by Bill Brett | Sep 28, 2024 | Bill Brett Boston
DORCHESTER — The large crowd at the new firehouse in Meeting House Hill in Dorchester came to celebrate the opening of the second new firehouse in Boston in 40 years and to honor the memory of Marie (Finn) Conley, a crossing guard at the Mather School who died...
by Bill Brett | Jan 20, 2018 | Blog
BOSTON — This stunning image of firefighters from the Boston Fire Department is from Bill Brett’s files that he helped unearth for the city’s archives for a project many years ago. Shown in this photograph is of the firehouse on Huntington Avenue at...
by Bill Brett | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog
ROXBURY– This photo was taken in 1965 at a fire on Harrison Avenue. The 21-year-old woman survived with the help of Boston Police Patrolman James Donovan. The Globe ran a version of the photo with underpants painted on. That was considered an OK thing to do in...
by Bill Brett | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog
DORCHESTER — A Go Fund Me fundraising page has been set up to help the extended family of 14 and their two dogs that were displaced in a multiple alarm fire on Allston Street in Dorchester on Saturday. You can help them via this link. According to Caught in Dot,...
by Bill Brett | Nov 25, 2017 | Blog
BOSTON — The Revere Hotel hosted a solemn gathering on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, with survivors of the tragic fire that killed more than 490 people in the Cocoanut Grove dinner club. Revere Hotel Tim Brett hosted several survivors of the Cocoanut Grove fire...
