THE PRINT EDITION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021
VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74
A RUMOR (We Hope): Amrheins to Be Demolished
The Victorian Amrheins façade at A and Broadway – still imposing 130 years later.
by Rick Winterson
J
ust recently, South Boston Online received several communications concerning t he fate of A mrheins, South Boston’s landmark dining and drinking establishment. Amrheins is sited
HAVE YOU HEARD?
Sullivan’s Turns 70!
on the easternmost corner of the intersection at A Street and West Broadway. Founded in 1890, it has been there for more than a lifetime – just over 130 years, one full century plus three decades. Thus, Amrheins ranks in age with other South Boston historic locales, such as the Dorchester Heights Monument, the Curley Community Center (a.k.a. the L Street Bathhouse), and several of South Boston’s churches. Amrheins is especially famous for its Victorian design (inside and out), its one-of-akind hand-carved mirror (in the bar), and its seafood (yes, its seafood). It has also absorbed the equally famous Mul’s Diner breakfast operation onto its site. But as you know, West Broadway is being built up, including the Amrheins site, which had been sold last year to a developer.
Sullivan’s – more commonly referred to as “Sully’s” – was established in 1951, an even 70 years back. President Truman was in the middle of his second term; we were fighting a conflict with communism in Korea. But times do change. Just take a look at the building currently housing Sully’s, which has 27 solar power panels on its roof along with electronic ordering and payment systems. Even so, there are some things that don’t change: Like Sully’s opening next Saturday, February 27, at the beginning of its 70th year. That’s the last weekend of February, just like always! And ignore the groundhog – with Sully’s opening, Spring is now coming to South Boston for sure.
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