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North End Stories: Frank Imbergamo Talks About North End Businesses in the 1950’s

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North End Stories features this video with native North Ender, Frank Imbergamo. Frank points out some old time sights and shares stories about neighborhood staples from the 1950s like Giro’s and Blue Front Restaurants, and Boston Sausage.

North End Stories is a digital narrative documenting the history of the neighborhood through its people. See more at NorthEndStories.com.

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One Reply to “North End Stories: Frank Imbergamo Talks About North End Businesses in the 1950’s”

  1. Hey Frank i don”t know if you will get this note I saw you on interview You where great! Nice of you to put my picture in your interview of course I am the smallest one with my cousins at Shell Gas Station I was their When Jimmy Durante came to Giro”s As we stood all around the car He said “Hey kids watch out you don”t get hoit” Did you know that my Mom Tina Made 105 Years old on May 22,1013 I don’t know how to send photo’s She is still at the North End Nursing Home.
    Well kiddo got to go Corinne (Lorraine and Julie sister)

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