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North End Stories Features Corrine Testa and the North End 1940s

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North End Stories has released its latest video as part of a developing “digital narrative” project. In this video Corrine Testa, a lifelong North End resident, recalls what it was like growing up in the North End and shares what she and her friends did after school and on the weekends in the 1940s. See more at NorthEndStories.com.

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