Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919 offers lessons for future of city's waterfront

Experience the dramatic true story of the 1919 Great Boston Molasses Flood—a chilling event when a massive steel tank, filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses, burst open in the North End. As an uncontainable wave of thick syrup swept through the streets at 35 mph, buildings crumbled, trolleys were overturned, and lives were lost or forever changed. See how the disaster unfolded and learn why faulty design, poor maintenance, and an unexpected temperature spike led to this unthinkable tragedy

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