Community Health & Environment

Neighborhood View of the Day: Boston Shines in the North End

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A large group of North Enders came out on Saturday morning for the annual Boston Shines community cleanup. Neighbors met on the Prado and enjoyed coffee provided by the Lions Club before heading out with brooms and shovels to different streets and parks around the North End / Waterfront. The City’s Public Works Department provided the brooms, shovels, trash bags and a large pile of mulch was also distributed to area planting beds.

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Neighborhood Photo: Dummy Passenger on Atlantic Avenue

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“Maybe its for the HOV lane?” wonders Bruce McCue who sends in this photo of a dummy passenger parked in a car on Atlantic Avenue.
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Boston Ballet and the Swan Boats (Plus a Real Swan too!)

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It was a classic Boston combination when the Boston Ballet dancers were seen on the iconic swan boats in the Public Garden. North End photographer, Brendan O’Brien, captured the scene recently as the group was doing a publicity shoot for the Boston Ballet’s upcoming “Swan Lake.” Making it a trifecta, a real swan is also Read More…
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Neighborhood Throwback: 1974 North End Christmas Parade

Posted on Author Matt Conti

The City of Boston Archives posted these seasonal throwback photos of the 1974 North End Christmas Parade, originally taken by one of Mayor White’s staff photographers. Robert “Ted” Tomasone was still organizing things back then and of course, Santa arrived by helicopter. See photos from this year’s 45th North End Christmas Parade.