“Childhood Memories” is the fourth in a series of 1990 skits from “My Corner of Boston” performed at the North End Union, produced by resident Rosaria DiFinzio. See all the scenes here. In this skit Rosaria reminisces about growing up and playing in the streets of the North End. It’s almost inconceivable to today’s parents Read More…
To build momentum for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, a forum on the question: “How should Massachusetts celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday in 2025/2026?” was held on November 30th at Old North Church. A panel of five leading local historians and preservationists discussed how the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations impacted Massachusetts and explored ways Read More…
The North End has always had more than its share of characters, unique individuals who stood out from the crowd and charted their own course through life. That’s one of the reasons living here was so interesting. One of my personal favorites is Rosaria DiFinizio, a lovely and talented lady who grew up on Battery Read More…
Last week, NorthEndWaterfront.com ran an article about the new plans for the Rachel Revere park at the intersection of North Street and North Square. I thought our readers would like to see a picture of the Hotel Rome which occupied that site for almost a century before being demolished in the 1950’s. In a previous post, Read More…
By 1965 my family had left Salem Street and was living over my father’s tavern at 3 Lewis Street. Tarquino Gilardi, one of the guys who hung out in the tavern, renovated the first floor for us and for the first time we had an apartment with heat and hot water. East of Hanover Street Read More…
https://vimeo.com/141733296 It’s shaping up to be another record attendance year at the Paul Revere House, making its latest expansion efforts all the more timely! The most famous home in Boston’s North End will soon be joined by the opening of a 3,600 sq-ft Education & Visitor Orientation Center in an abutting 1835 building that is Read More…
A while ago I wrote an essay entitled A North End Mystery featuring the above photograph of what is likely depicting George Scigliano’s funeral procession. You may recall that there was some discussion as to whether the picture was taken in Boston and what street it was. I’ve been doing some further research and I may Read More…
JoAnn Aloise LaPorte shares this poetic prose, reminiscing about the month of October as a North End kid. so funny the month of October as a kid I always felt like it was the last hurrah for fall.. the vinegar peppers would be in lopilatos bathtub in the fruit store.. my mother would send me Read More…
Old North Foundation hosted an Eighteenth century fashion show where over 30 models and reenactors walked the runway showing the clothing and uniforms around the time of the Revolutionary War. The event was an official Boston Fashion Week event. Jay Calderin, Boston Fashion Week Founder and Executive Director, and advisor to the Old North Fashion Show, adds: Read More…
This is the second of a two-part series on the destruction of the old West End in the name of urban renewal. Catch up with Part 1 here. For over thirty years Felicia Solimine was a North End institution. In 1958 she opened Felicia’s on Richmond St. and it immediately became one of the North Read More…
Founding Fashions – Clothing from the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Wednesday, September 30, 2015 6 p.m. Fashion Show in the Bigelow Courtyard / 21 Unity Street, Boston’s North End As part of Boston Fashion Week, the Old North Foundation is hosting an Eighteenth century fashion show. Learn about both fashion and function of men and women’s Read More…
I was going through some old stuff in my filing cabinet and I came across this Photo. For about 5 years starting in 2003, the late Bobby Decristoforo and North End Against Drugs hooked up with Brother David from The Franciscan Center in Wilmington Delaware – who drove up one of these awesome Bells of Read More…