295 Old Colony Avenue, South Boston The painted shamrock that once dominated the front of Whitey's building has been covered by fresh white paint, and the store sports a bright blue awning emblazoned with 'Julie's Wine & Spirits.' The liquor store by the rotary on Old Colony Avenue in South Boston became a symbol of Whitey Bulger's power in this section of the city. Back in 1984, Bulger and his associates allegedly muscled their way into buying what was then called Stippo's Liqour Mart at 295 Old Colony from Stephen and Julie Rakes. The gangsters rechristened the store as the South Boston Liquor Mart. The store became a focus of several law enforcement agencies, and was eventually seized by the government. Last year it was turned back over to one of the original owners -- Julie Dammers (she has since remarried).

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295 Old Colony Avenue, South Boston
The painted shamrock that once dominated the front of Whitey's building has been covered by fresh white paint, and the store sports a bright blue awning emblazoned with "Julie's Wine & Spirits."
The liquor store by the rotary on Old Colony Avenue in South Boston became a symbol of Whitey Bulger's power in this section of the city. Back in 1984, Bulger and his associates allegedly muscled their way into buying what was then called Stippo's Liqour Mart at 295 Old Colony from Stephen and Julie Rakes. The gangsters rechristened the store as the South Boston Liquor Mart.

The store became a focus of several law enforcement agencies, and was eventually seized by the government. Last year it was turned back over to one of the original owners -- Julie Dammers (she has since remarried).