North End and Boston Harbor panorama - 1900
These photographs (ten of them) were taken from the chimney atop Lincoln Wharf Substation in 1900. They are available online through the BPL and Digital Commonwealth.
Depasquale's new Cross St Plan: 2 stories; NEWNR supports 16-8
Frank Depasquale and his representatives and architect presented a new reduced-height, two-story plan for 60-70 Cross Street at tonight's Residents Association meeting.
The new plan eliminates the third floor and the plan for the second floor from the designs proposed at the Neighborhood Council meeting Monday.
The Association voted 16-8 in support of the updated plans.
"Santa lives at the north pole, not in the North End" - Neighborhood Council defers vote on Cross St development at 9pm
At 9pm, the Neighborhood Council President called on board members to Support, Oppose, or Defer Discussion on Frank Depasquale's development at 60-70 Cross Street. The Council voted to defer.
The "brother's mansion" that the Spite House blocked
Included in Boston Public Library's Boston Pictorial Archive is a photo of 1-2 Hull Street Place from 1944. This is notable because, as far as I know, it's the only photo of the structures that existed behind the skinny house on Hull Street.
Full agenda for September Neighborhood Council meeting
The Neighborhood Council will host it's September meeting on Monday, September 9th at 7pm at the Nazzaro Center - after taking August off.
100 new Bluebike stations coming - but potential North End sites have obstacles
Boston's bike department held an open house Monday night on their planned expansion of the Bluebikes program. The expansion aims to add 100 stations to the network, 47 of them by September of this year, throughout the North End, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown, South End, and West End.
Ultimately, the aim is to have a Bluebikes dock within a 10-minute walk of every Boston resident, and within a three-minute walk in high-density areas.
Abutters meeting for Depasquale's Cross Street development scheduled for Wednesday
Frank DePasquale, the North Ends most prolific caterer to suburban cosplayers, has purchased the three properties on Cross Street between Hanover and Salem. Abutters and other interested parties will get the chance to hear about his plans and give feedback on Wednesday, 24 July at 6pm via Zoom.
Cross Street hotel lawsuit dismissed
A lawsuit filed by an abutter to stop development of a hotel at the old J. Pace's spot has been dismissed.
Feast Society representatives give update at July Neighborhood Council meeting - voting support for Forcello and Wild Duck
Representatives from all five North End societies that hold Feasts were present at tonight's Neighborhood Council meeting to discuss measures they are taking to avoid the situation last year where the feasts were disrupted by gangs of "unruly" teens.
Neighborhood Cleanup scheduled for 20 July
Councilor Zapata née Coletta's office shares:
I would like to invite you to an upcoming North End neighborhood clean up on Saturday, July 20 at 10am. We will meet at the Prado and spread out from there. There is no need to bring anything but yourself and a friend! We'll have cleaning supplies courtesy of the Office of Civic Organizing.
We hope you can make it and help beautify our streets!