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Charlestown Navy Yard

Description: Interview on redevelopment of Charlestown Navy Yard. Environs of dry dock and old structures of yard. Mast of USS Constitution (Old Ironsides). Bulldozer clearing construction site. Several camera moves inside building 42. Glimpses of waterfront, Bunker Hill Monument, tug boat and container ship in harbor, buildings around Navy Yard, Mystic River (Tobin) Bridge. Construction sign “Charlestown Shipyard Park.” Old wharf building made of big granite blocks. Large wooden industrial building.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/22/1978

Durgin Park

Description: Durgin Park restaurant next to Faneuil Hall. People wait in line for seats. Steam table. Plate of corn bread. Waitresses in white uniforms. Families crowded at tables with red and white checkered cloths. Fish plates with corn. Big roast beef meal. Boston baked beans sign. More signs for fresh strawberries, swordfish, oysters. “Specialty of the house - prime rib $9.” “Lobster platter $7.50.” Menu with prices. Interview with notorious waitress Dotti “the witch.” Pressed tin ceiling. Flapping banner outside. View from window onto Quincy Market. Interview with owner about differences with BRA and developer James Rouse over desire to keep Durgin Park as a pristine Boston institution amidst neighboring commercial revitalization.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/21/1978