North End Sign Montage

7-Eleven at Corner of Hanover & Commercial Streets Receives Support for New Signs

7-Eleven at 464 Hanover Street (on the corner of Commercial Street) received support for new signage this week from both the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) and North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). The design will be identical to that recently installed on the other 7-Eleven at 340 Hanover Street (corner of N. Bennet Read More…

Sally Ling Cooks Special Dinner as Thanks for Ed Sokoloff Montage

Sally Ling’s was a notable upscale Chinese restaurant located at 256 Commercial Street on the Boston waterfront from 1984 to 2003. The restaurant also had a location at Newton Center. In 2013, artist and photographer Edward Sokoloff created a three panel montage containing more than 3,000 greater Boston restaurants and other eating places.  In updating Read More…

Fortune Teller Replaces Neon Sign

In the last few days, there have been some changes at 215 Hanover Street. Last week, Sophia Anderson created a stir by violating the sign conditions she accepted to get her Fortune Teller permit. The neon signs she initially put up have been replaced by painted gold lettering on a purple oval board with lights Read More…