The story
Babe Ruth visited this jail in 1926 and prophetically remarked 'it isn't like a jail, it's like a hotel'—and in 2007 it became one.
Everything that was here
- 1851–1990
Charles Street JailJail
Babe Ruth visited this jail in 1926 and prophetically remarked 'it isn't like a jail, it's like a hotel'—and in 2007 it became one.
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Nearby history
Boston Garden
150 Causeway Street · 822 m away
Old Howard Theatre (Howard Athenaeum)
34 Howard Street, Boston, MA (demolished) · 865 m away
Omni Parker House
60 School Street · 967 m away
Steaming Kettle (Oriental Tea Company)
63-65 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108 · 980 m away
Locke-Ober
3 Winter Place · 995 m away
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15 Arlington Street · 1.0 km away
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