I was born in Scully Sq.

The woman at 8:15 sounds exactly like my grandmother did, she was a Bixby of the Hingham Bixbys. Sad that that particular accent is all but extinct, it was so dignified.

I love how the BFD had lit cigarettes in the mouth as the extinguishe d the totem pole fire. Seems to be the way all the clubs went out

1:38 I notice they neutered the Devil! A proper Devil would have a member like Priapus'.

12 years ago...

I remember the Cyclone and the story that a spike went through a girl’s large back in there 1960s.

How powerful were the buggies from the 1880's ? Answer ( One horsepower ) For every horse add on another horsepower.

Rosie the cab driver was my neighbor in Everett ma.

Boston born 1960. God bless America🇺🇸

The Trabant, the Wild Mouse, The Bubble Bounce, I can still see the operator. Best of times in the 60's and early 70's we had. The rides closed in 73 however the arcades remained for a few more years...

So Scollay Square was Slutty Square. Same shit

I was too young to see any of this, I did however go to Revere Beach in the 70's. We used to drive there every weekend and get a fish plate at Kellys. $4.50 got you a nice piece of fish, fries and coleslaw. It was a late-night attraction closing at 1am.

My brother and I were born in '34 and '35 respectfully and my dad took us to BRAVES FIELD during W. W. 2 and later we went on our own until they moved. We had nice BRAVES jackets and hats and even went to a bunch of Red Sox games after the war to see Ted Williams play. Many afternoons we peddled our bikes in the 50's to FENWAY to get in free after the 7 th inning....Nice days back then.

Regan sold more cocaine in his time as president than Bush did! Contra affair remember that!

I was born in 1958 in Milwaukee, and remember going to a few Braves games. Apparently it was a very happy beginning but sad ending there.

The gentleman in this video, David Crockett passed away in 2005 at age 95. He is also an army veteran from WWII. He is buried in Ipswich, MA.

this is my heritage

got my first tattoo from harry lefty liberty 1960.Skip school and go to the Casino.Great memories

The old hockey barn had a unique aroma. It was the combination of cigar smoke, urine and vomit. I miss the old Boston Garden.

Philly, Boston, St. Louis...all had 2 teams. New York 3. Weird when you think about it now...the A's in Philly. The Browns in St. Louis

I've heard of a few people in Brooklyn still like the Dodgers same with the New York I know there's some people that like the Giants still but I always wondered is there any Brave loyalist that like the Braves now in Boston anyways I'm a Dodger fan but I live in Braves country Cobb County but I always wanted to be a Dodger

My Dad was 7 years old and lived near the city morgue in the West End. He said he remembers seeing victims bodies stacked up outside the building.

need more pictures of shameless hussies dancing lewdly upon the stage. Oh,those wanton women.Had they no shame?Had they no decency?Oh,the humanity!

My dad grew up in the west end. He told me all about Scollay square. He was born in 1917.He did tell me about Joe Nemo, but left out the rest. I now know why he reveled about Scollay Square thanks to your video. Thank you so much for this and for sharing.

I can't thank you enough for this trip down memory lane. As a child this was heaven on earth. So many memories and so sad to know the kids today are missing out on such wonderful times. All beaches should have amusement parks.

Im 61 years old born n raised in Boston. Revere Beach is NOT BOSTON!!!!! Just bc its the Blue Line Trains ...Revere Beach is in Revere. I work as a Porter on the Blue Line in 1987-88 ..once u go past Orient Hights..u r leaving Boston in Revere. Suffolk Downs Race Track. Copy???

I saw the platters there. Such a fine ballroom with "smoke" coming out from under the curtains. It was such an elegant experience.

Just leaving revere beach now. And found your video. ! Looked better then than now! No doubt

Revere Beach 1968 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYSqY3agjtajqMU

We just called it "The Beach" ..

My father was a (pro) Big Band Drummer, in the late 40's / 50's .. He use to tell me about the Old Howard .. esp the Time he went back stage and talked with Louie Armstrong who gave him advice about perseverance & practice being being the key to making it ..

My grandmother come over from Sweden in 1906. My mother told me that she listened to Braves games while doing housework. She lived with us when I was growing up, and I had no idea she was ever a sports fan of any kind. You have no idea what your family was like before you were born.

“I never went the-ah”!

Here is a link to my collection of memories of growing up in Revere in the late 50s until the late 60s. memoir1818.wordpress.com/

Great video. Thanks. Here are some memories of Revere Beach. Several times every summer, dad drove our whole family in our non-air-conditioned brown station wagon to the ‘rides’ at Revere Beach. It was a short trip to the storied amusement park by the sea, and once we found a parking spot, we made our way excitedly to the action along the long boulevard, spending time twirling on the Flying Horses, defying gravity on the Round Up, and strolling the wide lit up sidewalks. People from all walks of life slowly passed us by as we all melded into a moving web of humanity enjoying a summer evening. Across the street was the sand and ever-present ocean, where just a few hours ago, thousands of sun and fun worshippers had laid out blankets, beach towels, and suntan oil, to soak up the hot sun. A few dozen teenagers still lingered and were leaning against the cement seawall, with a few of them making out in the darkness. As we made our way along the sidewalk, all of our senses were deliciously overwhelmed with the sights, sounds and smells of each open-air storefront. There were dozens and dozens of games of chance intermingled with carnival food like cotton candy, hot dogs, ice cream and pizza. Each stand was its own spectacle with several carnies shouting out “a winner every time,” and “only a quarter.”

I've been there.......I lived it in the 1950's.......The Old HOWARD, the CASINO, JOE And NEMOS, The swarms of SAILORS, the ROAR of the GREASE-PAINT, the SMELL of the CROWD.......Gone forever........

So when did the South end start to decline into the burned out blight it was un the 1960s and 1970s?

Joe Cheegelo Coppola was my father. The mold was broken after him. Anyone who knew him knows their was no one better. Father, uncle, papa or friend.

In 1972, I was a sophomore at Medford HS. I remember going to Revere Beach, and riding the Cyclone, and the Wild Mouse, both rattled like they were going to crumble. They both closed shortly after. We also had Nantasket Beach amusement park in Hull ma. Drive In movie theaters, and 25 cent cheeseburgers at Kemps. Those WERE the days!

Unscrew the lightbulbs!

Thomas H. O'Connor's "Bibles, Brahmins, and Bosses: A Short History of Boston" was published in 1984 and hasn't yet been supplanted as the definitive primer of Boston history. It's also a great read.

My m-i-l from East Boston reminisced about it’s heydey. We used to walk along the length of the beach up until November.

The water is polluted & dirty now.

another dance party there over the holiday. I loved going there in the morn, then walk over to Suffolk Downs and play some horses. Made a good summer day off

Saw "WrestleMania" with Hulk Hogan and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka in the Garden 85'.

Revere Beach before it became a headquarters/fight club for Hispanic gangs.

so well done !

In the meantime, liberal fools in Democrat-run cities would just rather forget about the USA!!

Error:Night shots were of Times Square,NOT Scollay Sq.

I lived in Boston for half my life. We never went to Southie.