Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurant - Arch Street Side - Boston, MA
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This Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurant along the narrow street of Devonshire Street, is a franchise operation that happens to have its corporate headquarters in Boston.
Waymark Code: WMBQA9
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2011
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In the Financial District of Boston, there is an Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurant, located at 161 Devonshire Street in Boston. This restaurant is a franchise operation that covers 20 locations across the United States and Canada.
There are two entrances to this pub, the main one on Devonshire, and one on Arch Street, This neon sign, red-orange letters spelling the name of the restaurant, is above the entrance on Arch Street. The other has yellow lettering as is partly out on one of the short sides.
Good luck with parking - there is a public lot under Post Office Square a block away.
The web site for the operation stated that the first of these pubs was started in Vancouver, BC, Canaada in 1977. Thus, the Boston operation is at earliest from 1977, but is probably sooner. The web site has a corporate address of 50 Congress Street, Boston, however, which is only one to two blocks from this location.
The web site also explains that the name came from a corruption of the name for a princess of Spain, Infanta de Castille. There is an Elephant and Castle pub in London, England, but it appears that this operation is separate from the original Elephant and Castle.
Name of business: The Elephant and Castle Pub and Restaurant
Type of business: Restaurant/Diner
Condition of Neon Sign: Hitsville - In good working order
Physical Location:
161 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA United States of America
02110
Web Address: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
One picture of sign will suffice. Additional shots - bonus.