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From YouTube: East Boston Greenway Mural Unveiling
Description
The Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement joins the Office of Arts & Culture and the Mayor's Mural Crew to host the unveiling of a recently completed mural on the East Boston Greenway.
This mural marks the third installation completed as part of "To Immigrants With Love", a public art campaign that aims to celebrate and showcase immigrant contributions in Boston.
A
A
B
Name
is
Karen
Medellin
and
on
presidency
of
Austin
Green,
my
council
and
the
friends
East
Boston
Greenway
we'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
this
exciting
event.
Today,
I've
been
serving
while
me
and
a
lot
of
other
people
for
20
years,
when
this
was
just
the
Greenway
when
it
was
just
a
green,
a
conceptual
thing,
and
it's
involved
into
all
of
this,
that
it
goes
from
modulus
treat
all
the
way
up
to
Constitution
Beach
and
we
will
be
continuing
further
I
would
like
to
introduce
Gretchen
arm.
B
C
Good
morning,
thank
you
for
joining
us
this
morning
on
this
incredible
and
festive
occasion
on
behalf
of
the
Friends
of
the
East
Boston
Greenway.
We
welcome
you
here
today.
My
name
is
Gretchen.
Rubin
can
I've
been
working
with
the
Friends
of
the
East
Boston
Greenway
for
about
10
years
now,
I
first
met
the
Greenway
and
many
of
you
when
I
lived
just
down
the
street
over
there
and
though
I
no
longer
live
down
the
street
I'm
honored
to
still
be
a
greenway
friend
I'm,
currently
executive,
director
of
the
Boston
Society
of
landscape
architects.
C
We
strive
to
support
the
creation
of
extraordinary
public
spaces
that,
like
this
one,
that
connect
people
to
place
in
neighborhoods
across
the
Commonwealth
and
we're
thrilled
to
be
working
with
the
Friends
of
the
East
Boston
Greenway,
begun
by
community
volunteers
in
1994.
The
Friends
of
the
Greenway
is
a
neighborhood
based
organization
dedicated
to
creating
a
network
of
open
spaces
to
provide
safe,
healthy
and
beautiful
means
for
residents
to
connect
with
each
other
and
the
environment
across
these
Boston.
The
friends
and
the
council
are
a
committed
group
of
volunteers.
C
C
Not-Too-Distant
future,
where
we
can
walk,
run
or
roll
from
this
point
here,
all
the
way
at
North
to
Belle,
Isle
marsh
and
beyond,
so
the
friends
have
always
worked
and
in
fact
only
work
in
collaboration
with
others.
So
a
lot
of
thank
you.
Thank
you.
The
neighborhood
associations
thank
you,
city
of
Boston,
Thank,
You,
Massport,
Thank,
You,
MBTA,
Thank,
You,
air
Inc.
Thank
you,
Abby
na
n
Thank
You,
the
trustees.
Thank
you,
elected
officials.
Thank
you.
C
The
bar
foundation,
in
collaborating
with
us
to
help
us
build
this
vision
and
we're
thrilled
to
be
have
just
been
named
part
of
the
bar
foundations,
waterfront
initiative.
The
Greenway
connects
East
Boston's
Inner
Harbor
to
the
outer
harbor,
connecting
East
Boston
residents
to
the
sea.
So
from
Pierce
Park
to
wood,
Island
made
a
constitution
Beach
and
someday
Belle
Isle
marsh.
The
Greenway
offers
the
opportunity
to
provide
safe
and
beautiful
access
for
all
ages
and
abilities
to
the
city's
largest
and
significant
salt
marsh
to
interior
resources
and
to
the
beautiful
waterfront
spaces
across
East
Boston.
C
The
connector
also
brings
unwanted
water
into
East,
Boston
neighborhoods.
As
many
of
you
know,
you
know
the
analysis
and
climate
ready,
Boston
and
imagine.
Bus
in
2030
is
abundantly
clear
as
we
experience
the
effects
of
climate
change.
The
Green
Wang
will
be
the
primary
vector
for
flooding
throughout
these
Boston's
interior,
and
this
is
not
an
abstract
notion,
as
many
of
you
know
all
too
well.
There's
been
waters.
C
Storm
water
flooding
this
year
through
here
and
thank
you
city
of
Boston
for
your
recent
work
in
making
those
drainage
system
repairs
and
thank
you
city
of
Boston,
for
looking
forward
to
the
future.
As
many
of
you
heard
in
the
East
Boston
climate
summit
back
in
October,
another
project
is
being
launched
at
this
site
as
well.
Through
the
climate
ready
Boston
initiative,
the
Environment
Department
is
studying
the
flooding
risks
due
to
climate
change
in
East
Boston.
C
In
this
beautiful
mural
Maya
Mansfield
from
the
city
asking
me
to
invite
you
all
to
visit
the
climate
ready
Boston
website
to
learn
more,
the
Friends
of
the
Greenway
envision,
the
Greenway
as
a
unique
and
extraordinary
learning
landscape
as
it
provides
safe
and
welcoming
access.
The
Greenway
also
provides
a
place
to
creative,
can
creatively,
inspire,
engage,
teach
and
learn,
and
this
mural
does
just
that.
It
beautifully
celebrates
the
diversity
and
stories
of
East
Boston's
people,
past
present
and
future
and
the
family
stories
that
connect
across
cultures.
C
It
reminds
us
that
the
Greenway
is
for
all
people
all
ages,
all
ethnicities,
all
abilities,
as
it
connects
us
to
the
neighborhood
and
to
each
other.
My
great
grandmother's
were
immigrants.
My
husband
isn't
an
immigrant
stories
of
how
we
got
here
in
the
family
traditions
we
bring
with
us
and
then
reweave
anew.
C
That
is
our
great
American
story,
so
you'll
hear
from
the
artist
from
Heidi,
as
well
as
many
of
the
families
in
these
paintings
today,
a
quick
shout-out
to
the
mayor's
mural,
the
mayor's
mural
crew
and
the
mayor's
office
of
immigrant
advancement
for
creating
this
amazing
girl
for
us
on
the
Greenway
Thank
You,
Heidi,
Lauren,
Catherine
Cecelia,
and
it's
my
great
honor
to
introduce
to
you
Alejandra,
think
Ian.
The
directors
of
America.
E
So,
first
of
all,
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
This
is
really
I'm
humbled
by
the
amount
of
people
here
and
the
amount
of
support.
This
is
the
first
time
I've
actually
seen
the
mural
myself
I've
been
away
on
maternity
leave
until
last
week,
so
I've
missed
a
lot
of
the
process
and
I.
Just
this.
It
just
warms
my
heart
to
be
here:
Thank,
You
Katherine,
who
who
really
knows
things
who
really
spurred
this
project?
It
was
originally
a
social
media
project
to
immigrants
with
love,
which
was
by
define
American
and
I.
E
E
E
So
I
won
and
we're
gonna
bring
up
Heidi
in
a
minute.
We'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
actual
process
and
then
we're
gonna
hear
from
the
subject
or
grandchildren
of
the
subjects
which
are
really
the
heart
and
soul
of
these.
Of
these
murals
I
do
want
to
ask
Brett
Madera
I
know
he
got
us
all
gathered,
because
his
amazing
voice
that
just
brings.
A
Good
morning,
everybody
so
glad
to
be
joining
you
on
the
special
day,
first
of
all,
to
the
mayors,
the
mayor's
team,
Alejandra
and
Heidi.
Thank
you
for
making
this
investment.
This
is
so
special
and
as
I
walk
underneath
this
bridge.
This
is
this
is
actually
quite
a
special
place
for
folks
to
learn
about
these
Boston's
history.
Right
on
one
side,
we
have
a
mural
that
to
fix
the
wonderful
rich
maritime
history
of
our
community,
Donald
McCain
is
clipper
ships,
etc.
And
here
we
have
the
history
of
immigration,
seen
through
the
eyes
of
grandmothers.
A
For
those
of
you
who
don't
know,
we
are
the
immigrant
town
for
Boston.
We've
welcome
every
successive
wave
of
immigrant
that
this
country
has
ever
seen,
and
sadly,
unlike
Ellis,
Island
right.
In
fact,
we've
had
more
immigrants
here
than
anywhere
else.
Second,
only
to
Ellis
Island,
unlike
Ellis
Island
Museum,
we
don't
have
an
immigration
museum
here
in
East
Boston.
Yet,
however,
we
have
wonderful
displays
of
public
art
that
depict
the
history
of
immigration
in
the
history
of
our
community.
A
This
is
the
latest
edition,
but
we
have
others
like
Heidi
and
her
team
recently
unveiled
one
that
depicted
Veronica
Robles
and
Stevie
Carlos
family
from
Carlos
catering
down
near
the
police
station.
We
have
another
one
there
Walgreens
that
shows
a
wheel,
the
history
of
immigration,
of
all
of
successive
wave
of
immigrants
that
have
come
and
settled
in
East
Boston,
and
this
is
that
latest
rendition.
And
but
it's
not
only
special
to
talk
about
our
history
of
immigration.
A
This
is
also
particularly
special
because
it's
through
the
eyes
of
the
mother's
right
and
when
I
think
of
my
own
family
and
many
families
of
East
Boston.
It's
the
women
who
carried
on
those
cultural
traditions
that
they
brought
with
them
from
their
home
countries
and
my
own
family,
my
mom
Deborah
came,
is
here
this
morning,
her
mom
my
Nana.
She
would
tell
us
all
about
her
roots
in
Avellino
Italy,
and
then
she
would
cook
the
meals
that
they
would
have
back
in
Italy
and
I.
A
A
Eight
patek
today
is
also
particularly
special
because
we
have
at
least
two
people
in
this
mural
who
are
here
today:
Celia
Traynor,
who
was
just
one
or
two
years
old-
is
the
young
girl
right
here
right,
she's
here
with
us
this
morning,
and
we
also
have
Diane
Monica,
who
is
getting
her
communion
right
here,
right
and
she's
here
with
us
today?
But
again,
this
is
such
a
special
day
to
celebrate.
He's
Boston's,
history
and
I
am
so
grateful
for
this
investment
and
I
hope
to
see
us
do
more.
A
Public
art
displays
like
this,
because
this
is
how
we
enrich
community
and
we
make
East
Boston
a
beautiful
place,
so
Happy
Holidays
everybody,
and
thank
you,
oh
thank
you
for
the
reminder,
I'd
like
to
invite
up
Heidi
Shore
her
and
her
team.
She
is
the
head
of
the
mural
crew
for
East
Boston
her
and
her
team
did
this
wonderful
work.
So
please
join
me
in
welcoming
Heidi.
C
A
D
Lauren
Donnellan
was
my
faithful
sidekick
and
did
a
lot
of
the
work
too
and
Connor
woods.
Also
faithful
sidekick.
We
were
in
the
basement
of
the
Paris
Street
Community
Center
for
two
months
painting
and
when
we
weren't
there,
we
were
having
lunch,
which
I
highly
recommend
you're
not
from
here
to
make
the
trip
always
and
we
were
observing
life
on
the
streets
of
East
Boston
Katherine
Copeland
from
the
office
of
immigrants
advancement
really
kicked
us
into
this
project,
the
the
other
immigrant
projects.
D
D
So
today
is
a
very
special
day
for
us
and
I
think
to
know
that
it
worked.
Oh
hey
once
again,
it
worked,
which
is
my
point
that
we
often
time
art
is
left
as
an
afterthought
in
planning
a
school
or
green
space
or
building
nowadays
I
think
now
in,
but
and
if
you
look
around
East
Boston
you'll
see
that
the
architecture
of
the
neighborhood
has
so
much
art
in
it
and
was
another
inspiration
to
us,
the
very
particular
character
of
East
Boston
and
it's
rooftops
and
it's
beautiful
trees.
D
D
Keeps
talking
about,
but
there
are
other
views
and
I
attribute
that
to
the
see
the
light
that's
coming
off
of
the
Atlantic
is
so
beautiful
here
in
East
Boston
you
who
live
here
are
exceptionally
lucky
people,
in
my
opinion,
so
and
while
we're
working
in
the
basement
of
the
Peres
Street,
Community,
Center
and
the
photos
are
coming
in
fast
and
furious.
I
had
a
special
friend
Elena,
who
works
at
the
Paris
Street
Community
Center.
Who
would
come
down
the
stairs
to
the
basement
every
day
and
say
Heidi?
Did
you
know
about
this
work.
D
A
F
D
You
know
I,
think
the
family,
your
family
was
a
key
inspiration
to
me
because
of
your
mother,
so
strong
and
beautiful,
with
his
children
that
came
from
Italy.
So
to
me
that
was,
it
was
just
a
very
sort
of
a
watershed
moment
as
an
artist
to
really
look
at
that
photo
and
appreciate
the
story
behind
it.
So
all
of
you
who
sent
me
your
stories,
thank
you
right.
You
have,
you
should.
Is
there
anything
that
you
guys
want
to
add.
C
F
G
They
asked
us
to
say
what
did
you
enjoy
about
his
Boston,
her
family
of
five
sisters
and
two
brothers
living
close
by
her
husband
Louie,
who
gave
her
three
sons,
lewis,
paul
and
thomas
daily
attendance
at
Mount,
Carmel
church
and
her
mother's
beauty
Garth?
Where
to
this
day
survives
her
lilac
bush
and
a
holly
berry
bush,
where
our
sons.
H
Both
our
grandmothers
would
name
Teresa,
so
growing
up.
We
needed
a
way
to
tell
which
nun
he
was
which
grandmother
wearing
the
yellow
apron
was
our
first
grandmother
to
come
to
America.
So
we
called
her
a
nutty
American
and
our
Father
grandmother,
who
was
still
in
Italy
at
the
time,
was
called
nany
Italy,
nadia,
dunye
American
on
nanny
America
and,
as
we
called
her
left,
Naples
onboard
the
steamship
home
bound
and
arrived
on
Ellis
Island
on
November
13
1953.
H
She
settled
with
her
family
in
East
Boston
and
soon
found
work
as
a
seamstress
in
the
old
gum,
ball.
Factory
nutty
had
a
great
laugh.
All
we
saw
the
glass
half-full
and
was
a
fantastic
cook
when
I
think
of
nutty
she's,
always
in
her
kitchen,
either
on
the
top
floor
of
the
triple
decker
on
Everett
street
or
on
Haynes
Street,
where
she
later
moved
she's
wearing
her
snap
front
apron,
which
she
always
wore,
making
homemade
ravioli
and
stirring
her
famous
sunday
gravy.
H
Our
nanny
Italy
is
the
most
courageous
woman.
I
have
ever
known.
Her
life
was
not
an
easy
one.
It
was
marked
by
hardship
and
heartache,
poverty
and
war,
and
through
it
all
she
persevered.
She
left
her
small
mountain
village
of
Castel
chavita
and
arrived
at
Logan
Airport
in
1958.
She
too
settled
in
East
Boston,
where
we
lived
and
where
my
father
had
a
woodworking
business.
If
this
wall
could
talk,
she
would
tell
you
about
countless
times.
H
She
actually
walked
across
this
very
bridge,
sometimes
to
buy
a
chicken
around
the
corner
at
Philips
life,
the
poultry
on
food,
on
Lewis,
Street
and
many
times
to
board
a
street
where
she
worked
in
a
laundry
today.
We
are
very
grateful
to
a
lot
of
people
to
Mayor
Walsh
in
the
city
of
Boston,
for
supporting
the
two
immigrants
with
love
project
to
Heidi,
schork
and
her
crew
of
artists,
for
creating
this
beautiful
mural
and
to
Katharine
Copeland
for
organizing
this
special
event,
but
most
important.
H
Our
thanks
are
to
the
remarkable
women
on
this
mural
in
to
all
the
other
immigrant
grandmothers,
matey's
Boston,
they're
home.
They
remind
us
that
a
city
is
not
just
brick-and-mortar.
It's
built
with
the
heart
and
soul
of
people
like
our
mothers
who
took
a
risk
and
journey
to
a
land
they
had
never
seen
and
whose
language
they
didn't
speak.
They
worked
long
hours
and
sacrificed
a
great
deal
to
make
a
better
life
for
themselves
in
their
family,
their
children,
their
grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren
are
proud
of
them
and
loved
them.