Southie to Lose An Institution

From Dave "Sorta Irish" Brigham:

South Boston ("Southie" to locals) has undergone a major transformation in recent years, from a place run by Whitey Bulger and his gang to one overrun with yuppies in condos. OK, that's simplifying things a bit, but you get the point. New buildings have risen along the main thoroughfare, West Broadway, containing restaurants, bars, apartments, condos and probably some dog spas. So I imagine it's hard for landowners to resist the opportunity to cash in. Such is the case with the folks who run Amrheins, which opened in 1890 and may still be in business, but not for long.

"The owner of Amrheins, which has held down the corner of West Broadway and A Street since 1890, has put the classy neighborhood joint, and its prized parking lot next door, up for sale," according to an August Boston Globe article. "The half-acre site could fetch $20 million or more, real estate experts say, and the new owner almost certainly will replace the brick and wood buildings that house Amrheins with something along the lines of the mid-rise apartments that have transformed Broadway’s Lower End."

Boo.

Look at that place. It's beautiful, isn't it?

I'm sure some perfectly lovely and "fun" bar catering to millennials will replace Amrheins. And serve as yet another way to antagonize locals. I know, progress....