Tag: East Boston

87 years…

87 years…

On March 20th 1927, a young Boston Fire Lieutenant serving with Engine 9 in East Boston responded to Box 6184 for a fire aboard a steamer ship tied to the docks along the Chelsea River. The Lieutenant from South Boston had seen this all before, 

The Casino Pitch…

The Casino Pitch…

It sure looks like Caesars Palace is making their pitch for a casino at Suffolk Downs. Now I’m sure this means a lot to the folks over in East Boston and Revere but I said it months back and I will say it again, it 

There was a time in Boston…

There was a time in Boston…

that the Irish labor was cheap and plentiful because of the famine

But in 1871 we were still fighting for a slice of the American dream. Little did the Brahmin know…there was a family from East Boston in their midst that would eventually get their share then go on to change the world.