One of the
many destinations my father walked me when I was a toddler was the Aquarium
near the Farragut statue. For a small child it was a wondrous place. All those
sea species floating above my head was a true marvel to behold. As many as I
saw, only one vision stays with me these 75 years later… that is the loggerhead
turtle. I was told later that it weighed over 200 pounds and was probably 30 to
40 years old. You can imagine the impact it had on me. I was a third its size
and a tenth its age. I can still visualize it slowly gliding about behind the
glass enclosure. It wasn’t easy for my father to tear me away because I could
have watched it for hours, it was truly mesmerizing.
It was torn
down in the 50’s to make way for an ice skating arena. The citizens of Southie
were not happy. A treasure was taken away. But the explanation was it was for
own good. Thanks but no thanks.
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