West End Museum Revs Up Irish Heritage CelebrationNorth End Waterfront Of the 23 ethnic groups that lived harmoniously in the old West End of Boston, Irish immigrants and their descendants represented one of the three largest (the others being Jewish and Italian). As it has since 2016, The West End Museum is hosting a special event to…
West End Museum Revs Up Irish Heritage Celebration: Patricia Trainor O’Malley of Haverhill to be Honored; Event to Feature Dramatic Reading, Exhibit, Music & More Boston, MA—Of the 23 ethnic groups that lived harmoniously in the old West End of Boston, Irish immigrants and their descendants represented one of the three largest (the others being…
Weekly Top Reads: Hanover St. Building Condemned, Dock Square Garage Proposal, West End Museum Exhibit, Climate Planning Kick-Off, Snelling Pl. Addition Opposed, Eliot Debate ChampionsNorth End Waterfront This week’s top posts on NorthEndWaterfront.com featured real estate, developments, history, climate change, schools and more! Read on below to see the most popular articles from this past…
West End Museum Exhibit Traces Political Moves That Led To Neighborhood’s DestructionNorth End Waterfront The West End Museum is hosting The Housing Act of 1949, a re-configured and updated exhibit that examines the path to the destruction of the Boston’s West End. It explores Democrat Harry S. Truman’s re-election in the face of a mounting housing demand,…
The Beginning of the End: Exhibit Traces Political Path That Led to West End’s Destruction Boston, MA—Now through July 15, The West End Museum is hosting The Housing Act of 1949, a re-configured and updated exhibit that examines the path to the destruction of the Boston’s West End. It explores Democrat Harry S. Truman’s re-election…
Boston on the cheapBoston Globe Boston can be an expensive place to visit. There’s no denying it. But it’s still possible to not spend big to sleep, see, and do a lot here. There are reasonably priced and free attractions throughout the city, if you know where to look. HOTELS The Beacon Hill Friends House has two…
Weekly Top Reads: Real Estate Sales, NEWRA Letter To Mayor Walsh, Life On The Corner, Lucia Returns To West End Museum, NEWNC Reports, And Love Your Block Mini-GrantsNorth End Waterfront Duane Lucia, a local historian, community activist and arts enthusiast, has returned to his role as the Executive Director for the West End Museum. Lucia,…
Duane Lucia Returns as West End Museum Executive Director Local historian, community activist, and arts enthusiast Duane Lucia has been reinstated as executive director of The West End Museum. Lucia served in this role from 2012 into 2015, and briefly as President of the Museum Board of Directors. He later moved to New Jersey part-time…
You Can’t Fight City Hall: The building that Boston loves to hate turns 50The Improper Bostonian City Hall turned 50 this month. That should be unremarkable. Boston, after all, is famous for row houses so old that their original owners rode horse-drawn carriages and cast votes in the election of Abraham Lincoln. But this is City Hall we’re talking about. Since the building’s…
Duane Lucia Returns as West End Museum Executive Director Boston, MA—Local historian, community activist, and arts enthusiast Duane Lucia has been reinstated as executive director of The West End Museum. Lucia served in this role from 2012 into 2015, and briefly as President of the Museum Board of Directors. He later moved to New Jersey…