This week’s photo is of Faneuil Hall’s famous grasshopper weather vane. It’s rather fitting that this image resurfaced this month because last week was the anniversary of the grasshopper being stolen from its perch back on January 4, 1974. As the story goes, a few days after the grasshopper was reported missing, police received a Read More…
Check out this old photo of Rowes Wharf from 1960! The building shown above was torn down by the Boston Redevelopment Authority not long after this photo was taken, and was rebuilt into the iconic Rowes Wharf we know today. See the photo of the remodel in 1988 shown below. The similarities between the two Read More…
For part 3 of our Jules Aarons series, this week’s featured photo is a familiar neighborhood scene of residents exchanging hellos on the street. The image is certainly one of the reasons Aarons was so fond of photographing in the area – in this one shot, he was able capture three generations of people. Tune Read More…
In case you missed part one of this series last week, the next few posts will feature a few of our favorite images taken by local photographer, Jules Aarons. This week’s photo of Paul the Barber exemplifies Aarons’ eye for capturing moments of daily life in the North End, where the population was very dynamic. Read More…
Here is an image you may have seen before! This shot of men lounging in the North End was taken by Jules Aarons, a local photographer who enjoyed capturing the day-to-day life of people in Boston. Note the Freedom Trail sign on the street post in the background. Aarons’ work dates over the course of three Read More…
This week’s photo is of Cross Street by the Sumner Tunnel. As you can see, this location was a popular place for local advertisements to be displayed, as there was significant traffic pouring in from the single-laned Sumner Tunnel in the 1950s. Tune in on Thursday’s to view our featured neighborhood photo from back in Read More…
This week’s photo is of the North End’s Unity Street back in 1898. The street is located just off of the Paul Revere Mall and is still just as narrow as shown in the image! If you were to visit the area today, you’d notice that the cobblestone has been paved over and the buildings have Read More…
In honor of the Celtics making it to the playoffs this year, this week’s photo is of the team playing the New York Knicks back in 1972, just a few years before the famous Larry Bird came along. Did you know that our team itself is historic? The Celtics were actually founded in 1946 as one Read More…