Chambers Street – The West End Museum

A sepia-toned photograph of a city street corner. People mill about in turn of the century clothing, and there is a pharmacy on the left.

My Grandfather: Memories of Daily Life in the West End

Below is a memory letter from the Museum’s archives, originally submitted by Joseph LoPiccolo to the West Ender Newsletter in 1988. In it, we follow Joseph and his grandfather (an Italian immigrant) through their daily lives in Boston’s West End, prior to its demolition.

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A black and white photograph of a group of young girls, wearing white frocks and carrying plates.

The Frances E. Willard Settlement House

Founded in 1894, the Frances E. Willard Settlement House was located on the West End’s Chambers Street for nearly five decades. The Settlement House aimed to serve the neighborhood’s immigrant population and factory workers by offering social services, community clubs, and housing to young women and children.

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My Grandfather: Memories of Daily Life in the West End

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