South Boston

South Boston, once a part of Dorchester, was annexed to the city of Boston in 1804. Previously known as a tight-knit community of Polish, Lithuanian, and Irish Americans, South Boston has seen tremendous growth and unprecedented change in the last decade.

In his third book on South Boston, Anthony Mitchell Sammarco chronicles the changes that have taken place in this fascinating neighborhood. Charlie Rosenberg, who took the contemporary photographs, has worked with Sammarco on several Then & Now books and is vice president of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society.