After a summer break, the FTSP Walking Club returns with a trip to East Boston. East Boston is far more than the airport; its landscape shifts to one shaped by an industrial past, waves of immigration, and a rapidly evolving waterfront. Here, layers of history meet sweeping harbor views, offering a community that feels both deeply rooted and in transition.
We'll experience a portion of Harbor Walk, the waterfront Piers Park, and explore the Jeffries Point neighborhood. We'll continue to the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway, taking in the public art on the way to the T for the return home.
Here are the details and what to expect:
Costs: Free, registration is required (below). Note: We'll take the T together, bring train fare.
Start Time & Location: Meet at 10:00 AM at the Tennis Court at Titus Sparrow Park
Total distance: Approximately 3 miles
Options: Walk the full trip or enjoy a partial stroll
End time: Return to the South End around 12:15 PM
Meet Your Guide: Irwin Levy
Irwin Levy is a committed Board Member of the Friends of Titus Sparrow Park, serving as our neighborhood liaison and leading history and walking tours that bring the South End’s stories to life. A resident of the St. Botolph section of Back Bay and East Hampton, LI, Irwin is passionate about local history and community engagement. In Boston, he organizes walking events for the Neighborhood Association of Back Bay, the Garden Club of Back Bay, and Temple Israel of Boston, and he recently joined the Board of Beacon Hill Seminars, a Boston-based adult education organization.
In East Hampton, Irwin serves as President of the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society, sits on the Town of East Hampton’s Nature Preserve Committee, and shares his love of history as Producer and Co-Host of Our Hamptons Podcast (ourhamptonspodcast.com).
