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A photograph of the owners and staff of the Cesaria restaurant, six women and nine men. The group smiles before the camera with the interior of the restaurant in the background.

Welcoming the Diaspora: Restaurant Cesaria

April 3, 2019
Lynn Johnson

Owners and staff at Restaurante Cesaria. Courtesy of Restaurante Cesaria.

A postcard of Dorchester Avenue. A yellow streetcar travels down the street along with a horse-drawn wagon. On either side of the street are mixed-use buildings.

Dorchester

April 1, 2019
Lynn Johnson

Postcard showing Dorchester Avenue near the corner of Savin Hill Avenue, ca 1913. Courtesy of the Dorchester Historical Society.

The Story of 321 Norfolk Avenue

December 3, 2018
Lynn Johnson

321 Norfolk Avenue in Dorchester in 2017. This triple decker was built by John Varnerin in 1894. Photo from Google Maps.