Boston’s Molasses Flood of 1919 offers lessons for future of city’s waterfront [Video]

ANNIVERSARY IN BOSTON. NONE OF US ACTUALLY LIVED THROUGH THE ORIGINAL EVENT, BUT MANY BOSTONIANS STILL KNOW THE HISTORY. ON THIS DAY IN 1919, A MOLASSES FLOOD DEVASTATED PARTS OF THE CITY’S NORTH END. AND THERE’S A REASON WE’RE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT. I AM HERE AT OUR DIGITAL DESK WITH DIGITAL CONTENT REPORTER LIANA CICCHETTI. SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I DO KNOW ABOUT THIS DISASTER. BUT THERE ARE SOME PRETTY DRAMATIC IMAGES FROM THE DISASTER THAT REALLY HELP TELL THIS INCREDIBLE STORY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THEM. ABSOLUTELY MARIA DRAMATIC IS THE RIGHT WORD. AND IF YOU GO TO WCVB.COM, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE SOME PICTURES FROM RIGHT AFTER WHEN THAT MOLASSES TANK RUPTURED ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IN THIS ONE. SOME OF THE RUPTURED TANK AND JUST THE …