Now that summer is almost here the North End, the Mirabella pool is getting set to open for another season. What a great urban amenity this is for all North End children and families to enjoy. Before the swimming pool was built by the city back in the 1960’s we had a beach right where Read More…
Lecture sponsored by the Friends of the North End Branch Library Jordan Marsh: Boston’s First Department Store Presented by Anthony Sammarco. Wednesday, June 1, 6:30 -7:30 PM The North End Branch Library 25 Parmenter St, Boston, MA. Founded in 1851 by Eben Dyer Jordan and Benjamin L. Marsh, Jordan Marsh opened their first store on Read More…
The annual Prince Hall Freemasons Memorial Service is held at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground on Memorial Day weekend. Prince Hall (c.1735-1807) is buried there with a monument recognizing him as one of the first abolitionists and the founder of Black Freemasonry in the United States, now known as Prince Hall Freemasonry. Thousands of African Americans who lived in the Read More…
The project proposal to create a new “Longfellow Garden” courtyard at Old North Church received an important boost with a $30,000 Founders Fund Award through the Beacon Hill Garden Club! The money will be used to remodel the garden and courtyard area adjacent to the Old North Church, at 193 Salem Street. The design proposed to enlarge the opening to the garden, Read More…
We’ve all seen pictures of Paul Revere’s house and know how it evolved over the years from the patriot’s home to a tenement housing Italian immigrants and finally a museum and one of the main tourist attractions on the Freedom Trail. The postcard I’m sharing today is another picture of that familiar house probably taken soon Read More…
The Friends Of The North End sponsored a viewing this week of the new movie “Boston’s North End – An Italian American Story”, at the Sons Of Italy hall in Winchester, MA. The film tells the story of the Italian immigrant migration to Boston’s North End from the late 1800’s to the current time. Featured Read More…
St. John School’s 6th, 7th, and 8th graders visited Suffolk University’s Honors Showcase on Tuesday in Sargent Hall. The Suffolk University students were doing a Franklinpalooza–with different facets of Benjamin Franklin’s life represented–printing, soap-making, inventions, music, food, politics, literature. Franklin even attended along with a special Franklin-themed piñata. We would like to once again thank Read More…
The annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 was held Sunday on the Greenway at the Armenian Heritage Park. Members of the Massachusetts Armenian Genocide Commemoration Committee were joined by marchers who had protested earlier in the day at the Turkish Consulate in Boston. https://www.instagram.com/p/BEmJMcFljvA/ The annual commemoration featured speeches, music and plenty of Armenian tricolors. Remembering Read More…
The annual Lantern Ceremony on the eve of the 241st Patriot’s Day was held at Old North Church on April 17, 2016. The standing-room only event recalls the famous 1775 evening in Boston’s North End when two lanterns were hung from the steeple of the Old North Church, signaling the departure of British regulars “by sea” and launching what Read More…
Bringing some Hollywood flair to the annual Patriot’s Day re-enactment of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride, actor Mark Wahlberg gave Mayor Marty Walsh an assist handing orders to Revere as he head off on Brown Beauty from Boston’s North End. (Photo by Matt Conti) View more Patriot’s Day coverage on NorthEndWaterfront.com.
To mark Genocide Prevention Month in April, the Third Annual Walk Against Genocide took place on Sunday, April 10th featuring speakers on the genocides and mass atrocities of the 20th and 21st centuries. The event started with a gathering at the New England Holocaust Memorial followed by a walk to the Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway for a closing Read More…
In the Thursday mid-morning rain, workers have covered the controversial billboard by a group denying the Armenian Genocide, identified as “Turkic Platform, Istanbul“. In response to community complaints, sign owner Clear Channel Outdoor replaced the “Truth = Peace” sign just one day after it went up. The original billboard referred to the FactCheckArmenia.com website that broadly denies Read More…