The Cocoanut Grove
Erected by
Bay Village
Neighborhood Association
1993
In memory of
the more than 490 people
who died as a
result of the
Cocoanut Grove fire
on November 28 1942
As a result of this terrible
tragedy major changes were
made in the fire codes and
improvements in the treatment
of burn victims not
only in Boston but across
the nation
"Phoenix out of the Ashes"
Marker is at the intersection of Piedmont Street and Shawmut Street, on the left when traveling east on Piedmont Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
