Indelebile ItaliaA photography exhibit by Giselle Valdes The West End Museum hosted a new photography exhibit in its Members’ Gallery that celebrates the beauty and mystery of Italy. Indelebile Italia is part of the Museum’s annual commemoration of Italian Heritage Month in October. Indelebile Italia photographer and curator Giselle Valdes has been exhibiting her work since 1982. Her…
Tide Power in Colonial Boston To fuel mills for producing flour, fabric, lumber and even chocolate, innovators in colonial Boston turned to the power of the tides. Tide Power in Colonial Boston—tells the story of the development and use of tide mills in the city. “For 150 years prior to the industrial revolution, the tides sustained…
Dewey Defeats Truman/The Housing Act of 1949 With the modern-day 24-hour news cycle, it’s hard to believe that we once relied on daily newspapers to deliver word of current events. But so it was in 1948, when one of the most infamous—and totally inaccurate—headlines of the day broke. The West End Museum highlights that headline,…
In Pursuit of Excellence: The West End House In Pursuit of Excellence: The West End House in the Main Exhibit Hall featured artifacts, photographs, oral history video and memorabilia representing over 100 years. Among the club’s most distinguished alumni are Leonard Nimoy and crooner Buddy Clark. Of the West End House, Nimoy said “It was a…
The Legacy of Lawrence Berk Lawrence Berk grew up in the West End and is best known as the founder of Berklee College of Music. He played piano as a youth in the Boston English High School band and, at age 13, began moonlighting professionally. He pursued a “legitimate” career, earning a degree in architectural…
All but forgotten today, the Leverett Street Jail had a significant place in the Boston of the Young Republic. The jail held pirates, blasphemers, activists and others, and once stood at approximately 150 Stanford Street, Suite 7-9.
The New West Enders & Other Green Monsters With images by photographer Lolita Parker, Jr., The New West Enders & Other Green Monsters documents the rapid-fire changes in Boston’s West End over the past 16 years. Set against a backdrop of Garden events, sports bars and endless construction, Parker’s wide-angle perspective ranges from the personal to the…
The Circus: A West End Tradition 100 years before the Ringling Brothers Circus opened at the Boston Garden (c1929), an equestrian circus with jugglers, acrobats and clowns performed at the Stewart’s American Amphitheatre on the corner of Traverse and Portland Streets in the West End. The Circus: A West End Tradition featured graphic panels detailing the…
Tony DeMarco at the Boston Garden This exhibit featured photographic images of Tony DeMarco’s many boxing matches at the old Boston Garden. The exhibit traveled to Tony DeMarco Day at the Mystic Valley Lodge in Arlington in April, 2015.
Bulfinch: Boston & Beyond Bulfinch: Boston & Beyond, recalls and celebrates how Charles Bulfinch (1763–‐1844) shaped Boston’s enduring style and infrastructure as an architect and as the city’s first urban planner. The show reception took place on July 24 at 6:30p.m. and offered attendees the chance to tour the exhibit and enjoy light refreshments. Concurrent…