June 2017 Newsletter Dear Friend of The West End Museum, We hope you had a wonderful albeit chilly Memorial Day full of fun and relaxation with family and friends, as well as the chance to reflect on and honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the U.S. military. Here…
Ira Tarlin: Recollections from the Son of a West End Landlord By Tim Larson For many years prior to the demolition of the West End, Ira Tarlin ran an extensive real estate business in the neighborhood. His story, and that of others who owned and managed properties in the community, is rarely told as part…
City Makes Available Original Property Records from Old West EndBy Matt Ellis According to City property records, the building at 13 Leverett St. in the old West End was owned by the Fisher family when the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) acquired it by eminent domain in 1959. Records now available for public review detail the…
Joe McDonald Named Museum PresidentBy Sue Minichiello Joe McDonald, a third-generation West End native and longtime community activist, has been named President of The West End Museum Board of Directors. McDonald served as a Board member for two years and as President of the West End Civic Association (WECA) in 2012. Now, as Museum President,…
Observations from the West End Jane’s WalkBy Nicholas DeBlasio On the afternoon of Saturday, May 6, a crowd of about 20 tourists, students and West End residents old and new filtered from the rain outside into The West End Museum. There, Duane Lucia greeted them. A seasoned neighborhood historian and current resident, Lucia served as…
Photography Exhibit Reveals Property Owners’s Perspecitve on West End Urban Renewal: Relates Unique & Rarely-Told Story Boston, MA—The West End Museum photography exhibit, Under the Wrecking Ball: A West End Landlord, depicts the buildings and architecture of the West End around just prior to demolition under urban renewal and conveys the perspective of a property…
For Brookline police officers, the past is present tenseBoston Globe “Look at this,” Brookline Police Chief Daniel O’Leary said, gesturing toward the gift shop at Boston’s Museum of African American History. A replica of a vintage sign dated April 24, 1851, advised “Colored people of Boston, one & all” to not converse with “watchmen,” as…
Museum To Celebrate Distinguished West Enders Of Jewish DescentNorth End Waterfront The West End Museum is proud to mark Jewish Heritage Month by honoring three outstanding West Enders of Jewish descent. The Museum will host its annual Jewish Heritage Honoree Night on Tuesday, May 16, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The…
West End Museum to Celebrate Distinguished West Enders of Jewish Descent for Jewish Heritage MonthPost-Gazette The West End Museum is proud to mark Jewish Heritage Month by honoring three outstanding West Enders of Jewish descent. The Museum will host its annual Jewish Heritage Honoree Night on Tuesday, May 16th, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Refreshments…
North Station: Stories from the PastWCVB The original West End started as farm country in the 18th century and soon became an upscale neighborhood along with Beacon Hill.