A Brief History of South Boston, MA.
South Boston is a densely populated neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, located south of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. It was formerly known as Dorchester Neck, was annexed to the City of Boston in 1804, at which time the name officially changed to South Boston. Today it is referred to as Southie by its residents. South Boston is well-known for being a tightly-knit, working class Irish-American neighborhood.

Hon’s Story
Where and how it all started was in a little single row house in the “Lower End” of South Boston where the D Street Housing Development now exists. My Mother and Father who worked and saved for this well kept home were presented with a meager check from the Government to take our house and build a public housing project, which originally was intended for rentals to be used by veterans returning home from World War II. Most of our neighbors relocated to another area in South Boston. My birthplace, 84 West Fifth Street was leveled and our great neighbors and friends were scattered. So many wonderful memories, even though I was only 9 when this happened. Our family would now be members of St. Augustine’s Parish after leaving St. Peter & Paul Parish. It was a big change but it was also disappointing to be a distance from St. Peter’s Lithuanian Church which we frequented many times, as it was right across the street from our house, and still remains there.

After attending St. Augustine’s School and High School, which has since closed its doors, I entered the “real world”. I started working in the Office at Carney Hospital and remained there until it moved to Dorchester Lower Mills where it still stands. At the time Dorchester seemed liked the other end of the world, so I got employment at the United States Testing Corporation on A Street and remained until I married my husband, Fred “Twilight” Rooney. With our 55th wedding anniversary coming up this year, it is easy to imagine what could have happened having 12 sons, one of which passed away shortly after birth.

The posts that follow will be a mix of memories, reflections, and stories from the past and present…

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-Hon