North End Stories

March 1, 2013 / ARTICLES / Jeanne_Dasaro

North End Stories ‘Pop-Up’ Italian-American Cultural Museum – June 22, 2013

On June 22, 2013 two outdoor and temporary ‘pop-up’ Italian-American Cultural Museums will take place, one at the gateway to the North End, on Cross Street between Hanover and Salem Streets (from 3:00-4:00 PM) and another in Uphams Corner on Dudley Street and Columbia Road (from 1:00-2:00 PM). Similar to an actual museum those in attendance will be able to engage in multi-media ‘exhibits’ to learn about the history of Italians in Boston’s North End. But unlike a typical museum, [...]

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February 22, 2013 / INTERVIEWS / Jeanne_Dasaro

North End Businesses of the 1950s

In this video, Frank Imbergamo who was born and raised in Boston’s North End walks with us along Hanover Street sharing of stories neighborhood staples from the 1950s like Giro’s and Blue Front Restaurants, and Boston Sausage.

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February 20, 2013 / INTERVIEWS / Jeanne_Dasaro

Nicholas DiCarlo describes his family’s 1920s flat on Commerical Street

In this video, 94-year-old Nicholas DiCarlo describes the flat on Commercial Street he was born in and touches on why family is so important for Italian-Americans.

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February 18, 2013 / ARTICLES / Jeanne_Dasaro

Boston/Como: more than an art exchange

Boston Como 2013 is an artistic and cultural exchange between Como-based Italian artists and Boston-based American artists. Throughout 2013-2014, two 30-day art exchanges will take place. The first in 2013 in Como, Italy from July 18 to August 18, and the second in 2014 in Boston, USA. . Please join North End Stories for the opening reception on July 18, 2013 in Como, Italy . THE CONCEPT The Boston-Como project originated with the idea of Fabrizio Bellanca to create a cultural [...]

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November 21, 2012 / INTERVIEWS / Jeanne_Dasaro

Antonetta “Auntie” Bonaffine talks about North End Festivals and the Beach

Antonetta Bonaffine is 96 years old. She was born and raised in the North End. In this video she discusses neighborhood festivals and visiting the North End beach which is where North End Pool is currently located.

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October 18, 2012 / INTERVIEWS / Jeanne_Dasaro

Charlie Coppola and Sam Viscione recall their first jobs as teenagers in the North End

This is the first in a series of interviews with Charlie Coppola and Sam Viscione about growing up in Boston’s North End. In this video, Charlie and Sam discuss their first jobs and the money saving ways of their mother’s.

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