Post-Gazette 1-14-11.Pmd
VOL. 115 - NO. 2 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 14, 2011 $.30 A COPY FESTA DI TRI-COLORE KICKS OFF Anniversary of the CELEBRATIONS FOR THE Boston Molasses Disaster ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY The Boston Molasses Di- The Purity Distilling Com- titled “Boston Molasses saster, also known as the pany, which was located on Flood,” reads: On January Great Molasses Flood and Commercial Street is where 15, 1919, a molasses tank the Great Boston Molasses the disaster occurred. Local at 529 Commercial Street Tragedy, occurred on Janu- author Stephen Puleo wrote exploded under pressure, ary 15, 1919, in the North the book Dark Tide: The killing 21 people. A 40-foot End neighborhood of Boston, Great Boston Molasses Flood wave of molasses buckled Massachusetts. According to of 1919, which is an excel- the elevated railroad tracks, internet sources a large lent source to learn more crushed buildings and in- molasses storage tank burst about this historical tragedy. undated the neighborhood. and a wave of molasses A plaque at the entrance Structural defects in the rushed through the streets of Puopolo Park, placed by the tank combined with unsea- at an estimated 35 mph, kill- Boston Society commemorates sonably warm temperatures ing 21 and injuring 150. the disaster. The plaque, en- contributed to the disaster. On Saturday, January 8, 2011 Consul General of Italy, Malcolm Rogers, Director of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Giuseppe Pastorelli and COMITES held an event at Venezia’s Restaurant. Many people attended, which, to Receive Foundation for Italian Art & Culture Excellency Award served as an introduction to the many events planned for 2011 in celebration of the Unification of Italy.
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