Photo: Courtesy of the Boston Police Department.
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — South Boston was back to full strength with its 3.5 mile long Saint Patrick's Day Parade that marched from Broadway Station to Andrew Square Sunday afternoon.
WBZ's Suzanne Sausville was at the parade, where she ran into John a.k.a "Mr. Boom Boom," who was dressed in all green jacket, cowboy hat, and feathered boa.
"I already drank a whole bottle of Jameson, I'm ready to go right now," Mr. Boom Boom said.
One resident on West Broadway took advantage of the festivities, setting up three Port-a-Potty's in his driveway and charged parade goers $5 each to use them.
Since 1947, the St. Patrick’s Day-Evacuation Day Parade has been run by the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council (SBAWVC), "an unincorporated association of individuals elected from various South Boston veterans' groups."
For the commute to the festivities, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority advised that train times would be slower compared to last year, in part because of global slowdowns on the Green Line, spotty slowdowns elsewhere, and the heavy foot traffic coming through Broadway Station.
"We woke up, we got a coffee, we had a Guinness, and you know what? We're having the time of our lives here in the Irish Boston parade!" one parade-goer said.
"He's Italian," his friend said.
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Because of the flux of people, bars and liquors in the Southie neighborhood called it an early night— with last call coming at around 7 p.m. for local pubs.
WBZ's Suzanne Sausville (@wbzSausville) reports.
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