Taking the Plunge: An Unusually Warm Day in Boston, 1985
89 degrees on Saturday, May 11, 1985, as the Farmer’s Almanac refreshed my memory. Back then, it was common to see groups of kids cooling off by jumping off the Dorchester Bay Bridge on Morrissey Boulevard. The cool ocean water below was a daring plunge, but usually a safe one. This day, it was very important to find a “hot weather feature” for the Globe’s Sunday paper, so I remember how lucky I was to find a large group of kids leaping off the bridge. (Photo: John Tlumaci/Boston Globe)
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