[Shawn]

Boston’s London comparison is quite apt I feel. Boston and Dublin have substantial similarities and atmosphere as well, and it’s not because of the Irish connection (ok, it is a bit).

Halifax might be the closest North American city in feel to Boston on the whole, while sections of Philly are physically more similar to sections of Boston than anywhere else in NA.

Portland is more of a mini-Boston than Providence is, by a good bit.