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Boston

WHY IT SUCKS

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THIS IS WHY BOSTON SUCKS. IT TOOK THE ATHENS NICKNAME FROM PHILADELPHIA

Sep 22, 2026

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3 min read

THIS IS WHY BOSTON SUCKS. IT TOOK THE ATHENS NICKNAME FROM PHILADELPHIA

Boston took the Athens of America nickname from Philadelphia about ninety years late, then paved a red line to a mall. The two neighborhoods worth the trip are not on it.

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