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Life on the Corner: Remembering Salem Street in the 1950’s

Posted on Author Nicholas Dello Russo

This picture shows Salem St. at the intersection of Cross Street on a Saturday morning in the early to mid nineteen fifties. It was taken from the newly built Central Artery. It is especially meaningful to me because I was living in the building at the corner of Salem and Cross at that time, 53 Read More…
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Life on the Corner: Duck Boats From Years Past

Posted on Author Nicholas Dello Russo

Ah, midsummer in Boston. Swan boats cruise languidly in the Public Garden lagoon while tourists feed the ducks popcorn and peanuts. Squirrels (tree rats) beg for food and brazenly assault strollers in the Boston Common who are on their way to work or to shop. The Red Sox are in first place and are well on Read More…
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Author Talk Video: “From Italy to Boston’s North End – The Photographs of Anthony V. Riccio 1972-1982”

Posted on Author Matt Conti

Anthony V. Riccio recently presented photographs from his book From Italy to Boston’s North End – The Photographs of Anthony V. Riccio 1972-1982.  The book documents the arc of the Italian American immigration experience with images of daily life taken in the rural villages of southern Italy to everyday life in Boston’s North End during the 1970’s Read More…

One Reply to “1954 St. Mary’s School Graduation – Can You Find Yourself?”

  1. I graduated four years later and my class had about fifty students. One long suffering, dedicated nun taught us all.
    Why do you suppose there was such a big jump in class size in just four years?

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