L Street Brownies

The annual plunge into Dorchester Bay

By adamg - 1/1/19 - 7:50 pm

Bill Brett watched people in swimsuits run into the bay during the L Street Brownies' annual event.

By adamg - 1/1/16 - 11:33 am

Steve Safran took The Plunge at L Street in South Boston this morning.

By adamg - 1/1/15 - 1:58 pm

RoadTrip New England watched the L Street Brownies get ready for a bracing run through 27-degree air into Dorchester Bay this morning.

By adamg - 1/1/14 - 5:02 pm

One word: Brr!

Greg Cook stayed safely onshore for this morning's annual run into Dorchester Bay by the L Street Brownies in South Boston.

By adamg - 1/3/13 - 12:13 am

Compare this screen grab from WHDH's report on the annual L Street plunge with this photo of the same swimmer.

By adamg - 1/1/13 - 1:21 pm

By adamg - 1/1/12 - 3:21 pm

Mystery Pill took in today's annual Dorchester Bay dip by the L Street Brownies - just like Leslie Jones did in 1930:

Top photo copyright Mystery Pill and posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr. Bottom photo from the Boston Public Library's Leslie Jones collection and posted under this Creative Commons license.

By adamg - 1/1/10 - 1:59 pm

By adamg - 1/1/09 - 4:23 pm

By adamg - 1/1/08 - 5:39 pm

And Jpic1 is there this morning to take photos.