What is it like to live in Boston’s North End?

Jan 13, 2017 1497

By Megan Turchi


Nancy Caruso said she never leaves her home without bumping into someone she knows. "The best part of the North End is you see the same people day in and day out," Caruso said, regarding Boston's traditionally Italian neighborhood. Her family immigrated to the North End from Italy in the late 1930s, settling on Endicott Street.

Caruso still lives on that street today, but in a different building. She reflected on the days when the North End was filled with nearly all Italians and when the women would spend Saturday mornings washing their windows and sweeping the steps while the men went to work. All would chitchat on the sidewalks.

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Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/

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