{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Happy City News","provider_url":"https:\/\/happycitynews.com\/boston","author_name":"Happy City News","author_url":"https:\/\/happycitynews.com\/boston","title":"Boston Common: America's Oldest Public Park - Happy City News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w5HAEiXiiB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/happycitynews.com\/boston\/blog\/2026\/10\/07\/boston-common-americas-oldest-public-park\/\">Boston Common: America&#8217;s Oldest Public Park<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/happycitynews.com\/boston\/blog\/2026\/10\/07\/boston-common-americas-oldest-public-park\/embed\/#?secret=w5HAEiXiiB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Boston Common: America&#8217;s Oldest Public Park&#8221; &#8212; Happy City News\" data-secret=\"w5HAEiXiiB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/happycitynews.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/happycitynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/10\/1280px-Boston_Common_May_2018_001.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":853,"description":"There is a park in Boston that is older than the United States itself \u2014 and it is still the green beating heart of the city. Founded in 1634, Boston Common is the oldest public park in America. Located right in downtown, at the start of the Freedom Trail, it..."}