‘Dreams of Boston’

Ferries and other boats at Long Wharf, Boston

“She comes from Boston
Works at the Jewelry Store

Down in the harbor

Where the ferries come to shore.’’

– From song “Boston, by Kenny Chesney

The Paifang Gate, the best-known entrance to Boston’s Chinatown. It’s the only real Chinatown left in New England, after the gradual disappearance of those in Providence and Portland.

“I’ve had dreams of Boston all of my life

Chinatown between the sound of the night.’’

—From “Ladies of Cambridge,’’ by the rock band Vampire Weekend