{"id":6249,"date":"2016-03-02T08:28:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T13:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=6249"},"modified":"2019-02-07T11:41:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T16:41:36","slug":"worcester-city-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=6249","title":{"rendered":"Worcester City Common Featured in Massachusetts Town Greens Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6250\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_6250\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 450px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Worcester-MA-City-Common.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6250\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Worcester-MA-City-Common-306x425.jpg\" alt=\"Worcester City Common, Worcester MA\" width=\"450\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Worcester-MA-City-Common-306x425.jpg 306w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Worcester-MA-City-Common-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Worcester-MA-City-Common-738x1024.jpg 738w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Worcester-MA-City-Common-900x1249.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_6250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worcester City Common (photo by Eric)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Worcester City Common in Worcester, Mass., has been recognized as one of Massachusetts&#8217; best city commons in the book,\u00a0&#8220;Massachusetts Town Greens.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Author Eric Hurwitz cited the Worcester City Common as a &#8220;truly great urban Massachusetts city green&#8221; with its beautifully landscaped open spaces, preservation, historical monuments and memorials, impressive year-round events and attractions, and appealing old and new building architecture surrounding the Common.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I felt an instant attraction to the Worcester City Common because it embodies so many historical and modern-day elements that make a Massachusetts city green so special,&#8221; said Hurwitz. &#8220;While it&#8217;s exciting that Worcester is on the cusp of a major city revitalization and renaissance with the CitySquare project and myriad renovations, it&#8217;s also important to note that the city already has good bones, as evidenced by its often remarkable historical preservation, strong arts, music and education culture, and impressive green spaces. I loved visiting the city, especially seeing that beautiful city green and then writing about it for the world to read.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 256-page &#8220;Massachusetts Town Greens&#8221; explores the history of the many beautiful town and city greens<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Massachusetts-Town-Greens-History-Centers\/dp\/1493019279?ie=UTF8&amp;ascsubtag=pfb-DPD-1-2-1447594318192pb&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=pfb_DPD_1_2_1447594318192pb&amp;tag=hydfbook0e-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5933 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/9781493019274_fc1-285x425.jpg\" alt=\"Massachusetts Town Greens book\" width=\"285\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/9781493019274_fc1-285x425.jpg 285w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/9781493019274_fc1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/9781493019274_fc1-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/9781493019274_fc1-900x1344.jpg 900w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/9781493019274_fc1.jpg 1806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a> that saturate the &#8220;Bay State&#8221; &#8212; from Colonial times to current-day town events, fairs, and other gatherings. Many town greens close to Worcester &#8212; including Grafton, Sutton and West Boylston &#8212; are also featured in the book.<\/p>\n<p>Published by Globe Pequot Press, &#8220;Massachusetts Town Greens&#8221; can be<br \/>\nordered\u00a0through many booksellers including:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1493019279\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1493019279&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=visitingnewen-20&amp;linkId=4ZLPUJGANNYB327D\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon.com<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=visitingnewen-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1493019279\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/massachusetts-town-greens-eric-hurwitz\/1122643301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Barnes&amp;Noble.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781493019274\/Massachusetts-Town-Greens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rowman and Littlefield<\/a><\/strong> (Globe Pequot Press &#8212; publishers of Massachusetts Town Greens &#8212; is an imprint of Rowman and Littlefield. They have plenty of books in stock.)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksamillion.com\/p\/Massachusetts-Town-Greens\/Eric-Hurwitz\/9781493019274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Books-A-Million<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.concordbookshop.com\/book\/9781493019274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Concord Bookshop<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The author, Eric Hurwitz, can be contacted through email at <a href=\"mailto:feedback@visitingnewengland.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feedback@visitingnewengland.com<\/a>.<\/em>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1001\">Visiting the Ecotarium in Worcester<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/maddis-cookery-taphouse-worcester.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Finding an amazing dining experience at Maddi&#8217;s Cookery and TapHouse in Worcester&#8217;s Canal District<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worcester City Common in Worcester, Mass., has been recognized as one of Massachusetts&#8217; best city commons in the book,\u00a0&#8220;Massachusetts Town Greens.&#8221; Author Eric Hurwitz cited the Worcester City Common as a &#8220;truly great urban Massachusetts city green&#8221; with its beautifully landscaped open spaces, preservation, historical monuments and memorials, impressive year-round events and attractions, and appealing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":6250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2438,1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6249"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8119,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6249\/revisions\/8119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}