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Newbury Street is an upscale shopping area in
Boston's historic Back Bay. The cluster of stores on Newbury
Street begin at the Public Garden and end at Massachusetts Avenue to the west.
Newbury Street is the most trendy area of the city. Themes of stores
include men's and women's fashion, children's fashion, shoes and
accessories, and maternity clothes.Specialty stores include crafts,
beauty products, music, movies, books, watches, and jewelry. There are
spas, tanning salons, hair stylists, and nail salons on Newbury Street. Many restaurants and bars line the street, several of which have cafe style
sidewalk tables during summer.
Newbury Street (and the Back Bay) is a very expensive area of the city.
Back in the 80s, the area was often referred to as yuppieville.
In the 90s, it was the center of trendy French Eurotrash style and
fashion. The first Newbury Comics store was located on Newbury
Street, and in the early 80s one could search through racks there of punk rock
45 rpm records or buy spandex pants as new-wave music became popular.
The street is minimally pretentious, and is a super place
to shop or to just stroll down. Many commuters walk Newbury Street and skip
a few stops on the subway, just to get exercise and enjoy the style.
Newbury and Dartmouth Streets is just one block south of Copley Square,
which is considered the bustling center of the Back Bay District. The historic Boston Public Library
McKim
Building, Trinity Church,
Darth Vader Building, and
Copley Place
Mall are located in Copley Square. A few blocks
west on Boylston Street are the Prudential
Center Mall, and Hynes Convention Center
attractions.
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