Boston is the kind of city that keeps score. Not just on the field, not just in the standings. On the block. In the neighborhood. Down to the specific corner where you grew up and the specific way you say certain words.

Roxbury has its own gravity. Dorchester runs deep in a way that takes years to fully understand. South Boston carries a loyalty that does not require explanation. Jamaica Plain moves at its own pace and does not care what you think about it.

Strange Allies made this shirt for the people who feel all of that personally.

Boston in varsity arch lettering across the front, the way a game-worn jersey from 1987 would look if it had opinions. Below it, in retro script: "Every block has a story." Not a slogan. A statement of fact.

The BC Eagle who bleeds the school's colors on a Saturday in October. The Northeastern student who adopted the city so hard they stopped explaining where they were originally from. The BU kid who figured out the Red Line and never looked back.

The Celtics lifer who has been saying the same things about the Garden since they were old enough to have an opinion. The Patriots faithful who treats Foxborough like a second zip code. The Bruins fan who considers ice time sacred.

This shirt moves through all of it. Layers under a Carhartt in February when the wind off the harbor is making decisions for everyone. Flies solo in August at a block party in Fields Corner.

It makes a gift that actually lands, not something generic with a skyline on it.

If you are taking something home from Boston, take a souvenir that knows what the city actually is. Not the postcard. This.

The men/unisex cut runs slightly slim. Long sleeve and kids tee are regular fit. Same energy across all three.