pizza is from:
A. Regina Pizzeria
B. Area Four
You were able to afford a condo in Somerville:
A. Yes
B. No
———Scoring———
Mostly A’s: Congratulations! You’re officially OLD BOSTON. You survived the Combat Zone and the Big Dig, bought a home before it became impossible, and enjoyed Polynesian drinks and nocturnal debauchery that many new Bostonians can only dream about.
Mostly B’s: Congratulations! You’re officially NEW BOSTON. You enjoy a safe, clean city with unparalleled shopping and dining options. On the downside, you’ll probably never be able to own a home here, and you’ve never had an Anthony’s Piere 4 popover, either.
———FYI———
In case anyone form the younger don’t know about Faces, see here.
We used to ride the T out there and if you didn’t get a ride back to Kenmore you’d get stuck deciding between a last round of drinks or cab fare. We walked back a lot…-Former Regular at Faces