Resident of Boston’s greatest neighborhood celebrated Dorchester’s proud historical past and group Sunday on the 119th annual Dorchester Day Parade.
“Happy Dot Day!” hollered 9-year-old Damien, standing together with his household as a marching band blared their manner beneath the enormous American flag hanging between two fireplace vans close by.
The vitality was energetic and loud alongside Dorchester Avenue because the annual parade marched 3.2 miles by the neighborhood on a windy Sunday afternoon. The parade, held yearly on the primary Sunday in June, kicked off at 1 p.m. Sunday at Decrease Mills on the Washington Avenue intersection and wrapped up at Savin Hill.
Dorchester Day, or Dot Day, marks the founding of the neighborhood in 1630, the identical level Boston itself was based. The city was annexed by Boston in 1870 and stays the biggest neighborhood within the metropolis.
“We’re happy to be here — it’s a great neighborhood,” mentioned Sarah Lyons, standing close to a garden signal studying, “Take care of your community and your community will take care of you.”
“Dot Day is all about pulling the neighborhood and all of us together,” Lyons mentioned. “It’s a reason to get outside on a day like this.”
The parade Sunday featured a large illustration of the group, from Little League baseball gamers handing out blue and white clappers across the Boston Dwelling, to native advocates toting a large “We won’t be displaced. Dot not for sale” banner, to younger martial artists slicing scythes by the air.
Marketing campaign season was additionally pronounced among the many festivities Sunday, with representatives from the Wu and Kraft mayoral campaigns and metropolis council candidates out chatting with voters alongside the route.
“We love the parade,” mentioned Dorchester resident Candice Bennett. “I’ve been coming out for this for years, and I’ll be right back here next year.”
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