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South End & Chinatown
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Overview
Chinatown, the Theater District and the Leather District are overlapping areas, filled with glitzy theaters, Chinese restaurants and the remnants of Boston鈥檚 shoe and leather industry (now converted lofts and clubs). Nearby, the Victorian manses in the South End have been reclaimed by artists and the LGBTIQ+ community, who have created a vibrant restaurant and gallery scene.
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What used to be an abandoned parking lot beneath the interstate is now an 8-acre playground and art space. The main draw is the fantastic mural project,鈥�
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The official entrance to Chinatown is the decorative gate (paifong), a gift from the city of Taipei. It is symbolic 鈥� not only as an entryway for guests鈥�
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The brick-and-beam buildings along Harrison Ave were originally used to manufacture goods ranging from canned food to pianos. Now these factories turn out鈥�
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Once a Newbury St staple, this venerable art gallery is one of many that have relocated to SoWa. Presenting the work of some headline-grabbing artists 鈥�
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When this neo-Gothic cathedral was built in 1875, it was America鈥檚 largest Catholic cathedral, as big as London's Westminster Abbey. It serves as the main鈥�
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Besides several performance spaces, the main venue for visual arts at the Boston Center for the Arts is the Mills Gallery, which hosts cutting-edge art鈥�
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The city鈥檚 oldest cooperative, this South End gallery hosts solo shows by its members, as well as occasional visitors, with an emphasis on New England鈥�
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This unusual cooperative gallery has been going strong for over 25 years. The innovative gallery, dedicated to 3D art in all media, is run by three dozen鈥�
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