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photograph of the Back Bay from the Public Garden

The Public Garden crowns the eastern edge of the Back Bay. Photo by Tom Coppeto.

The Big Foot tour guides walk the route. Photo by Tom Coppeto.

Modern Back Bay soars above Victorian Back Bay. Photo by Tom Coppeto.

Don is a Big Foot guide on a dry run earlier this year. Photo by Tom Coppeto.

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Boston By Foot Presents: Boston's Back Bay: Making Land & Making History

BOSTON, Mass., August 6, 2007 - Boston By Foot, Inc. will celebrate Labor Day with its annual five-hour Big Foot tour of Boston's Back Bay. The tour extravaganza will take place on Monday, September 3 at 10:00am.

Boston's Back Bay

Boston's Back Bay is an urban design jewel with its Victorian Second Empire and Italianate townhouses, churches, and rich cultural attractions. The Back Bay land-making and development began along the edge of the Public Garden and proceeded westerly toward Kenmore Square over the course of three decades.

Tour Route

Boston By Foot's comprehensive exploration of the Back Bay will begin in the Boston Common where the story of Boston's original land begins and stroll through the Public Garden to examine an earlier land-making project. From there the tour will proceed to Bay Village, a small neighborhood that preceded both the Back Bay and the South End. The tour will stop for lunch in Copley Square among the architectural treasures of New Old South and Trinity Churches, and the Boston Public Library. Following a stroll along the Commonwealth Mall and Newbury Street, the tour will conclude on Massachusetts Avenue near Charlesgate East.

Tour Information

The 5-hour walking tour begins Monday, September 3, 10:00am, from the Boston Common near the corner of Charles and Beacon Streets. Admission is $15 and reservations are not required. For further information and a free brochure, call Boston By Foot, 617-367-2345 or visit the Boston By Foot website at www.bostonbyfoot.org.

About Big Foot

Boston By Foot presents an annual Labor Day Tour for the history enthusiast and those wishing to walk a few extra miles on this holiday. Each year Boston By Foot selects a different topic and senior docents prepare this custom tour through their own research. "It takes about a year to do the research and planning for the Big Foot tour," according to Olivia Sanwong, co-chair of Boston By Foot's Big Foot committee. "While it may seem a lot of work to do for only one day, I think it makes it that much more special. This is a one-of-a-kind not offered anywhere else."

About Boston By Foot

Boston By Foot is a non-profit organization founded in 1976 to promote public awareness of Boston's architectural and historical heritage through guided walking tours. Scheduled daily tours offered from May through October include the Freedom Trail, the North End, Beacon Hill and the Back Bay. Boston By Foot also offers custom tours throughout the year for corporate, educational, and private groups, on-site presentation lectures for schools and organizations, and special events highlighting a particular theme or neighborhood in Boston.

Over the past thirty years, Boston By Foot's trained and enthusiastic volunteer guides have explored Boston neighborhoods with over 210,000 visitors and residents.

For more information about Boston By Foot, call (617) 367-2345 or visit www.bostonbyfoot.org.