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Boston By Foot Needs Future Volunteer Guides
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Boston By Foot, Inc. seeks volunteer guides for its 23rd Annual Spring Lecture and Field Trip Series on Boston's architecture. Led by distinguished professionals, this six-session course traces Boston's topography and architecture from 1630 to the present. The dates, topics, lecturers and their affiliations are listed as follows:
  • April 24 The Colonial City: Gerald Bernstein, Brandeis University
  • May 1 The Federal City: Gerald Bernstein, Brandeis University
  • May 8The Victorian City: Gerald Bernstein, Brandeis University
  • May 15The Contemporary City: Earl R. Flansburgh, FAIA Earl R. Flansburgh + Associates, Inc.
  • May 22 First Footwork
  • June 5 The Subterranean City: James Lambrechts, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
All sessions begin at the Boston Architectural Center, 320 Newbury Street, Boston. Tuition: $85 for future volunteer guides, $120 for auditors and $30 for single ticket holders. Sessions last from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Advance registration is required. For more information and a free brochure, contact:
Boston By Foot, Inc.
77 North Washington Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Telephone: 617-367-2345.
Web page: www.bostonbyfoot.com
Boston By Foot, Inc., a non-profit educational corporation, was founded in 1976 to promote public awareness of Boston's architectural heritage. To date, Boston By Foot volunteer guides have conducted walking tours of the city for more than 123,000 visitors and residents.

Testimonials from past guides

"I bask in the glowing press, the TV lights, and, most of all, the applause! People pay money to hear what I have to say! Who gets that kind of ego boost at home?"

"First, the training is a most enjoyable thing. Then, there are all those neat people you meet -- the other guides, the young people, their parents and teachers, and visitors from everywhere -- Japan, Ecuador, Spain, Australia, Kansas, California, and Texas..."

"Giving tours reinforces my knowledge of Boston's history, and gives me the chance to revisit the visual panorama of Boston's architecture. If you want to learn something -- teach it!"

If you'd like, take a look at past spotlights