“Hidden Gems from the Old Boston Garden” at The West End Museum Through February 13th
Hanover Street on Chronicle TV5: Part 2 – Johnny Shoes, Little Hanover & Haymarket
Here is the next part of Chronicle’s Hanover St. episode that aired on May 11, 2010. In this clip, Chronicle talks with Johnny Shoes from Johnny & Gino, looks at little Hanover St. to where Scollay Square was located before the expressway and shows how Haymarket has survived the changes. More Chronicle clips on Haymarket Read More…
My Corner of Boston: North End Gambling and “Friday Night Bingo”
“Friday Night Bingo” is the sixth in a series of 1990 skits from “My Corner of Boston” performed at the North End Union, produced by resident Rosaria DiFinzio. See all the scenes here. Without a doubt, the biggest and most profitable industry in the North End when I was a child was gambling. It blended Read More…
West End Museum Exhibit Traces Political Moves that Led to Neighborhood’s Destruction
The West End Museum is hosting The Housing Act of 1949, a re-configured and updated exhibit that examines the path to the destruction of the Boston’s West End. It explores Democrat Harry S. Truman’s re-election in the face of a mounting housing demand, which prompted him to put urban renewal on the national agenda and set in Read More…