Living History

Boston is one of the most historic cities in America.  We take a lot of pride in being the site of famous events in the American Revolution, including the Boston Tea Party and the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.  In fact, we've built much of our tourism economy around this very ideal.

As a result, every so often your correspondent encounters someone or other dressed in period costume on their way to work.

It's hard to say who looked weirder -- the man in costume, or me chasing after him to get a photo.

At least, I assume this is what's going on.  It could just be that this gentleman has odd taste in hats.