When Flattening the West End Was Just a Dirty, Dangerous Summer JobBoston Magazine “When Tom Hynes walks around Boston, he can point to buildings he’s brokered deals in. At the Prudential Center, he secured space for the headquarters of high-powered law firm Ropes & Gray. In the Fenway, he sealed the deal on 550,000 square…
Event Revisits West End’s Demolition Through Eyes of Young Construction Worker: Memories & Photographs Deliver Unique, Personal Perspective BOSTON, MA—The destruction of Boston’s West End is perhaps the most notable example of urban renewal gone wrong in American history. It is a mournful tale often studied by academics and relived by surviving residents. Now, for…
Museum Event to Evoke Boston’s Combat Zone: Author Stephanie Schorow Will Share Lively Stories of Infamous District Boston, MA—For many today, Boston’s Combat Zone is the stuff of legends. Barely a trace of the former red-light district remains, which may account for the endless fascination with the topic. The West End Museum aims to help…
October 2018 NewsletterJohn Woolf: Portrait of a Photographic Artist John Woolf has built up years of experience in photography, but every great artist is inspired by someone. In John’s case, it was his older cousin in New York – a photographer and member of a photo club – who sparked his interest in the field.…
New Museum Board Member: Michael GropmanBy Marshall Hook The old West End neighborhood was already gone by the time Michael Gropman was born, but it was a huge part of his father’s and his grandfather’s life. As such, like many things passed through the generations, Michael inherited an appreciation for the neighborhood and its rich…
John Woolf: Profile of a Photographic ArtistBy Jazmyn Nam-Krane John Woolf has built up years of experience in photography, but every great artist is inspired by someone. In John’s case, it was his older cousin in New York – a photographer and member of a photo club – who sparked his interest in the field.…
Where are They Now? Peter Lucas: A Former West Ender – In His Own WordsBy Peter Lucas My father, Andon Lucas, emigrated from Korca, Albania to Boston as a young boy in the early 1900s. He later went back to marry my mother, Andromarche, and returned to Boston with her. My brothers Dan and…
West End Museum Premiers Rare Interview with Post-Urban Renewal Developer Jerry Rappaport: Presents Controversial, but Historically Significant Perspective Boston, MA—For years, The West End Museum has hosted exhibitions and programs – in addition to documenting oral histories – reflecting former residents’ perspectives on urban renewal and its legacy. One important, but rarely heard, viewpoint is…
New Work of Historical Fiction Sets Coming of Age Story in Old West End; Author to Speak at West End Museum: Story Centers on First Generation, Female, Russian Jewish Protagonist Boston, MA—“Beguiled” is the story of a feisty, starry-eyed daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants in Boston’s West End in the early 1900s. Influenced by her…
Elevated Green Line Photo Exhibit At West End MuseumNorth End Waterfront Opened on June 1, 1912, the Causeway Street Elevated Railway was one of the last sections of raised tracks constructed in Boston as part of the nation’s first subway system. By the time it was destroyed in 2004, only a short section of elevated…