How Do We Love Thee, Charlestown? Let's Count The Ways
Add your favorite things about the neighborhood to our incomplete list.
Valentine's Day doesn't just have to be about couples and candy. It's a love holiday, and we all know there's lots to love about Charlestown.
To start, there's:
- Easy access to waterfront views.
- The Townie Toast--French toast with Bailey's Irish Cream--at the Grasshopper Cafe.
- The Churches of Charlestown's annual "Blessing Of The Animals."
- This is where you come in! What do you love about Charlestown?
Can we get to 10 things we love about the neighborhood? 20?
Leave your answer in the comments section. Let's give this neighborhood the Valentine it deserves!
Daniel Marcella
11:50 am on Monday, February 13, 2012
St. Francis Parish and it's Pastor Father Daniel Mahoney. The Bunker Hill Parade.
Caitlin Walsh
12:29 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
20 minutes from Downtown (30 with traffic). All the youth sports: Baseball/Softball, Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer... I might be forgetting some. The Boys and Girls Club
Stephen
1:26 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
Neighbors. Memories on every corner. History, personality, tradition. Unique!
Sean Boyle
1:35 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
1. All the history
2. you walk down the street and you bump into everyone you know ... it's like Cheers, everybody knows your name
3. All the old spuds that sit down the benches in the mini mall .. they're the best
4. Parade Day
5. CHAD March
6. We have our own pipe band
7. Gravy fries at speedies (although I miss Kim ): )
8. Doyle's
9. I personally love the baby pool .. and jumping in the harbor
10. Summer nights down the oilies/bay
I could keep going on but I won't
Sean Boyle
3:00 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
11. Can't forget the 40s
Sean Boyle
3:01 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
12. Thanksgiving Dock!
DOTTIE NARDONE
11:20 pm on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
THE GREAT PEOPLE WHO WERE BORN AND RAISED THERE.
THE FANTASTIC HISTORY OF THAT TOWN.
THE OLD DAYS AND THE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO MADE IT WHAT IT IS TODAY.
ALL THE WONDERFUL FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM CHARLESTOWN