L Street Tavern Explained

L Street Tavern
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Current-Owner:Jack Woods
Susan Woods
Street-Address:658 East 8th Street
City:South Boston
County:Suffolk County
State:Massachusetts
Zip:02127
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Country:United States

L Street Tavern (currently known as Woody's L Street Tavern) is a bar located at 658 East 8th Street, at its intersection with L Street, in South Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1962,[1] it came to prominence as the dive bar frequented by Matt Damon's and Ben Affleck's characters, Will and Chuckie, in their 1997 film Good Will Hunting.[2] [3]

History

Jack (Woody) and Susan Woods purchased the bar in March 1997, and began planning its renovations. Four days later, "Robin Williams walked in the door with two cute kids who said they'd written a screenplay," said Susan.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lamothe, Zachary . Classic Restaurants of Boston . American Palate . 2021 . 9781467147057 . 143.
  2. Web site: Dunn . Gabrielle . June 3, 2010 . Famous Movie Locations: Woody's L Street Tavern in 'Good Will Hunting' (Boston) . dead . https://archive.today/20121203101349/http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/famous-movie-locations-woodys-l-street-tavern-good-will-hunting-boston/ . December 3, 2012 . January 25, 2017 . Blog.moviefone.com.
  3. Web site: Blumenthal . Rachel Leah . 2014-08-12 . L Street Tavern Remembers Robin Williams . 2022-12-15 . Eater Boston . en.
  4. News: Behind the Scenery . Boston.com . 2022-12-15.