The North
End
Boston Massachusetts
The History of the North End is
fascinating!
Dating back to the early days of America where it held some of the wealthiest families, before moving to Beacon Hill.
By the mid 1700's it was the commercial hub!
In the early 1800's the Irish started filling up the North End to escape the Potato Famine.
Hard workers that they are, the Irish worked as servants to those on the Hill and also helped fill in the swamp that later became the Back Bay.
By the late 1800's the Jewish population was taking over the North End, with the Italians moving in close behind.
Somewhere along the way, the North End became a place where even the Police feared to tread...but that's history.
Today the North End is a warm comfortable community with a bit of an Old World feel to it.
Mostly Italian to this day, the North End still shows traces of all of its history.
Click here to see our Fine Art Prints of The Historic North End!
In the three sections here, we travel back to the Colonial days and follow the Historic trail to see some of the landmarks. Then on to the Streets for some of the local sights and finally we stop at St. Leonard's Peace Garden and admire the prayer statues...click here for more!
A great neighborhood to visit and an even greater place to find good food!
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Dating back to the early days of America where it held some of the wealthiest families, before moving to Beacon Hill.
By the mid 1700's it was the commercial hub!
In the early 1800's the Irish started filling up the North End to escape the Potato Famine.
Hard workers that they are, the Irish worked as servants to those on the Hill and also helped fill in the swamp that later became the Back Bay.
By the late 1800's the Jewish population was taking over the North End, with the Italians moving in close behind.
Somewhere along the way, the North End became a place where even the Police feared to tread...but that's history.
Today the North End is a warm comfortable community with a bit of an Old World feel to it.
Mostly Italian to this day, the North End still shows traces of all of its history.
Click here to see our Fine Art Prints of The Historic North End!
In the three sections here, we travel back to the Colonial days and follow the Historic trail to see some of the landmarks. Then on to the Streets for some of the local sights and finally we stop at St. Leonard's Peace Garden and admire the prayer statues...click here for more!
A great neighborhood to visit and an even greater place to find good food!
Click on the images below to go to that section.
Historic North End
On The Streets
St. Leonard's Peace Garden
