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…
Historic Neighborhood Photo: The Last TenementNorth End Waterfront This tenement building, referred to as 42 Lowell, is a fascinating part of Boston’s history. It once stood in a row among 30 other brick walk-ups; now, this building is the lone survivor. As our city continues to change, this building has remained, holding strong to its…
Man who worked on demolition crew recalls the razing of Boston’s West EndBoston Globe For the first time ever, the West End Museum is hosting a guest speaker who worked on one of the demolition crews that razed much of the neighborhood in the late 1950s. Tom Hynes, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Colliers…
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…