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Southie Secrets
Poor and Happy
In an article titled ‘They Don’t Like Black People,’ dated February 1, 1988, US News & World Report called South Boston, MA, one of the poorest predominantly white towns in the United States. Read more...
Dirty March
They call it the mud season in Vermont …but here in Southie it’s just
Dirty March. No I’m not talking about the parade either. It’s unfortunate
that the most popular holiday in South Boston happens to fall in March. Read more...
I Remember Sauce Subs
I remember eating sauce subs sitting on the curb at the corner of M&6th. They only cost .25 cents – a price that fit neatly into my teenage budget. Read more....
The Bug House
Officially it was called Broadway Cinema but everyone called it the Bug House. I’m not quite sure why but I never questioned its nickname – it’s what my parents and grandparents called it. Read more...
The Clowns in the White Van
Supposedly, they were this group of people dressed as evil clowns that rode around in a van and kidnapped people and did horrible things to them. Read more...
Old Southie Corner Stores
We mentioned 'old corner stores' on Face Book, the comments and discussions were overwhelming. Everyone in Southie has a fabulous memory or two of ‘their corner store’.
The stories are hysterical:
- Best pickles in a barrel
- Mom and dad sent me there for cigarettes when I was 8
- The only store that had Fortune Gum,
- The best – going there with notes from mom and being so young not knowing what that was you had to purchase!
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