About South Boston

South Boston is a stable and thriving community undergoing extensive revival and renovation. Young professionals and young and old working class couples find that the unique benefits of water accessibility, proximity to downtown, and close family atmosphere make Southie a great place to live.

South Boston, this extraordinary peninsula jutting out into Boston Harbor, is one of the world’s great neighborhoods. Uniquely connected to both Downtown Boston and the harbor, Southie is convenient to both work and leisure activities. View available South Boston Homes.

Yes, "Southie" is MANY things: It is hills and harbors, beaches and boatingIt is multi-family homes and close-knit neighborhoodsIt is Irish, yet with a mixed population and diverse culturesIt is families, young professionals, community spirit and prideIt is brownstones, three-deckers, condos, and apartmentsIt is historic, spirited, and both urban and suburbanIt is narrow streets, the Southeast Expressway and Day BoulevardIt is swimming, sunbathing, sailing and fishing. It is nearly surrounded by water.It is Castle Island, City Point, Dorchester Heights, Pleasure Bay, the L Street BrowniesIt is pubs, parades, fried clams, and corned beef and cabbageIt is alive, active, revived and vitalIt is old, new, established – and it is thrivingIt is fine ethnic dining and great local entertainmentIt is home to many cultural organizations, including Fort Point, the largest art colony in New England Originally called Dorchester Neck, South Boston once had more cows than people, and even in 1804 when it was annexed to Boston, only 10 families lived here. 

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British built Castle William (hence the derivation of Castle Island) during the Revolutionary War, and it is said that George Washington ordered his troops, when approaching Dorchester Heights on March 17, 1776, to use the password "St. Patrick", just the day before the British evacuated Boston. Thus it is no surprise that today Evacuation Day and St. Patrick's Day are celebrated simultaneously.

The Irish immigration began in earnest during the 1850's and by the turn of the century the number of immigrants had increased to 100,000 joined by Germans,The Irish immigration began in earnest during the 1850's and by the turn of the century the number of immigrants had increased to 100,000 joined by Germans, Italians, Eastern Europeans and others.

South Boston was the birthplace of many famous Americans, including the late U.S. House Speaker John McCormack, and the late U.S. Congressman John Joseph Moakley.

 It also boasts many "firsts", like the first Catholic Church in Massachusetts and the nation's first housing development. Statistics: Annexed to Boston: 1804Population: Approximately 35,300Utilities: Nstar, Keyspan, Comcast, VerizonPublic Transportation: MBTA Red Line; BusesCommunity Boundaries: The Atlantic Ocean on the north & east, Fort Point Channel on the northwest, Fitzgerald Expressway on the west and southwest.