Do you think that Train Street in Dorchester is named after a locomotive? Well, think again, says the Dorchester Historical Society (DHS). The roadway, which runs across the top of Pope’s Hill between Ashmont Street and Victory Road, takes its name from Enoch Train, a 19th century merchant who played a significant role in that era’s profitable transatlantic trade and the
After a hugely successful launch last year, the Ashmont-Adams section of Dorchester will host the second annual DorchFest on Sat., June 3. The Dot Day weekend festival will feature live performances on porches and front-yards at roughly 50 homes in the heavily residential neighborhood between Ashmont Street and Gallivan Boulevard. The free event is organized by volunteers who
The following editorial was published in the Dorchester Reporter on April 17, 2013. The clock in Peabody Square didn’t stop itself. Jeff Gonyeau, a neighbor from Ocean Street, has the only set of keys to the restored timepiece that stands watch at the corner of Ashmont Street and Dorchester Ave. On Tuesday morning, Jeff walked down to the square and set the clock to 2:50 p.m.
In large parts across America, last Sunday was a day to get ready for the Super Bowl that night, but for the Ashmont community, it was a day to grieve the loss of a long-vital neighborhood institution. When first conceived and brought to life by well-known Boston chef Chris Douglass some 18 years ago, the Ashmont Grill on Talbot Avenue revitalized the area around its Peabody