I grew up in the Revere area but we preferred not to hang around our local beaches for mainly two reasons.
First reason, it was easier for underage kids to score beer up in New Hampshire as they had a lower drinking age. I think it was 18 at the time and nobody in the beach area carded. Also, me and my little band of friends at the time were the nerdy types and didn’t want to hang out where we’d get hassled from other kids we knew from school. Revere Beach especially was a tough and seedy area in those days. But they did have Kelly’s Roast Beef!
I was interested because I just drove up that way earlier this summer. I’m from California so I like checking out other parts of the country.
But we missed Hampton Beach. Wanted to drive up the Maine coast so we went 495 from Lowell to 95 and over to the seaside highways at Portsmouth.
If I’d known about Hampton Beach I’d have gone over to the coast sooner.
It was a great day trip. I liked the area. Went as far as Portland then headed northwest through Maine to northern New Hampshire.
Spent a few years in Beantown in my youth; I still have fond memories of taking the “T” out to Revere Beach; but what I remember even more was going out to Wonderland: I’d never even heard of dog tracks before, let alone seen one. The other thing we got a kick out of was climbing some rocky promontory near Nahant, just off Route 1 if I recall correctly.