About "Our Home: An Eastie Community Archiving Project"
Long a fishing site for the native peoples of the area, the five islands that make up East Boston (Bird, Noddle’s, Apple, Governor’s, and Hog) were first settled by Europeans in 1633. After a notable shipbuilding period in the 1800s, the area later welcomed wave after wave of immigrants to the immigration station located in the neighborhood, often referred to as Boston’s “Ellis Island.” Many recent arrivals stayed and made their homes in the neighborhood-- mingling with already established groups with different languages, religions and cultures. Because immigration and integration are challenging processes, East Boston has developed a longstanding tradition of welcoming and supporting recent immigrants.
We aim to find, collect, and make available the history of this vibrant neighborhood.
Our Home: An Eastie Community Archiving Project, a collaboration between East Boston residents, the ICA, Artist Anthony Romero, Northeastern’s NULawLab, and area nonprofits, aims to activate East Boston’s activist past by hosting history capturing and storytelling events for residents and making the material available for research as part of Northeastern University’s University Archives and Special Collections.
For more about Our Home, our goals, and the people behind the project, view our About Page.
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Aerial of East Boston construction at Bird Island Flats looking eastward.
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Aerial of East Boston construction at Bird Island Flats looking eastward.
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1994-10-01
Roads
Roads
Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Mass.)
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Massachusetts. Highway Department
Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff
Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Mass.)
Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Mass.)
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Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Massachusetts. Highway Department
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United States. Federal Highway Administration
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Massachusetts. Highway Department
Massachusetts. Highway Department
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Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff
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Aerial of East Boston construction at Bird Island Flats looking eastward.
Jack M. Quinlan Central Artery/Tunnel Project photography (M219)
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Aerial of East Boston construction at Bird Island Flats looking eastward.
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Aerial of East Boston construction at Bird Island Flats looking eastward.
1994-10-01
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Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Mass.)
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Massachusetts. Highway Department
Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff
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Prescott Street, Saratoga Street, Neptune Street aerial
Prescott Street, Saratoga Street, Neptune Street aerial
Prescott Street, Saratoga Street, Neptune Street aerial
Prescott Street, Saratoga Street, Neptune Street aerial
Aerial photograph of East Boston with streets labeled, wax pencil markings, and white outline of proposed overpass.
Massachusetts. Department of Public Works
Massachusetts. Department of Public Works
Creator
Creator
aerial photographs
black-and-white photographs
1948
1948
Massachusetts
Boston
East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts
Boston
Neighborhoods
Highway planning
Neighborhoods
Highway planning
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Neighborhoods
Highway planning
Prescott Street, Saratoga Street, Neptune Street aerial
Mary Ellen Welch papers (M198)
Prescott Street, Saratoga Street, Neptune Street aerial
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1948/01/01
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Prescott Street, Saratoga Street, Neptune Street aerial
1948
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Highway planning
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Proposed Taking Lines (Mass Project UI 241(3))
Proposed Taking Lines (Mass Project UI 241(3))
Proposed Taking Lines (Mass Project UI 241(3))
Proposed Taking Lines (Mass Project UI 241(3))
Aerial photograph of East Boston with streets labeled and white outline of proposed overpass.
Massachusetts. Department of Public Works
Massachusetts. Department of Public Works
Creator
Creator
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black-and-white photographs
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1948-01
Massachusetts
Boston
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Massachusetts
Boston
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Highway planning
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Highway planning
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Proposed Taking Lines (Mass Project UI 241(3))
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Proposed Taking Lines (Mass Project UI 241(3))
1948-01
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Highway planning
East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts. Department of Public Works
Massachusetts. Department Of Public Works
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Porter Street, Saratoga Street, Prescott Street aerial
Porter Street, Saratoga Street, Prescott Street aerial
Porter Street, Saratoga Street, Prescott Street aerial
Porter Street, Saratoga Street, Prescott Street aerial
Aerial photograph of East Boston with streets labeled and white outline of proposed overpass.
Massachusetts. Department of Public Works
Massachusetts. Department of Public Works
Creator
Creator
aerial photographs
black-and-white photographs
1948
1948
Massachusetts
Boston
East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts
Boston
Neighborhoods
Highway planning
Neighborhoods
Highway planning
East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
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M198_FF5_D6_005
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Neighborhoods
Highway planning
Porter Street, Saratoga Street, Prescott Street aerial
Mary Ellen Welch papers (M198)
Porter Street, Saratoga Street, Prescott Street aerial
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1948/01/01
inferred
Porter Street, Saratoga Street, Prescott Street aerial
1948
Neighborhoods Massachusetts Boston
Highway planning
East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts. Department of Public Works
Massachusetts. Department Of Public Works
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Northeastern's Collections
Northeastern houses several collections that highlight the history of East Boston. Use the links below to access finding aids and digitized materials for each collection. The collections include "Our Home: An Eastie Community Archiving Project," which has been fully digitized, and several unprocessed or partially processed materials, such as the Mary Ellen Welch Papers or the East Boston Community News Archive, and many more. To see the full list of collections that Northeastern has available, visit our Collections page. To view a collection at the Archives, especially unprocessed collections, please contact us.