What a place! You could have the President of Harvard at one end of the bar and Boston's best bank robbers at the other end with everyone else in-between. Paul Revere's favorite tavern closed in 1813. Over 150 years later it was discovered as a boarded up slum, facing the wrecking ball. Jim Adams, a visionary, restored and re-opened the Tavern in a gritty Boston neighborhood with the goal of turning it into a fine dining establishment. Initially, doom and gloom hung over the Tavern as few thought it would survive in the tough Irish enclave that didn't welcome outsiders. It quickly became a stunning success and served as a magnet for politicians, "Townies," "Toonies", lawyers, cops and robbers, movie stars, writers, party girls, cops, longshoremen and everyone else in-between. Set in an historically significant Boston District of Charlestown, known as "The Mother of Boston", this delightful book has something for everyone. Rich in history, bursting with colorful characters, politics, culture clashes, unlikely friendships, the reader will want to pull up a chair and join the crowd.
Author: Jim Adams
Publisher: Outskirts Press
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A delightful memoir that retells the history of Boston's Warren Tavern
"The Immortal Tavern" is a wonderful book by Jim Adams, a developer bought and renovated the General Warren Tavern, and reopened it as a fine dining establishment.
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<br />It is not an architectural design book, but a memoir and a book on the history of Tavern, and the people that make this place great. It includes vivid stories of culture clashes, friendships, politics, and colorful characters.
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<br />"The Immortal Tavern" has 206 pages. It is a delightful book that retells the history of Boston's Warren Tavern.
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<br />Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA
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You Couldn't Make This Up!
This memoir retelling the history of Boston's Warren Tavern is delightful. General Joseph Warren was an independence war hero, and his namesake bar carries stories worth telling. Jim Adams takes us through that history adding personal stories mostly from the 1970's to its eventual sale. Criminals dined with politicians as the tavern evolved into Charlestown's unofficial town hall. Life was not easy. Surviving meant knowing how to deal and who to pay off. The people (read Irish) on your side made all the difference. He's been robbed, bombed, and shot at. Strange locals abound. All are colorful and provide the tapestry for an era of restoration before it became cost prohibitive. Quite a story!
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happy memories from tavern's 1st barternder 7/1972
having recently read jim's account of the 5 years i spent working and living over the tavern,i can assure the reader of the accuracy of the many tales spun in this marvelous book. i was personally present when many of these stories unfolded.
<br />jim was a great friend and i loved him dearly. the cast of characters he writes about are numerous and each has their own episode to which the reader will find entertaining.
<br />evnn though it has been over 36 years since the tavern,s rebirth the stories ring true and are a living statement to the fun and merriment
<br />that unfold in this masterful piece.
<br />i strongly recommend this book and know everyone who reads it will be
<br />thrilled with its authenicity.
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Truth outscores fiction
The Warren Tavern is so beautifully described by Jim Adams that I felt that I was back there again. The memories for those of us who were part of Jim's wonderfully renovated tavern will always be part of the magic he created in dear old Charlesown. Fond memories, great times, good friends and especially Jim himself made this historic tavern unique. He wrote masterfully of an era and a place that many of us will never forget. Jim proved that he had the style as an author as he had as a person (and friend). A great book.
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