The Charles Street Jail in Boston closed in 1990. For almost 140 years it had housed those arrested in Boston, including such notables as Malcolm X, former Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, and Sacco and Vanzetti. After the jail closed due to overcrowding, it was renovated and is now a 300 room luxury hotel with a tavern called “The Clink” and a ground level bar called Alibi. As you can see, the hotel has kept many of the former jail’s architectural features.
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Sounds like an interesting hotel to stay in! It is good that they found a positive use of the old jailhouse. Thanks for sharing😊
Thank you, Garfield. Cheers
You are very welcome! Have a great week ahead
You too.
what a great idea, we have such a building in our downtown core, I know they are working from it now, but don’t know what the organization is.. hmmm future project.. have a good one dear.
Thank you so much. It’s good to see old buildings restored and repurposed. Have a great week. Cheers!
Love those blue doors, and the repurposing of historical buildings is always nice to see.
I agree. It’s nice to see it still standing, attractive and useful. Cheers
That’s been proposed here in etown too…always wonder about energy…we also have hospitals turning into condos…I guess good upcycling 🤓☺️
Yes. I wonder how much the restoration cost but I’m sure they are recovering the costs on the room rates. It’s good to see things up cycled. Cheers .
Wow! Though I’m not sure I would feel very comfy in this hotel 😉 Just read about Sacco and Vanzetti in Bill Bryson’s book! And thanks to you wonderful pictures i
I’m reminded yet again of The Shawshank Redemption! 😂 Cheers and have a lovely Sunday, Chris!
The difference between this and Shawshank is you don’t have to tunnel out. I only vaguely familiar with Sacco and Vanzetti. I’d like to learn more. I hope you had a good weekend. Cheers
It’s worse – you’ve got to pay to get in! 😂
True. Though you can get a beer without tarring the roof. 😃
LOL! 😄 Maybe they should!! Makes me wonder what one would need to do in order to get a meal though. 😉
How resourceful is this?! I love those names: the Alibi and the Clink. They have city planners with a wonderful sense of humor.
Isn’t it great. They did an amazing job with the restoration. Cheers
Now THAT is a reformed offender!
Ha ha ha. That’s a good one. Cheers
Certainly the best hotel lobby in Boston and one of my favorite places to drink!
Oh really? I did not have a drink but agree it’s a great lobby. Cheers
Wow! If I ever make it to Boston, this will be must see (or must stay in) on my list!
There are some great races in Boston. Perhaps that can be your inspiration to visit. Cheers
WOW… that’s a magnificent renovation: the idea to maintain the original parts is fantastic 😀
Cheers!
Sid
I agree. The architects were very creative. Cheers.
Yes, they respected the original structure, that’s absolutely fascinating!
Cheers!
Sid
Great use of an out-dated building – very impressive! Corpus Christi has a county courthouse that has been vacant for over 40 years. The latest idea is for a hotel. Perhaps we can do what Boston did. I like keeping much of the architectural features.
It is great to see these old buildings put to a new use. Cheers
Cool! Any ghosts from prisoners past?
Of course. Sleep there at your own risk. Cheers
This is so fascinating! I don’t know though if I would want to stay there.
It would be an adventure. Thank you and Cheers!
I’m a big fan of this and will find a way to check it out when I’m back in MA. In Oxford they did a similar thing and the hotel is fabulous ….
Oh wow. The jail in Oxford must be cool. I’d like to see that. Cheers
Nice!! I have to add this to my bucket list. Great images.
Thank you. Yes, they did a nice job with it. It would be fun to stay here some time. Cheers
really interesting! thank you for sharing!
My pleasure. Thank you. Cheers
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