We started in Quincy (pronounced ‘Qwinzee’) which is technically NOT “south shore”. It is in Norfolk county just outside of Boston. It is called “The city of Presidents”. It was home to presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. We went to tour the home that the presidents lived in. It was really nice. We only saw the outside because the wait for the $3.00 tour was 30 minutes and frankly, we had other places to go… other things to see. But we’ve been there! The gardens were beautiful… and I’m a sucker for a nice porch…
After Quincy, we headed to Hingham. In World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt described the town as “the typical town in America during wartime” with “the most beautiful Main Street in America”. With accolades such as that, we thought we should see this town and its Main Street. It was neat too because there were houses along this Main Street built in the 16, 17 and 1800’s. The houses were beautiful and the street nice and clean, but I’m not sure about the praise that Eleanor Roosevelt gave it. It was just like any other street.
However, along the street there was a really neat church. This church is called “The Old Ship Church”. Built in 1681, the church is the oldest meetinghouse still in use today and has an active congregation. It’s called “Old Ship” because back in the day, old shipbuilders began coming on-shore and building buildings. You can see in the pictures the structural similarities in this building compared to ships. It was quite magnificent. It was also neat because there are no pews, except on the top level, and people sat in groups with their families.
After that, we went on to Hull and stopped along the way at Nantasket with the nice beaches there. My favorite part of Hull were the wind turbines. Go green energy!! You can see on this map that Hull has a unique shape and at parts is very narrow. Lots of beach although only one side had beach; the other side was incredibly rocky. But we were reminded again of the intense patriotism that New England has compared to San Diego. (I’d say the rest of the country, but I only have San Diego to compare).
After Hull we headed to Scituate (pronounced ‘Situate’). It was a nice town with a fun harbor and a very artsy downtown area. We did stumble across a “Scituate Heritage Festival” with music and fair-type of activities. Whitney and I were laughing because it was totally a hipee thing… but it was interesting to walk around.
After that, we were done. And just in time because about that time, the sky decided to explode and the summer rains picked back up. My impression of the south shore is different than I had expected it to be. It is kinda like the OB area of San Diego residential communities. It is basically the overflow of people that don’t fit into the Boston area. It’s not super nice like on Cape Cod or the North Shore. Although there are a handful of Coronado-type homes along the water, overall, the homes are like what you would find in OB or Clairemont in SD. But- we’ve officially been there. Plymouth county has been seen… at least enough of it to get the gist. I hope you like the pictures!
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