Centro Presente, in Central Square, was working with Central Americans, and they helped me with my immigrant status. I started there as a volunteer, then began teaching Spanish classes, and became ESL Director. In the summertime, I usually go to Central Square to eat lunch. I like to watch people. Sometimes I sit close to the window and see people from all over the world, with their native clothes and traditions, going to different restaurants.
People are in no hurry here, enjoying the moment.
My father went up to the Cambridgeport Bank to rent an apartment on Allston St. that the bank owned. You are Irish Catholic. A year after, a Catholic guy from the corner, Fran Shields, was hired, and he became one of the standouts for the company. The Cyprus Caf was next door to the Buffet on Prospect St. During Prohibition, it was an ice cream parlor.