1.   La Purisima is not only the most authentically restored of the California missions, but is also the least changed in its surroundings.

2.   Mission Concepcion, the closest to downtown, has changed the least.

3.   Of all the neighborhoods in this city, South Boston, with its well-kept three-decker houses, Irish bars and ethnic pride, has changed the least.

4.   The west of Ireland has changed the least, but even it is so different.