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Then/Now: A changing East Boston waterfront

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"People fishing in East Boston,” part of the Boston City Archives’s Mayor Kevin H. White records and date 1979
“People fishing in East Boston,” part of the Boston City Archives’ Mayor Kevin H. White records and date 1979
Our Boston team’s recreation of the 1979 photo shows how Boston’s skyline has changed
Our Boston team’s recreation of the 1979 photo shows how Boston’s skyline has changed

“I just think, like that looks like what everyone perceives as a simpler time, before everything got away from us. Sorry if it’s a little grim, but, but it is beautiful.” – East Boston resident who gave his first name as Joe.