TED REINSTEIN.
♪ >> I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING.
TED: THE SHOWTIME SERIES CITY ON A HILL IS SET IN BOSTON IN THE EARLY 1990’S, DEPICTING A CITY MARKED BY VIOLENT CRIME AND CORRUPT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE SHOW IS STOCKED WITH BOSTON NATIVES BEHIND THE SCENES AND ON CAMERA INCLUDING ACTORS KEVIN CHAPMAN -- >> STRENGTH IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW.
TED: AND JERE SHEA.
IT IS A REFERENCE TO OUR FAIR SHOW.
>> OF COURSE YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT THE RYAN OTHERS.
YOU ARE TO GOT YOUR EPISODE ON "CHRONICLE -- ALREADY GOT YOUR EPISODE ON "CHRONICLE" ON CHANNEL 5.
TED: IT WAS ONLY FITTING THAT CHAPMAN SHOW IS THE HOMETOWN HANGOUTS THEY HOLD NEAR AND DEAR.
>> MARK THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR, WILL YOU TED: TO THE LOCAL HEARTS.
>> I HAVE BEEN EATING THESE HOT DOGS FOR 50 YEARS.
THEY ARE AS GOOD AS THEY EVER WERE.
TED: FIRST STOP, SULLIVAN’S CASTLE ISLAND.
>> SOME OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES, RAIN OR SHINE, IT WOULD BE THIS SPECIAL EVENT IN OUR LIVES ON SUNDAYS.
IT WAS THE FIRST PLACE I EVER FINISHED.
CAUGHT UP LOADER, THE GREATEST TEST FLOUNDER, THE GREATEST -- CAUGHT A FLOUNDER.
TED: IT HAS PASSED FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT.
>> WHEN I WAS WITH MY DAD, WE HAD A PICNIC AT THE THIRD TREE OVER HERE.
MY KIDS HAVE GREAT MEMORIES LIKE WE DO.
>> MY KIDS LEARNED TO RIDE THEIR BIKES HERE.
TED: THE OPERATIONS MANAGER HAS WATCHED FAMILIES, AND GROW FOR 50 YEARS.
-- FAMILIES COME AND GROW FOR 50 YEARS.
THE RESTAURANT IS ON ITS FOURTH GENERATION OF SULLIVANS WITH FEW MENU CHANGES IN 60 YEARS.
>> ICONIC TRADITIONAL BOSTON, HAMBURGERS, CRINKLE CUT FRIES.
TED: THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A LOT DIFFERENT.
>> SOUTHEY HAS CHANGED.
>> WE HAVE TO GO TO NEW YORK TO FIND PLACES THAT LOOK LIKE THE 1990’S IN BOSTON.
TED: THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT REMAIN THE SAME.
>> THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ONLY SAY HOW ARE YOU DOING, HOW IS YOUR FAMILY DOING, I HAVEN’T SEEN YOUR SISTER.
>> IT IS NOT JUST THE CITY.
PEOPLE CARE, THEY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
TED: MORE EVIDENCE OF THAT CARING COMMUNITY IS MINUTES AWAY . THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DORCHESTER.
>> HEY [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] . [LAUGHTER] THAT ISA GREAT SIGN.
TED: HE GREW UP NEARBY AND HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DORCHESTER OVERSEAS THREE CLUBHOUSES AND PROVIDES A SAFE HAVEN FOR 4000 KIDS.
>> WITH -- RECHARGE TO -- WE TRY TO CHARGE NOTHING.
TED: THAT HASN’T CHANGED SINCE 32 YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING IT THAT WAY.
>> WE NEED TO RAISE $6 MILLION TO OPERATE.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE, RAISING THE MONEY.
TED: THEY FUND 200 PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION, ATHLETICS AND MEALS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
>> KIDS THAT WERE CLUB MEMBERS ARE BRINGING THEIR OWN KIDS BACK.
>> THE LOAD OFF OF THE PARENTS’ MIND TO KNOW THEY ARE IN A GOOD LOCATION.
>> WE HAVE A TEAM THAT HAS BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME.
IT CREATES TRUST AND BOND.
TED: THE UNIT TO MENTOR -- UNIT PRINTER -- >> I MUST SAY I WOULD NOT TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING.
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTER.
>> I HAVE BEEN A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR THE BRUINS FOR I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG.
I GOT TO COME TO THE NORTH END.
I HAVE MY PREGAME MEAL WITH THE CAPTAIN HERE.
>> I WOULD LOVE THE TRADITION.
ED: THE CAPTAIN IS ONE OF HIS CO-OWNERS, THE BRUINS LEGEND.
>> WHAT DO I MISS THE MOST ABOUT NOT PLAYING ANYMORE?
REGAIN MEAL AND NAP.
-- PREGAME MEAL AND NOW.
YOU HAVE BEEN COMING TO GAMES FOR A LONG TIME.
>> BOSTON IS ONE OF THE TRUE LOVES OF MY LIFE.
I SOLD NEWSPAPERS IN THE OLD GARDEN.
THE PREMIER OF THE SHOW, WE DID CITY IN A HILL, HE SHOWS UP IN A B’S SWEATER.
>> WHAT IS UP?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
TED: ANOTHER CO-OWNER, THE EXECUTIVE CHEF RICHARD.
>> A COUPLE OF DISHES ARE NAMED -- I NAMED AFTER HIM.
ANNAMARIA’S BAKED STUFFED MEATBALLS HAVE DEVELOPED A COLD FOLLOWING.
-- CULT FOLLOWING.
>> SAVE SOME ROOM.
TED: ROOM FOR TWO MORE SIGNATURE DISHES, THE CHICKEN RISOTTO AND THE SPECIAL, A VEAL CHOP ARMOR JEAN STYLE.
-- CHOP PARMESAN STYLE.
DINING ON THE BALCONY -- >> WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT FOR YEARS.
WE CALL IT THE MOST ROMANTIC TABLE IN BOSTON.
WE WILL DO IT.
TED: WHAT A GREAT SPOT.
BACK TO SULLIVAN’ ON CASTLE ISLANDS, EVERYONE ONCE TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL OPEN FOR THE 2020 SEASON.
FEBRUARY 29 IT WILL BE OPEN.
SHAYNA: THEY ALSO ARE OPENING ONE IN THE NORTH STATION, THE THIRD.
CITY ON A HILL, WHICH IS FILLED IN NEW YORK REGULARLY, BUT THEY WERE HERE IN BOSTON SHOOTING, AND KEVIN BACON WAS SPOTTED.