Boston THEN Tote Bag

ABOUT THE Boston Then TOTE

The city of Boston is built on landfill.  The image on the tote bag overlays five of the historical maps on the original Shawmut peninsula that show how it developed from 800 acres with five hills connected by a neck to the land to the west into a flattened city of 89 square miles it is today. The process took over a century.

Bostonians carry around a lot of stuff:  lunch, reading material, umbrellas, extra clothing, shoes, and anything that they may have purchased no matter what the whether.  When they leave home in the morning, they don’t frequently return until dinnertime or even bedtime.  Consequently, they need a tote bag which is both spacious and will transition well.  This is a really rugged tote bag reinforced with vegan leather on the bottom for the straps. 

• Material: Natural Canvas reinforced with Caramel cruelty-free Vegan Leather
• Size: 20” x 18.5”
• Wrapped in a reusable dust bag with hangtag
• Designed by cultureNOW
• Information about the Boston Maps insert included
• Manufactured in India

ABOUT THE BOSTON MAP INSERT

The five maps are snapshots of downtown Boston at half century intervals as it ‘gained ground’. These maps illustrates the transformation of the original Shawmut Peninsula into the modern city of Boston. Boston’s “Landmaking” unfolded over more than a century. Early projects leveled the surrounding hills to fill Mill Pond. Once that material was exhausted, workers hauled in soil from four of the remaining five hills and even used refuse as landfill before moving further away. These efforts steadily created new land to accommodate a growing population. Over time, Boston’s footprint expanded from roughly 800 acres to nearly 5,000, reshaping the coastline entirely. Each map captures a moment in this long process, with the final one depicting the city’s present-day form. This map will accompany the Boston Silk Scarf and Tote Bags.

LIMITED EDITION

To celebrate the upcoming 250th birthday of our country, cultureNOW will offer a limited edition of the bags in combination with an annual Explorer Membership for one year to the cultureNOW MuseumWithoutWalls.  Explorer Membership retails for $80/ year.  It entitles the member to have a personal library on the website and app. The bags alone retail for for $75.