Tree Down at Hanover & Parmenter Streets Intersection (Photo by Matt Black)
A truck took out the tree at one of the busiest intersections in the North End, on the corner of Hanover and Parmenter Streets, as shown in this photo captured Thursday morning by Matt Black.
We reported last week on increasing street light outages in the North End especially on Hanover Street. Unfortunately, the situation has deteriorated further. Extended sections of Hanover Street are now without street lights and there are several outages on Prince Street among other locations. There is one bright spot, however, as the new acorn lights Read More…
St. Stephen’s Church and its history on Hanover St. are covered in this excerpt: Speaking in the video is Fr. Kevin Hayes, St. Stephens Church of The Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle. Read more: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/27780279/detail.html#ixzz1M0c1GuEG View more excerpts from Chronicle’s episode on Hanover Street.
Here is the final photo of Hanover Street in the 1940’s and it depicts the block between Parmenter and Prince Streets. The first thing to notice is that although the cars and trucks are different, double parking was an issue even back then. Some things never change and probably never will. There are three pastry Read More…
One Reply to “Tree Down at Hanover & Parmenter Streets”
This was a strong healthy tree, which we really need to get replaced. There are so few healthy trees in the neighborhood.
This was a strong healthy tree, which we really need to get replaced. There are so few healthy trees in the neighborhood.