About this blog.

This blog will be following my fieldwork project of Sullivan's take out restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. In the weeks to come, I will be posting my findings and observations I make on this journey throughout the semester. 

All I know about Sullivan’s is what I see. I know where it is located, on any decent day it is packed, they sell good food at a cheap price, and I know they scream out your order number as you run up to get your food in a cardboard box. Sullies, as everyone refers to it as, is a tiny gem in South Boston, Massachusetts. All types of people and families in and around Boston treasure this take out food joint. However few of these people, myself included, know anything beneath the surface of Sullies. The simplest things like who shortened Sullivan’s to Sullies, to the unique location, and the special traditions are mysteries to us. I find it strange that so little is known about something so important to the city. It is almost like sullies just appeared there and everyone in Boston knew to congregate to it. I am hoping that answering these questions will help me better understand why sullies is so important to the people who go there. I want to understand how Sullies became a landmark and how the traditions started. My goal during this fieldwork project is to unearth the history behind Sullies.

 Sullies has always been a special place to me. It is located on Castle Island, which is a gathering place for everyone and as long as I can remember, my family has been going here. I love sitting there people watching while eating my hotdog, fries, and frappe. Families are having picnics, kids are riding bikes, couples are walking their dog, and people are constantly jogging around the peninsula which Sullies rest upon. Not to mention the windsurfers and boats in the water and the planes looking like they will land on you considering Logan Airport is next to it. If you want a true and accurate representation of Boston, Sullies is the place to visit. Therefore, a better understanding of Sullies means a better understanding of Boston.