[Crawford]

I was in grad school in Boston area from 2003-2005, and though they were gentrifying, Southie and Charlestown still had strong Irish American enclave feels. Like there were bars you wouldn't randomly walk into, and you would get the side eye just strolling around.

There was a public housing complex in Charlestown that appeared right out one of those Boston Irish mob movies. Like they could have filmed The Departed or The Town there. I assume this has changed somewhat, but maybe not completely?