BUT BOSTON HAS ITS OWN WATERFRONT ICON, AT LEAST FOR KIDS OF A CERTAIN AGE. THE HOOD MILK BOTTLE JUST OUTSIDE THE BOSTON ...

The 40-foot Hood Milk Bottle is one of Boston's most iconic — and unique — structures. Here's how it got to the Seaport in the first place and what it's like to work inside.

But, back to that GIANT milk bottle. KRIS 6 News. In the early 1950's, the property (and trailer park) upon which the bottle stood was sold by Mrs. Anderson to Tony and Sarah Halder.

“Dairy farming is our family legacy and a huge collection of milk bottles has been in our family for decades,” Jim said, “I have around 3,000 milk bottles, mostly from New England.” Jim holds ...

Hood bought the Milk Bottle, renovated it and donated it to the Boston Children's Museum in 1977. The Milk Bottle was moved slightly once and renovated in 2006-2007. It underwent more renovations ...