Nick Dello Russo shares this photo of Fulton Street in the North End from the early 1960s. Read more from Nick about this scene below. Fulton was a street of warehouses and packing companies. Several well-known food businesses started on Fulton Street among them Genoa Packing, Pastene, Providence Packing and Abramo Re. In the late Read More…
This week’s photo is a before-and-after post on Instagram that shows how our neighborhood has changed over the years. Can you guess where this is? Use the small arrow to click right and see the current photo. If you thought North Street, you’re correct! This is the Callahan Tunnel vent building, located next to I Read More…
Now that the New Year is in full swing, the holiday season is coming to an end, but this old photo might keep some of our readers in the festive spirit! Check out this picture from the 1930s when you could pick up a Christmas tree in Faneuil Hall! Who remembers this? Tune in each Read More…
Phase I of The Hub on Causeway at North Station is nearing completion, with the new entrance to TD Garden now open! It is safe to say this part of our city is about to look very different from anything we have seen over the years. This week, we thought it would be fun to Read More…
This tenement building, referred to as 42 Lowell, is a fascinating part of Boston’s history. It once stood in a row among 30 other brick walk-ups; now, this building is the lone survivor. As our city continues to change, this building has remained, holding strong to its roots. Read more about the building’s history at 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…
This week’s photo is of the Engine 31 firehouse along Commercial Street, just following 1919 Boston Molasses Disaster, when a holding tank burst and sent gallons of sticky liquid flooding the streets. The scene shown in this photo is significant because the Engine 31 firehouse was the site of one the major rescues during the disaster. Read More…
There once was a time when this was the view from Salem Street looking down Baldwin Place! The church shown at the end of the street was built in 1811 and called the Second Baptist Church. It was commonly referred to as the Baldwin Place Baptist Church. In its later life, the building became the Read More…
You may have stumbled upon this old photo of Bartlett Place off Salem Street recently. That’s because it was the featured image for the presentation by Jerome Krase about America’s Little Italies that was organized by the North End Historical Society and the North End Branch Library back in September. This image is a great example of the change Read More…
Happy almost Halloween! To get us in the spirit, this week’s photo is of our neighbor, the Omni Parker House Hotel – which is known as the most haunted hotel in Boston. In fact, just as the Shining was inspired by the Stanley hotel in Colorado, another Stephen King novel 1408 was inspired by events Read More…
This week we have an article from 1982, submitted and written by Frank Conte, that describes the unique community that surrounded the North End Union in the neighborhood. From activities for children to senior recreation, it seems the Union really had something for everyone. It is described in the article as the “unchanging element in Read More…
Take a look at this photo of the North Bennet Street School back in 1892! The school was originally known as the North End Industrial Home and first opened as a settlement house for immigrants. Since the schools founding, it has been known for its vocational training for students. Although the type of classes offered at the Read More…