Monthly Archives: March 2012

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1753   Jack Beatty was born and raised in Dorchester and attended Boston Latin School, Boston State College and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Jack Beatty is public radio station WBUR’s On Point program … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1752   Wikipedia 2012-03-28 Neal P. McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American film, television and voice actor. McDonough was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of Catherine (née Bushe) and Frank McDonough, … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1751   News correspondent John King grew up on King Street in Dorchester, and some of his relatives still live in the area. Wikipedia 2012 John King (born August 30, 1963) is an American … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1750   Mark Wahlberg is another son of Dorchester. Wahlberg was born in Dorchester, on June 5, 1971, to Edward Wahlberg and Alma Elaine Donnelly. His paternal grandfather, Axel Simon Wahlberg, was of Swedish … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1749   Sheldon Adelson grew up on Erie Street in Dorchester, and is now one of the wealthiest men in the world.  He made money from American International Travel Service, which became the largest … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1748   I hope than I am using the proper terms in the following paragraph, but I think you can make sense of it in any case. Today’s photo shows the foundation sill and … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1747 Yesterday we saw that in 1910, Dr. Archibald T. Davison (a Dorchester native) left his position as Organist & Choirmaster at All Saints to take the post of University Organist and Choirmaster at … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1746   All Saints’ Choir of Men and Boys along with Harvard Glee Club at Ashmont On Tuesday, 27 March 2012, at 7:00 p.m., the Harvard Glee Club, and the All Saints’ Choir of Men … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1745   In Codman Square Bernie’s Bike Shop at 26 Norfolk Street and the houses around the corner on Epping Street were taken down to allow an expansion of the Codman Academy, a charter … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1744   A recipient of the Illustration of the Day has asked what is going on with the building at Edward Everett Square, known as three different addresses.  As of March, 2012, the City … Continue reading →