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Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel are probably behind that tree
By adamg on Tue, 08/17/2021 - 9:25am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.
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Looks like construction of
Looks like construction of the blue line in East Boston next to present-day Bremen Street Community Park near Airport Station. That structure of on the horizon at center right is the Virgin Mary shrine.
I loved that book
when I was a kid.
I loved that book
when I was a kid and when I was a parent reading it to my kid, who also loved it as well as a lovely video rendition of it.
i read it to both my girls :)
i read it to both my girls :)
I still have to catch myself
I still have to catch myself and not refer to an Excavator as a Steam Shovel.
There was a cartoon, too
An HBO Musical Storybook. My son liked it. Later, I wondered if that was Enya on the soundtrack.
What Is Now MLK Boulevard
Just a hunch. Looking East towards Warren Street from about Walnut.
This would have been 1964 - 1965.
That’s a good guess
Part of the Washington Park project.
The Answer
Thanks for playing, folks!
This photo shows construction on Charlame Homes near present-day MLK Blvd and Humboldt. The photo is dated 1963.