Bill Brett
Boston Photographer
WGBH Craft Brew Festival
BRIGHTON — More than 1,000 guests attended the WGBH Craft Beer Festival, which was held on July 15, 2017 outside the TV and radio station’s Brighton studios. All photos by Bill Brett.
The old Alexandra Hotel
[UPDATED] SOUTH END/ROXBURY — Bill Brett was stopped along Mass. Avenue near Washington Street the other night at dusk when he took this photograph of the old Alexandra Hotel, a gothic style building that people have watched for years wondering how it will be redeveloped. The Boston Globe’s Dan Adams wrote about a new sale in a story that was published on Aug. 1, 2017. The Boston Globe reported on this building’s status in 2015…
Tom “Red” Martin remembered
I just wanted to take a moment to remember Tom “Red” Martin, who could claim multiple titles including philanthropist and friend to many. Tom died recently and the Boston Globe ran a wonderful obituary, which you can read via this link. He was 79. Tom was featured in my fifth book, “Boston: Irish.” (My photo is in this post.) From Boston College hockey star to founder of Cramer Productions, Red loomed large on the local…