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Band marching down the street
By adamg on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 11:10am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this photo. See it larger.
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Hanover?
Hanover Street, maybe?
North End honkfest, 1975
North End honkfest, 1975
North End, Hanover @ Charter
Sometime late 60s-early 70s judging by the cars.
The view today: https://goo.gl/maps/NRg9frkBxzx
I Think That's A Good Guess, But It Can't Be Right
The building in the back of the old picture is at least six stories tall.
Coast Guard building
That's probably a building that was torn down as part of the refurb into the new coast guard compound.
Ah, Yes — So, The Building That Was Gina's Is Now The 7-11
Exactly!
Exactly!
The Answer
Thanks for playing folks! This photo was taken on December 22, 1974 on Hanover Street. The photo shows the North End Christmas Parade. We'll be posting more photos from the parade tomorrow.
Ladder truck at lower right
In the extreme foreground, lower right, you can see part of a ladder truck from the Boston Fire Department. Looks like the photographer might even have been standing on the back of the truck.
Its the Northend Hanover
Its the Northend Hanover Street around 1970 or so