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1-800-Flowers Closing on Hanover Street in North End

Posted on Author Matt Conti

We started getting reports on Friday that 1-800-Flowers was closing on Hanover Street in Boston’s North End. Stopping in over the weekend, there was little inventory left in the store as it was being cleared out. A man working in the store confirmed it was closing and said the franchise had been ‘mis-managed for months.’ Read More…
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North Enders Profiled In Globe Article on 1940 Census

Posted on Author Matt Conti

The Globe profiles life in the 1940’s based on the recently released 1940 census which included details about employment and education. Boston had an unemployment rate of 13% then with only about 10% of the working population identified as “professionals.” The vast majority of workers were in the trades or clerical/sales. The article profiles several Read More…
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Tony DeMarco Statue Unveiled at Historic Ceremony in North End [Photos]

Posted on Author Matt Conti

There are two statues of famous North Enders in the neighborhood. Colonial patriot Paul Revere is honored in the Prado. And now, there is a bronze of Italian American boxing legend, Tony DeMarco, on the corner of Hanover Street and Cross Street at the gateway to the North End. The pride of the North End, Read More…