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North End Stories: Nicholas DiCarlo Talks About Living on Commercial St. in the 1920s

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North End Stories produces another insightful interview as part of its historical digital narrative project on growing up in the North End. In this video, 94-year-old Nicholas DiCarlo describes the flat on Commercial Street he was born in and touches on why family is so important for Italian-Americans. View more videos and photos at NorthEndStories.com.

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Privy to the Past: Immigrant Histories from Washington Garden [Video]

Posted on Author Matt Conti

Boston archaeologist, Joe Bagley, revealed early conclusions from his ongoing dig at Washington Garden, adjacent to Old North Church. The event was co-sponsored by Old North Church Foundation and the North End Historical Society on May 17, 2017. Washington Garden, soon to be renamed Longfellow Garden after renovations, was once home to three buildings, 1-3 Unity Court built Read More…
Transportation

Truck Runs Out of Luck and Gets Stuck

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“New drivers to the North End can sometimes find our corners tight,” quipped David Arnold who shares the above photo. “It took this driver from Georgia – with the help of more than a few Boston Police officers – about 2 1/2 hours to make the turn from lower Lewis Street onto Commercial Street.” More to the point, Steve Read More…
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Things Change: Atlantic and Commercial on the North End Waterfront

Posted on Author Matt Conti

When we recently posted the street signs where Atlantic Avenue meets Commercial Street, it reminded us of a series of “before” and “after” photographs in a new book called Things Change by father / daughter team, Alanna and Gerald Reilly. The father, Gerald, took a series of 35mm black and white photographs back in the 1970’s Read More…