"A Dorchester restaurant that replaced the former Bulldog Tavern - once owned by a man tied to James "Whitey" Bulger's Winter Hill Gang - is facing backlash after hanging photos of famous Boston mobsters on its walls following a renovation. Local publication The Dorchester Reporter first published the story about a meeting involving Savin Hill civic leaders who were upset over the images that now decorate the walls of Savin Bar + Kitchen, located at 116 Savin Hill Ave."
"But according to multiple members of the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, the change of concept was insensitive and not a fair representation of what the city is today. "Whitey Bulger traumatized our community and murdered people here and was a drug dealer and hurt people and then fled," said Donna McColgan at the meeting, according to the Reporter. "I don't think he should be c"
Savin Bar + Kitchen in Dorchester replaced the former Bulldog Tavern and installed photographs of famous Boston mobsters on renovated walls. One displayed image is a Whitey Bulger mugshot; Bulger led the Winter Hill Gang in 1970s Boston. Eddie Connors, who ran the bar in the 1970s, was gunned down on Morrissey Boulevard, likely by Bulger or Stephen The Rifleman Flemmi. The mobster-themed wall art followed a makeover on Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service, where Ramsay recommended changing the menu and leaning into the location's history. Columbia-Savin Hill civic leaders called the concept insensitive and retraumatizing for the community.
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