Marina Bay is a waterfront community in the Squantum section of Quincy. This area was the site of one of the first air fields in the world. Dennison Airport, of which Amelia Earhart was one of the developers. The Navy took control to be used as a Naval Airstrip during the war. When the Navy left, in 1953, the area was vacant for many years before the vision came about to build a waterfront community of both residential and retail. The Vietnam Veterans Clock Tower at Marina Bay During the war, the Fore River Shipyard had a secondary facility in this area, and 35 Destroyers were built from this site.There are now several different Condominium communities, as well as retail shops and restraunts with a boardwalk overlooking the Mari... 01/25/2007

Merrymount is a community of Quincy located next to the Wollaston section, and borders Adams Shore on the other side. Merrymount was origanally known as Mount Wollaston. Thomas Morton and Captain Wollaston had left the Plymouth Colony with a group of Colonists, and made their way to Merrymount. About a year later, Captain Wollaston and most of the Colonists left the area. Thomas Morton remaind and renamed the area Mare Mount, which later became Merrymount.Mount Wollaston is now the name of Quincy's largest cemetery, located in Merrymount. Mount Wollaston Cemetery in Merrymount For More History on Merrymount, visit this site!Today Merrymount is a wonderful sea side community with mainly single family housing. The residents have a Homeowners Association that is voluntary. Merrymount has a... 01/25/2007

Wollaston is between North Quincy and Merrymount and also borders Quincy Center. Wollaston contains the largest beach in the city, aptly named Wollaston Beach, which is actually partly in Wollaston and partly in North Quincy. Wollaston Beach is 2.5 miles in length. There are 2 yacht clubs along the beach making it a very scenic area in the warmer months with all the boats in the water. Wollaston Beach is also well known for it's clam shops. The Clam Box and Tony's Clam Shop have been there for many years and are very popular for their fresh fried clams and fish. There are also parks along Wollaston Beach, such as, Caddy Memorial Park, with a parking area and a hill overlooking Black's Creek and the Salt Marsh. This park has a playgroung for children with swings and slides.The Wollaston ... 01/24/2007

The Squantum section of Quincy is a peninsular at the northern end of Quincy Bay. Squantum got its name from an Indian guide to Myles Standish, named Squanto. Facing north the views are of the Boston skyline and the Boston Harbor Islands. Marina Bay is a section within Squantum.Squantum used to be a popular summer destination and was a resort community before the road was built making access easier. Squantum is now a year round community.The Marina Bay section was the site of one of the worlds first regional airports, and Amelia Earhart helped to develop it and was on the first flight from the airstrip. The airstrip was originally called Dennison Airport before becoming a Naval Air Strip. The base was commissioned in 1923 and thae bases first Commander was Richard Bird, who later comman... 01/24/2007

Quincy Point is the area of Quincy bordering Weymouth.Quincy Point was home to the shipyard and was a very active yard during World War II. The shipyard opned in 1885 and closed in the late 1980's. During Worls War II, the shipyard built more ships than any shipyard in the Country. The shipyard at that time was owned By Bethlehem Steel Corp. wholater sold it to General Dynamics.Early on the Fore River Engine Company, which was the start of the shipyard, was owned by Thomas Watson, who is known as the co-inventor of the telephone with Alexander Graham Bell.The Shipyard was also where the popular phrase "Kilroy Was Here" began. A worker at the shipyard named James Kilroy wrote the phrase inside the ships as he inspected them. As the ships left during the war and traveled the world, the sa... 01/19/2007

 Below are the statistics for the City of Quincy as a whole, according to the Multiple Listing Service.October 2006Single Family: Homes Sold: 39 - Average Listing Price: 386,485 - Average Sales Price:367,405 - Average Days on the Market: 99.26Condos: Homes Sold: 38 - Average Listing Price: 296,824 - Average Sales Price: 285,807 - Average Days on the Market: 92.18Mult-Unit: Homes Sold: 14 - Average Listing Price: 508,600 - Average Sales Price: 475,625 - Average Days on the Market: 134.21  November 2006Single Family: Homes Sold: 37 - Average Listing Price: 375,051 - Average Sales Price: 358,292 - Average Days on the Market: 83.16Condos: Homes Sold: 38 - Average Listing Price: 277,313 - Average Sales Price: 267,298 - Average Days on the Market: 87.34Multi-Unit: Homes Sold: 8 - Average List... 01/18/2007

   Houghs Neck is a sea side community, and peninsular within the City of Quincy.Houghs Neck was originally a cottage community and was the old Cape before the highway (route 3) was built to take us to what we now know as Cape Cod. People came from all over to summer in Houghs Neck.The area used to be lined with boat rental yards because of the excellent fishing in the area. In fact, Houghs Neck at one time was known as the Flounder Fishing capital of the world. I recall going fishing with my dad as a child. We would rent a boat at Harvey's Boat Yard and within 3 hours have 2 five gallon buckets full of flounder. As the harbor became polluted, the flounder, which are bottom feeding fish, began to die off. Now that the harbor is being cleaned up, the flounder population is starting to re... 01/17/2007

West Quincy is bordered on one side by Braintree, and the other by Milton.Quarrying began in West Quincy back in the 1800's. Many of Quincy's older homes have granite block foundations that actually came from the Quincy Quarries. Many imigrants came to the area to work at the quarries from Germany, Italy, Ireland, Finland, etc. and stayed in the community making it home. Finnish Steam Baths used to line Copeland Street, but today only one remains. Check out Finland Steams Baths Here.After the Quarrying ended, the Quarries remained for many years, still full of water, and became popular, yet dangerous swimming holes. Many drownings occurred there over the years and the City finally started to fill them in. Today, the Quarries are popular with rock climbers.The first commercial railroad i... 01/16/2007

  PMI BECOMES DEDUCTIBLE IN 2007A new tax change that makes private mortgage insurance deductible may help some low- and moderate-income buyers purchase homes this year. Borrowers closing loans for home purchases in 2007, who have annual household incomes of $100,000 or less, will be able to get a low down payment mortgage and deduct the full cost of their mortgage insurance premiums on their federal tax returns. The deduction is set to expire at the end of 2007, unless Congress opts to extend it. 01/09/2007

Welcome to Quincy, MassachusettsFor A Vitual Tour of Quincy, Click HereQuincy, Massachusetts is a city rich in history. It is home to two Presidents, John Adams, the second President of The United States, and his son John Quincy Adams who was the sixth President. This is why Quincy is referred to as the City of Presidents.Statue of John Adams outside Quincy City Hall                     John Adams & John Quincy Adams Memorial at Black' Creek Quincy was settled in 1625 and seperated from Braintree in 1792.  It was incorporated as a city in 1888 and was named after Colonel John Quincy. It was also home to Actresses Ruth Gordon and Lee Remick. In fact the Ruth Gordon Amphitheater was built to honor Ruth Gordon and hosts many concerts during the spring and summer months.Many of the older ho... 01/08/2007

Quincy Rated State's 2nd Safest City In November od 2006 the City of Quincy was rated 2nd in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and 76th nationally in a recent study of America's safest cities. Newton, MA was ranked number 1 in Massachusetts and number 4 in the Nation. Quincy moved up 19 spots nationally and is now ranked number 76 in the entire nation. These statistics are determined by the FBI crime figures throughout the country.  12/14/2006