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The building itself was built before 1714, most likely in 1704. Before it became a restaurant, Hopestill Capen's dress goods business occupied the property. In 1771, printer
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worked here incognito as a "salad-and-sandwich man" for a time in the 1970s and documented the experience in his book
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The Union Oyster House has had several famous people in history as diners, including the
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from 1830 to 1848, lived in exile on the second floor. He earned his living by teaching
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Union Street
Boston, Massachusetts
42°21′41″N 71°3′25″W / 42.36139°N 71.05694°W / 42.36139; -71.05694
Blackstone Block Historic District
ID73000315
03000645
Union Street
Downtown Boston
National Historic Landmark
Isaiah Thomas
Massachusetts Spy
Kennedy family
Daniel Webster
Louis Philippe
French
French
Haverford College
John Royston Coleman
New England
fare
seafoods
oysters
clams
lobsters
poultry

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