The History of Filene’s Basement

The Friends of the Winchester Public Library are sponsoring a showing of the film Voices from the Basement, a documentary by Michael Bavaro about Boston’s beloved 100-year-old icon – the original Filene’s Basement. The film is a collection of stories told by the people who worked and shopped there captured through newsreels, archival footage, vintage photographs and audio recordings. The film is a journey back to a time when the American Dream was accessible to everyone who walked through the doors of The Basement. The producers of the film will be there to discuss the film afterwards. This program is made possible by a grant from the John & Mary Murphy Educational Foundation and is free and open to the public.