The Life, Legend and Lessons of Martin Lomasney: Ward Boss & West End IconBy Sue Minichiello From the late 1800s well into the first half of the 20th century, Boston’s political landscape was combative at best, and corrupt at worst. Such was the arena a young Martin Lomasney entered when he first stepped onto the…
Rope-Making Industry of Old West End Comes to Life in New Exhibit Boston, MA—On May 22, 2012, Ropewalks of the West End and Beyond opens at the West End Museum. The new exhibit, which runs through August 18 in the Main Exhibit Hall, traces the history, vitality and economic significance of the rope-making industry in…
Jazz Week Boston — John Licata And The Guitar Titans At The West End MuseumNorth End Waterfront When: Saturday, April 28, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Where: West End Museum, 150 Staniford Street, Suite 7, Boston, MA 02114 (map)…
New Exhibit Celebrates Glory Days of Boston’s Burlesque Era Boston, MA—On Tuesday, April 10, the West End Museum will present Vintage Costumes of Burlesque in partnership with The Great Burlesque Exposition. The exhibit, which runs through May 12 in the Museum’s Members Gallery, commemorates Boston’s burlesque era and “The Old Howard” through displays of vintage…
A Night of Burlesque Celebrates the Glory Days of Boston’s Burlesque Era Boston, MA—On Friday, April 20, the West End Museum will present A Night of Burlesque: The Doors of the Howard Open Again, an evening celebrating Boston’s burlesque era and the Howard Athenaeum. The event will run from 8 p.m. to midnight and is…
Exhibit Traces History of New England Preservation Movement Boston,MA—On February 21, 2012, the West End Museum, in partnership with Historic New England, will present The Preservation Movement Then and Now. The exhibit, which runs through May 12, 2012, outlines the story of the preservation movement in New England from its inception in 1863 through the…
Boston’s old West End persists as a PlaceBoston Globe It’s 2012. It’s been more than 50 years since the demolition, between 1958 and 1960, of the vast majority of Boston’s old West End neighborhood. The other day, the latest issue of the West Ender newspaper arrived in my mail. Believe it or not, half a…
Hidden Gems from the Old Boston Garden on Display at the West End Museum Boston, MA—The West End Museum is kicking off 2012 with an exhibit of photographs and other memorabilia from the neighborhood’s most famous building. The exhibit, Hidden Gems from the Old Boston Garden, is a collaborative effort between the West End Museum…
Remembering The ‘West End’WBUR BOSTON — The familiar sign on Storrow Drive reads, “If you lived here, you’d be home now.” It’s promoting an apartment complex that replaced a neighborhood that used to be home to a diverse and bustling working-poor community of immigrants. In the 1950s, residents of the West End were forced to…
Art Exhibit is Memoir of Life, Death, and Healing in the Old West End of Boston Boston, MA—On September 1, 2011, the West End Museum will premiere a new art show featuring works of Boston artist Evelyn Berde. “Leaving the River” is a multi-media art installation which explores the impact the government-ordered condemnation and destruction…