Atlantic Works is a historic building in East Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Located at 80 Border Street at its junction with Maverick Street,[1][2] it was built in 1893 as the offices for Bethlehem Atlantic Works, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, which was in business from 1853 until 1984 and produced steamship boilers and engines. It was the largest manufacturing company in East Boston for over a century.[3]
| Atlantic Works | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 80 Border Street |
| Town or city | East Boston, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42°22′20″N 71°02′32″W / 42.37223°N 71.04215°W |
| Completed | 1893, 131 years ago |
| Owner | Atlantic Works, LLC |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
The company moved here from Chelsea and Marion Streets, a few blocks to the northeast.[4][5] The building was renovated in 2010. As of 2021, it is the home of Atlantic Works Cultural Center and Atlantic Works Gallery, an artists' space.[5]
Popular culture edit
The building appears in the 2015 film Black Mass in the scene in which Johnny Depp's character Whitey Bulger picks up his new recruit, Kevin Weeks.
References edit
- ^ Portrait of a Port: Boston, 1852–1914, W. H. Bunting (1994), p. 92 ISBN 9780674690769
- ^ Exterior view of the Atlantic Works building, Border and Maverick Streets, East Boston, Mass., September 17, 1918 – Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Collections Online
- ^ East Boston, Anthony Mitchell Sammarco (2004) ISBN 9781439615560
- ^ Miscellaneous Documents, 30th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session · Volume 5 (1876), p. 307
- ^ a b Atlantic Works – East Boston Community Development Corporation