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The South End Then And Now: Take a Virtual Walk Back In Time Through the Neighborhood

Join host Michael Cox, historian, artist, and tour guide, for a Zoom stroll down Columbus Avenue’s past. Listen to stories about the history of the places you visit along the way and imagine what life there used to be like.

Columbus Avenue circa 1885 - courtesy of the BPL

Columbus Avenue circa 1885 - courtesy of the BPL

The same spot today

The same spot today

The tour will visit: the South End Lion, the Southwest Corridor, Union Church, Braddock Park, Charlie's Sandwich Shop, Tent City, the Mel King Mural at the McKinley School, Church of the Disciples, the Allan Rohan Crite Home and Square, Harriet Tubman Park, James Hayes Park, and Childe Hassam Park.

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Join on Zoom:https://boston-public-library.zoom.us/j/86814507409?pwd=b3NKWHlhd2oweDMwK0dCdjdvL3JmZz09
Questions? Call Margaret Gardner, Children’s Librarian at the South End Branch at 617-536-8241.

Join on Zoom:

https://boston-public-library.zoom.us/j/86814507409?pwd=b3NKWHlhd2oweDMwK0dCdjdvL3JmZz09

Questions? Call Margaret Gardner, Children’s Librarian at the South End Branch at 617-536-8241.

 

Earlier Event: October 28
Join the BPL and Local Voices Network for an Online Discussion About Civic Engagement
Later Event: November 17
BPL Trustees Will Meet Remotely on Tuesday, November 17, at 8:30 AM, to Consider, Among Other Matters, Naming the Community Room at the South End Library “The Marleen Nienhuis Community Room"