Great thread, a combination of really colourful and atmospheric pictures.
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Originally Posted by Nineties Flava
EDIT: I did some research and found out that this was the first city founded by the English in America (1497). Huh. How many of the buildings from back then are preserved?
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Some areas of the town survived the "great" fire of 1892, eg. the Basillica did, and date back to about 1850 and 1830. The oldest buildings date from the early 1800's when the town became more established as a city. There are remnants older than that, and some of the new construction going on require archaeological digs. The fact that much of the city had to be rebuilt in 1892 is what gives many of the houses their special Second Empire look.