Two photos of notorious South Boston mobsters, James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, are currently hanging on the walls of the newly renovated Savin Bar + Kitchen.
According to Universal Hub, initially reported in the Dorchester Reporter, the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association is not thrilled with the artwork, calling it “offensive.”
Recently, Savin Hill Kitchen appeared on the Fox series “Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service” and had the restaurant renovated based on suggestions for Ramsay himself.
The idea for the Bulger and Flemmi photos being hung on the wall was suggested because Savin Bar + Kitchen is located next door to a bar once owned by Eddie Connors, a one-time boxer who was gunned down on Morrissey Boulevard in a phone booth in the 1970s allegedly by the Bulger gang. Yikes.
The article in the Reporter states that the civic association heard a motion calling for a vote to start a petition requesting that Savin Bar + Kitchen remove the images. That motion was seconded, but a final decision on how to proceed will be discussed at the next scheduled general membership meeting in November.
You can read more about this situation here.
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
