November 2019 NewsletterCommunity Engagement: Partnerships & Donations; Vilna Shul; Opposing MGH By keeping a focus on instances of “common history” — West End stories and experiences that residents of different eras share — the Museum has helped to bridge the gap that once existed between old and new West Enders. For example, Matt Ellis is considered a new West…
From the Archives: West Ender Video Newsletter; Digitization & CatalogingBy Sue Minichiello The West End Museum’s Archives are not just a source of material for use in our exhibits and social media. Authors and reporters, researchers and students, and old and new West Enders alike use this incredibly deep resource. Providing access to photographs, letters,…
Viewpoint: Don’t destroy what remains of Boston’s West EndBoston Business Journal Massachusetts General Hospital currently has plans to develop a Clinical and Campus Service Building. But the current plan would come at serious cost to the heritage of Boston, especially to the West End, a historic neighborhood that was demolished in the 1950s and 1960s…
Author David Kruh Reviver Old Days of Scollay Square Boston, MA—NEW DATE: On Monday, October 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The West End Museum, sneak backstage and settle into the cushioned seats of Scollay Square’s famous—and infamous—theater, The Old Howard. Author and historian David Kruh will regale attendees with tales of Boston’s legendary…
Author David Kruh Revives Old Days of Scollay Square Boston, MA—NEW DATE: On Monday, October 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The West End Museum, sneak backstage and settle into the cushioned seats of Scollay Square’s famous—and infamous—theater, The Old Howard. Author and historian David Kruh will regale attendees with tales of Boston’s legendary…
Exhibit: “The Old Howard Theatre” Runs Sept. 24, 2019 through Feb. 15, 2020. Reception on Oct. 17 from 6-8:30pm. Exhibition and reception are free. The West End Museum premieres a new exhibit, which runs through February 15, 2020, “The Old Howard Theatre,” in celebration of Boston’s oldest and best-loved playhouse, which stood in the heart of Boston’s…
West End Museum Exhibit “The Old Howard Theatre”North End Waterfront A show reception will take place on Thursday, October 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Concurrent programs—a film screening, an author talk, and an evening of burlesque music—complement the show, which runs through February 15, 2020. The Old Howard (officially, the Howard Athenaeum) enjoyed a heyday of opera,…
New Exhibit Revives Spirit of Legendary Old Howard Theatre Boston, MA—On Tuesday, September 24, The West End Museum premieres a new exhibit, “The Old Howard Theatre,” in celebration of Boston’s oldest and best-loved playhouse, which stood in the heart of Boston’s Scollay Square just steps from the old West End. The Howard’s origin, glory days,…
West End Museum Recognizes Individuals of Italian Descent for Italian Heritage Month: Honors Burlesque Queen Ann Corio & Bowdoin Print Founder Anthony Mondello Boston, MA—Prior to the demolition of the West End under urban renewal, many Italian-American families called the neighborhood home. On Thursday, October 10 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.,The West End Museum will…
July 2019 NewsletterFormer West Ender & 15-year Museum Volunteer Recalls Toll of Urban Renewal Sure, you can grip the heavy iron ice tongs or study the beauty of gelatin-silver-backed photos of neighborhood street life. But if you really want to know about Boston’s old West End – vanquished and vanished at the hands of urban…