[SunkenCiv]

[mamelukesabre]

Hugh sheets of steel????

omg, this is series!

[DJ MacWoW]

LOL ping

[JoeProBono]

[SamAdams76]

On a hot summer day, you can still smell the molasses in the North End of Boston.

I will never forget the day I was walking down Commercial Street when I heard a loud rumble.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

The strangest piece of truth I’ve ever heard. Death by chocolate has nothing on death by molasses.

[Redcitizen]

What a sweet way to die! sorry- i just had to say it.

[wideminded]

92nd anniversary of the Great Boston Molasses Flood

I've noticed an increasing trend on FR of posting articles about anniversaries where the number of years since the remembered event is anything but a round number. Maybe there should be a thread to discuss the pros and cons of this.

[andy58-in-nh]

Having walked past that spot on many hundreds of occasions, often in the summer, I have also detected a sweet smell in the air. However, I am inclined to believe that its origin was from the many Italian restaurants and pastry shops on and along nearby Hanover Street.

Mike's Pastries alone is one of the most wonderful-smelling places I've ever been in. If you're ever there, take my advice: leave the gun, take the cannolis. And if you are unfamiliar with sfogliatelle, you might just want to acquaint yourself with it. Then, walk next door to Café Vittoria for some real, strong espresso.