Band marching down the street

By adamg on Tue., 12/15/2015 - 11:10 am

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this photo. See it larger.

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Hanover?

By mseskin
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 11:23am

Hanover Street, maybe?

North End honkfest, 1975

By anon
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 11:27am

North End honkfest, 1975

North End, Hanover @ Charter

By aldos
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 11:35am

Sometime late 60s-early 70s judging by the cars.

The view today: https://goo.gl/maps/NRg9frkBxzx

I Think That's A Good Guess, But It Can't Be Right

By Elmer
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 12:58pm

[sup] The building in the back of the old picture is at least six stories tall.[/sup]

Coast Guard building

By Nate
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 1:42pm

That's probably a building that was torn down as part of the refurb into the new coast guard compound.

Ah, Yes â€” So, The Building That Was Gina's Is Now The 7-11

By Elmer
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 4:22pm

Exactly!

By kvn
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 1:07pm

Exactly!

The Answer

By Boston City Archives
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 4:01pm

Thanks for playing folks! This photo was taken on December 22, 1974 on Hanover Street. The photo shows the North End Christmas Parade. We'll be posting more photos from the parade tomorrow.

Ladder truck at lower right

By Charles Bahne
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 5:04pm

In the extreme foreground, lower right, you can see part of a ladder truck from the Boston Fire Department. Looks like the photographer might even have been standing on the back of the truck.

Its the Northend Hanover

By anon
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 10:47pm

Its the Northend Hanover Street around 1970 or so

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