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Jul 16, 2016 · The City flag is a Continental blue and buff. The flag is five-feet long and three-and-a-half-feet wide, or within that ratio. The center of the flag features the City seal surrounded by two white rings. The municipal standard flag features an image of the Trimountain on the back and a fringe of Continental buff.
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The flag of Boston consists of a sky blue field and the seal of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the center. The flag is sometimes flown in a darker shade of blue, more of a turquoise. It was designed in 1913 and adopted by the Boston City Council on January 29, 1917.
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The Columbus Day Committee proposed the City Flag in 1913. It was introduced into the City Council 16 January 1914 but was not adopted until 30 January 1917. The design is the City Seal in dark blue on white and buff centered on a dark blue field. The proportions are 7:10. The City Seal was designed in 1823 and slightly modified in 1827. Designed b...
The shade of blue is "Continental" blue (as in the Continental Army of 1776), but every representation I have ever seen here in town is a light blue. I don't think it has to do with fading in the weather. Either the manufacturer doesn't know the official specifications, or someone changed them. The "yellow" is supposed to be "buff" (again, a 1776 u...
image by Dave Martucci, 1 November 2015 Source:http://www.masshome.com/ Paul Bassinson, 21 August 2019
I have studied Boston's flag history for decades. Most of the images that exist are technically wrong as are most of the flags that exist. Here is a synopsis of my research to date.
image by Dave Martucci, 26 January 2019 There is an actual color photograph of the obverse of the 1913 Columbus Day Municipal Standard laid out on an undated proof sheet supplied by a publisher to the Boston Arts Commission (BAC) which tantalizingly refers to an image of the Trimountain seal on page 70. Unfortunately, no book with these images appe...
image by Dave Martucci, 27 January 2019 On St. Patrick’s Day, 17 March, Boston becomes Irish in every way. Widely displayed on that day is “Sully’s Irish Flag” (technically named “Sully’s Irish Logo Banner”). It is the Irish tricolor with the white bar transformed into a shamrock. Some consider it Boston’s unofficial flag for that day.https://www.s...
image located by Esteban Rivera, 16 April 2023 For the 2008 Olympic Games, the cities that applied to become candidate cities for 2008 Summer Olympics were Bangkok, Cairo, Havana, Kuala Lumpur and Seville. Candidate cities (cities which were granted "candidate city" status and thus were allowed to use the Olympic Rings in their proposal) were Beiji...
May 17, 2024 · Yes, Boston does have a flag. It was designed in 1913 and adopted by the Boston City Council on January 29, 1917. The flag of Boston consists of a sky blue field and the seal of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the center.
Aug 28, 2019 · The 12 most iconic Boston images, explained. Images of triple-deckers, Fenway Park, Copley Square, two bridges in particular, heavy traffic, and more positively scream ‘Boston’ to the world
Dec 31, 2017 · Categories: Government of Boston. Culture of Boston. Symbols of cities in the United States. Symbols of Massachusetts.
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Mar 6, 2019 · In Boston, that connection doesn’t exist — at least not with its flag. Kaye notes that cities without any good flag or imagery often cede that territory to their sports teams. “You go to...
