John DiCicco shares his 1949 photo from the St. Mary’s School class in Boston’s North End. 8th grade class picture St. Mary’s School, North End June 19, 1949 TOP ROW (L to R) Sal Natalie; Dominic Tammarno(?); Anthony Boerei John Tardito; Joe Mango; Paul Benedetto; John DiCicco; William Luisi MIDDLE ROW: Kathy Bova; Adelade Rossi; Read More…
With traffic, street closings, narrow one-way streets, sporadic construction, and street cleaning, parking is an ongoing issue in the North End neighborhood. What many may not know is that this issue with parking is not a new development. In fact, this has been a problem in the city of Boston for almost one hundred years. In 1926, Our Boston Read More…
In the third of a four-part series, The Haymarket Project moves into the Summer stories of the diverse vendors in Boston’s Haymarket. This year-long project captures the varying atmosphere of each season at the market taking viewers on a unique tour of this centuries-old market. Haymarket Project – Part III includes interviews with vendors and customers, and a few tips Read More…
It was a full house — literally — at the Paul Revere House this week for a reading of a historical letter by Joan Gatturna as Rachel Revere in Boston’s North End. The event honored the recent acquisition of three important 18th century documents by the Paul Revere Memorial Association. (View the rare documents.) At the event, Read More…
Friday, October 17th will be the last time that the USS Constitution will be underway in Boston Harbor before she goes into drydock in March 2015 for restoration work through 2018. The ship is scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. EST. There will be a 21-gun salute off Fort Independence on Castle Island in South Boston Read More…
It’s easy to think that the density of the city is a reflection of modern times. That was not the case in Boston and especially the North End where the population was more than triple what it is today. This 1899 aerial image by A.E. Downs from the Boston Public Library Collection gives a sense Read More…
With traffic, street closings, narrow one-way streets, sporadic construction, and street cleaning, parking is an ongoing issue in the North End neighborhood. What many may not know is that this issue with parking is not a new development. In fact, this has been a problem in the city of Boston for almost one hundred years. In 1926, Read More…
The Paul Revere Memorial Association is thrilled to announce that with generous support from key donors it has acquired three important 18th century documents: an April 1775 letter from Paul Revere to his wife Rachel; an April 1778 receipt written and signed by Paul Revere in his capacity as Lt. Colonial of the artillery; and Read More…
As State (MassDOT) and City (BRA) officials consider design solutions to cover the ramp parcels on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, North Ender and civil engineer, Bryan Webb, has put forth a conceptual plan for a Great Molasses Flood Memorial. The idea is geared to cover Parcel 6 where the tunnel ramps are located north of the Greenway’s North End Read More…
Growing up in the North End after World War II, some of my most vivid memories involve family dinners and the food we ate. Being separated from the rest of the city by physical and cultural barriers, we depended on our local food shops and what wonderful shops they were. The ground floor of many Read More…
The Friends of the North End celebrated its 42nd annual reunion on Saturday, the 20th at the Sons of Italy Hall in Winchester. It all began 42 years ago when about 20 boyhood friends planned an evening to get together. That dinner was the beginning of a reunion that has endured for over 4 decades Read More…
Following up on the contest started by Nick Dello Russo, we have a winner for remembering the most funeral homes in the North End. We received over a dozen serious entries with answers. Nick has graciously offered a gift card to Caffe Paradiso for the winner. Congratulations to Arthur A. Lauretano (Sonny) who identified 12 Read More…