Boston Local Custom Tips by RhondaRuth

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, BOSTON, MA. was founded in 1844, as a "National Church". A Catholic typically belongs to the parish closest to where he or she lives. Not so with a "National Church". Any Catholic of German extraction who belongs to the Archdiocese of Boston, can elect to be a member of Holy Trinity Parish, regardless of where he or she actually lives. Thus, the 150-plus years of records at Holy Trinity don't stop at the parish's geographical borders. Catholics of German heritage from ALL over the Boston area may have roots in HTC!

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Adjacent to the modern John Hancock Tower is the 1947 Old John Hancock Tower. This art deco building has a pyramid-shaped roof topped with a weather beacon. The beacon has a different color depending on the weather: clear blue means a clear view, flashing blue means clouds due, steady red signals rain ahead and a flashing red beacons warns for snow.
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Here's a picture I took of the Old John Hancock reflected in the new John Hancock Tower.

And here's a way to remember the system of the lights:
1. Clear blue, clear view
2. Flashing blue, clouds du
3. Steady red, rain ahead
4. Flashing red, snowstorm ahead
(or today's Red Sox game is cancelled)

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