Fields Corner
Two brothers gave this Dorchester neighborhood its name when they opened a general store and became one of the first commercial landmarks in the area.
Who are the Fields?
This 2017 U.S. Open champion hosted a training camp here in 2022, giving young players a chance to learn from a Grand Slam star.
Who is Sloane Stephens?
Known as the “First Lady of Roxbury,” this activist fought for civil rights, organized around housing and education, and supported families during Boston’s turbulent busing era.
Who is Melnea Cass?
Local theatergoers may notice the historic movie marquee that preserves the character of this early 20th-century cinema.
What is Loews Theater?
This local theater opened in 1924, entertaining families in the community for decades.
What is Loews?
In 1968, he became the first African American man to win the U.S. Open and helped fundraise for this center in its early years.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
In March 1776, George Washington’s men built these “small forts” overnight, arming them with cannons aimed at the harbor.
What are redoubts?
Located at 950 on this avenue—named after the highest hill in the Boston area, which rises 635 feet—this road leads straight toward the summit.
What is Blue Hill Avenue?
The elevated train that runs through the neighborhood is part of this MBTA line.
What is the Red Line?
The center offers after-school programs and summer camps, giving youth access to tennis, fitness, and enrichment activities.
What are youth programs at the Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center?
Long before the Revolution, this Indigenous people lived on and cared for the land that includes today’s Dorchester Heights.
Who are the Massachusett?
In the 1970s, this South Boston school became a national symbol of the “busing crisis,” when students were reassigned across neighborhoods in an effort to desegregate education.
What is South Boston High School?
The municipal building in the area has this architectural feature visible from the street.
What is a brick facade with a clock tower?
Since opening in the 1960s, this center has supported generations of players — serving well over this many young people across the decades.
What is 100,000?
Though they faced discrimination in 19th-century Boston, this immigrant group grew to become a powerful political and cultural force in the city.
Who are the Irish?
This school, located just 1.9 miles away, holds the distinction of the oldest among all public elementary schools in the United States. It was established in 1639.
What is the Mather School?
This corner’s community includes murals, shops, and a mix of cultural influences that reflect its history.
What is the Dorchester community?
This park, originally known as Franklin Field and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, has been a hub for various sports and community activities in Dorchester and Mattapan.
What is Harambee Park?
This Boston civil rights leader, often called the “mother of school desegregation,” chaired the NAACP Education Committee and helped lay the groundwork for the 1974 busing decision.
Hint: A nearby school is named after her.
Who is Ruth Batson?
Who was the 58th Governor of Massachusetts and the states youngest ever Attorney General?
Paul A. Dever