"The bar has a connection to the Winter Hill Gang. In the 70s it was Bulldog Tavern, owned by Eddie Connors who had ties to the mob group and who was later gunned down on Morrissey Boulevard likely by Bulger or Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi. At the center of this dissension is an all-too-relevant argument over how to appropriately remember dark periods of history. One member of the neighborhood group argued that the restaurant was celebrating these mob figures. Restaurant co-owners Driscoll DoCanto and Ken Osherow said in a statement they never intended to romanticize Bulger and his associates. They also have no plans of taking down the new decor."
"Readers Say "Like it or not, Bulger was a part of Boston history, and he should be remembered for the rat that he was." Boston is a city full of history, and around just about every corner is a symbol or monument dedicated to Boston's role in America's founding. But how should one acknowledge the city's not-so-cheery side of history? A Dorchester restaurant and neighborhood group are at odds over the former's new decor choices that include portraits of Boston's most notable mobsters."
A Dorchester restaurant added framed portraits of notorious Boston mobsters, including a mugshot of Whitey Bulger, prompting concern from a neighborhood civic association. Some civic members called the images insensitive and suggested the display celebrated criminal figures. The bar traces its past to the 1970s Bulldog Tavern, once owned by Eddie Connors, who had mob ties and was later gunned down, likely by Bulger or Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi. Restaurant co-owners said the décor was not intended as an homage and announced no plans to remove the images. More than 1,000 reader responses were collected on the dispute.
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