Cocoanut Grove Erected by
Bay Village
Nrighborhood 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
by Anthony P. Marra
youngest survivor of
the Cocoanut Grove Fire
