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Kevin White Statue Photo: “Thank You, Mr. Mayor”

Posted on Author Bruce McCueComments Off on Kevin White Statue Photo: “Thank You, Mr. Mayor”

Flowers at the base of the larger than life Kevin White statue by Pablo Eduardo at Faneuil Hall. The former mayor lays in wake on Tuesday, January 31st at the Parkman House in Beacon Hill from 2-8pm (open to the public). The City’s archives department has also posted a set of historical photos with the late Mayor.

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Tony DeMarco Statue Unveiled at Historic Ceremony in North End [Photos]

Posted on Author Matt Conti

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Revisiting the Beginnings of North End Gentrification in the 1970’s

Posted on Author NorthEndWaterfront.com

We revisit the ever present subject of North End gentrification with this 1979 article from American Preservation Magazine. The copy of the now-defunct magazine is courtesy of columnist Nick Dello Russo, with the article originally written by Dianne Dumanoski and photographs by Betsy Fuchs. Nick describes the backdrop, “Back in 1979, the North End was just starting to be gentrified Read More…
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West End’s “Last Resident” Is Irish Heritage Month Honoree

Posted on Author Sue Minichiello

Museum Shares Legend of Elizabeth Kearney Blood, Urban Renewal Heroine In the spring of 1960, after thousands of residents had been forced out of Boston’s West End, one woman remained in her apartment, surrounded by her two daughters and seven grandchildren. Elizabeth Kearney Blood’s refusal to leave the neighborhood as buildings were being demolished around Read More…