Shake a hand and say thanks…

Shake a hand and say thanks…

It’s been 70 years this Wednesday since we entered WW2. A whole generation of men and women who were going through tougher times than we are now answered the call and won the war….then turned this entire country around. Everyday we lose WW2 vets to 

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 

Hold ye fire Dot Rats!!

Hold ye fire Dot Rats!!

On most days I find myself picturing the world around me as it may have looked at different points in history. As a kid I would roam the neighborhood and sometimes wonder what Dorchester looked like during colonial times. What did the folks do for 

The JFK show….

The JFK show….

How privileged we are to have JFK’s library in our backyard. He meant so much to so many people, especially the Irish, Catholic and Black folks of our country. He was a dynamic man and his list of achievements are long. Like many, I always 

It’s more than a condo….

It’s more than a condo….

Walter Baker is widely considered the very first American chocolate manufacturer….they started operations in Dorchester before we even became a country….Hershey can’t say that. There’s a part of me that wishes they never left… Here’s a video I have been chasing for quite some time….

Half a Kenny……

Half a Kenny……

Here’s the Thomas J. Kenny school….with one floor….as it was being built in 1927…  

Adams Corner…

Adams Corner…

One of my all time favorite photos…..AC at the turn of the century…that is Gerard’s to the left.

Another view…

Another view…

Here’s a nice 1945 shot of Squantum Naval Air Station (Marina Bay) looking across Dorchester Bay at Rainbow Park and the Dorchester Yacht Club.  

Name a hill after me…..

Name a hill after me…..

I love tracing the streets in Dorchester back to their roots….. ever hear of Pope’s Hill? Meet Edmund….buried in the North Dorchester Burial Ground in Uphams Corner.

Recognize this place?

Recognize this place?

This was about 1899 or 1900….