[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApA9F-5_GEQ] North End Stories completes its interview with Charlie Coppola and Sam Viscione in this third part of a series. In this video, the native North Enders talk about the connectedness of the neighborhood in the 1950s. North End Stories is a digital narrative documenting the history of the neighborhood through its people. See Read More…
The first Italians arrived in the North End in the 1860s when the political and economic situation in Italy had become untenable. Their numbers grew here in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Most were unskilled laborers and lacked the ability to speak English. They faced severe discrimination and took what jobs were available with Read More…
On Sunday, March 2, 90 North Enders convened in Del Ray Beach, Fl. at the 5th annual reunion of the Friends of the North End South. The event was organized by Louis Gilardi and his wife Camille who are winter residents in Del Ray. Gus Pesaturo, Charlie Copolla and Victor Passacantilli assisted them in preparing Read More…
Thank you North End VFW Post 144 and may God continue to Bless you.
The Rev. Pattie Handloss