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Southie may refer to: * South Boston, a nickname for a predominantly Irish section of Boston, Massachusetts * ''Southie'' (film), a 1999 film See also * Southey (other) * South (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Boston
South Boston is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. South Boston, colloquially known as Southie, has undergone several demographic transformations since being annexed to the city of Boston in 1804. The neighborhood, once primarily farmland, is popularly known by its twentieth century identity as a working class Irish Catholic community. Throughout the twenty-first century, the neighborhood has become increasingly popular with millennial professionals. South Boston contains Dorchester Heights, where George Washington forced British troops to evacuate during the American Revolutionary War. South Boston has undergone gentrification, and consequently, its real estate market has seen property values join the highest in the city. South Boston has also left its mark on history with Boston busing desegregation. South Boston is also home to the St. Patrick's Day Parade, a celebration of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southie (film)
''Southie'' is a 1999 American film directed by John Shea starring Donnie Wahlberg, Rose McGowan, Anne Meara, Jimmy Cummings, Lawrence Tierney, Robert Wahlberg, Will Arnett, Shea, and Amanda Peet. The film centers around Danny Quinn, a former "street kid" from South Boston, returning home to find his family deeper into organized crime than when he left, and his struggles to not fall back into his previous life. Plot Danny Quinn ( Donnie Wahlberg) is a former "street kid" from South Boston, colloquially known as "Southie," who returns home from New York City after three years away. He finds his mother ( Anne Meara) overwhelmed with worry as her other three kids are caught up in the madness of the hardscrabble neighborhood in which drinking, sex, and fighting is the way of life. Danny tracks down his brothers only to find out they're deeply embedded in the Irish mob in Boston and in debt to local mobster Colie Powers ( Lawrence Tierney). His younger sister Kathy ( Rose Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southey (other)
Southey may refer to: Places * Sotby, Lincolnshire, England, called "Southey" in the Domesday Book of William the Conqueror * Southey, South Yorkshire, England * Southey, Saskatchewan Surname * Caroline Anne Southey (1786–1854), English poet; second wife of Robert Southey * Richard Southey (colonial administrator) (1808–1901), South African colonial administrator and cabinet minister; father of Col. Richard Southey * Richard Southey (British Army officer) (1844–1909), South African colonial military commander; son of Sir Richard Southey * Reginald Southey (1835–1899), English physician; nephew of Robert Southey * Robert Southey (1774–1843), English romantic poet * Walter Southey (1897-1920), British flying ace See also * Southie (other) *South (other) South is a cardinal direction or compass point. South or The South may also refer to: Geography * Global South, the developing nations of the world * South (lunar crater) * South (Martian crater) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
