Boston Is!

DateJuly 16 1987

Can DescriptionsMaster Special X4629 "The Air Master" Boston IS Rec. 7/16/87 Air. 7/22/87

AbstractThe city of Boston promotional special; Intro: History of Boston as a city; Title: “Boston Is!”; sponsors; aerial shots of Boston, the Charles River and Cambridge; stories of ducks and swan boats; walking around and exploring the city; cultural and ethnic diversity; Patriots Day parade; Lexington and Concord; Revolutionary War reenactments; Paul Revere; the waterfront and the Quincy Market; lobsters and seafood; The New England Aquarium; Boston on the Rise; fine dining; the Boston Red Sox; the Boston Celtics; the Boston Bruins; the New England Patriots; the 4th of July; Old Ironsides; whales; fishing; Julia Child; performing arts; the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art; Boston Museum Natural History; the Boston Arnold Arboretum; the Boston Museum of Science; the Omnimax Theater; the National Center of Afro-American Artists; Walden Pond; Plymouth Beach; poets; Arthur Fiedler; John F. Kennedy; The John F. Kennedy Library; Irish heritage; The State House, Beacon Hill; produce markets; the North End; Italian Community; the Boston Marathon; Bill Rogers; Cheers Bar; Robert B. Parker; the Boston Public Library; The Christian Scientists Mother Church and Trinity Church; Boston City Hall; Jamaica Pond; Franklin Park Zoo; Meeting House Hill; The Freedom Trail; Old North Church; Bunker Hill Monument; The Computer Museum; Boston nightlife; The Jazz Boat; Clubs; New Year’s Eve; Outro, end credits, sponsors and ad for VHS of program.

OtherCredits; Producers: Mark Mills, Nancy Mills and Olivia Tappan; Writer: Ned White; Narrator: Jess Cain.