8 Bar

- - - LABELS
    - Main Label - Colleen Brogan
    - Long days and low pay—working as a longshoreman was typical for the Cape Verdean men in early 20th century Providence, and it certainly was not easy. They hung out in bars downtown and on Wickenden Street while waiting for work and to unwind at the end of the day as they made their way home. Until the union was formed, finding work everyday was an uncertainty. Grabbing a tall boy and catching up with fellow dockworkers before heading up the hill fostered camaraderie and community among the longshoremen.
    - Text #1 – Manny Almeida’s Ringside Tap - Kelly Schryver
    - Manny Almeida’s Ringside Tap magnetized men for three reasons: boxing, buddies, and booze. Cape Verdean longshoremen congregated there before and after work shifts, sipping on drinks while watching boxers bob and weave in one of Providence’s most legendary rings. Their devotion to Ringside Tap rendered Fox Point an ideal destination for its relocation in 1964. It became a hangout for former Fox Pointers dislocated by urban renewal, infusing the bar with the spirit of the old neighborhood.
    - Corresponding Image:

- - - Manny Almeida’s Ringside Lounge, relocated from its downtown location on Mathewson Street to Wickenden Street in 1964.
    - Courtesy of Sam Becker (Manny Almeida’s Ringside Lounge) and SPIA Media Productions, Inc. & "Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?": A Cape Verdean American Story.
    - Text #2 –The Three Lantern Bar - Kelly Schryver
    - At the Three Lantern Bar, spirits were not just something to be sipped from a glass. This distinctly Cape Verdean establishment, located on the corner of Brook and Pike Streets, embodied the spirit of male camaraderie in Fox Point. Drink or no drink, Three Lantern regulars gathered to relax, joke around, and catch up on community news. And when merriment lasted a little longer than intended, there was always someone to safely walk you home.
    - Corresponding Image (optional)
    - CD - Fox Point Ramblings
    - Text #3 –Boxing and Bar - Joelle Murphy
    - A group of men in black overcoats saunters into Manny Almeida’s on a Friday afternoon. An atmosphere of veneration immediately fills this haven for longshoremen of Fox Point. Sugar Ray Robinson, revered as the greatest boxer of the 1940s, has entered. Robinson, and other greats, would pass through the bars of Fox Point to meet fans and celebrate victories. The longshoremen who frequented the bars were excited and honored to meet these celebrities. The men of Fox Point grew up participating in boxing tournaments at the Boy’s Club; some of their sons would do the same. Boxing linked generations of Fox Pointers in experience and enthusiasm.

- - Corresponding Props
    - Boxing Gloves (1940s)
    - ADDITIONAL IMAGES
      - All images on our section's CD can be used creatively on display at the bar. If the photographs are used, they should be credited to Lou Costa, except for:
      - - the image of Manny Almeida's Ringside Lounge (see above)
      - - Kelliher's Bar business card -> should be credited to BOTH Lou Costa and Julio Barros (we also have the card-copy of this business card, if we want to display it as an artifact)
    - SECTION DESIGN IDEAS: RECREATION OF A BAR

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