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Tight Knit Commentary – Boston’s Garment Industry Is Woven into our History

We’ve all heard about the sense of loss that manufacturing jobs leave in their wake as they disappear overseas. Some call it foolish nostalgia. The jobs aren’t coming back, they say. Not with automation. Not with global outsourcing. Not with our collective drive for cheaper labor and faster production. To understand this loss, we need look no further than Read More…

Ropewalks of the West End and Beyond

Rope-Making Industry of Old West End Comes to Life in New Exhibit May 22 – August 18, 2012 Ropewalks of the West End and Beyond opens at the West End Museum. The new exhibit, which runs through August 18 in the Main Exhibit Hall, traces the history, vitality and economic significance of the rope-making industry Read More…

Neighborhood Photo: 1899 Photo of Keany Square

Looking from the south end of the Charlestown Bridge in 1899 to what we now call at Keany Square, this City Planning Board photograph from the Boston Landmarks Commission shows the Endicott and North Washington Street corner of the North End neighborhood. To the left would be Commercial Street with Causeway Street to the right. The Read More…