Saturday, January 3, 2009

Preserving the old Obama palace...

Missed this a couple of weeks ago:




Photo: Michael Pacheko
The Democratic nominee for president, Barack Obama lived in a basement apartment at 365 Broadway from 1988 to 1991.

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GateHouse News Service
Posted Dec 11, 2008 @ 05:44 PM

Somerville —

Alderman-at-large Dennis Sullivan wants to make sure Somerville's link to President-Elect Barack Obama is preserved.

Sullivan has submitted a resolution to the Board of Aldermen, meeting tonight at City Hall, that the city of Somerville designate Obama's former Somerville residence as a landmark.

Obama, while attending Harvard University, lived in the basement apartment at 365 Broadway in Somerville from 1988 to 1991

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