The first thing patrons see when they walk into Savin Bar and Kitchen is a poster-sized mugshot of the late notorious South Boston gangster, James “Whitey” Bulger .

A mugshot of his partner in crime, Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi , hangs on another brick wall of the Dorchester restaurant.

The placement of the images was part of a restaurant makeover by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay that was featured on a television series over the summer and intended to embrace the history of the building, according to Ken Osherow, co-owner of Savin Bar.

“We’re not hanging those images to celebrate them, but to recognize a chapter in the gritty story of our neighborhood,” Osherow said during a telephone interview, insisting they weren’t meant to glorify the gangsters. “We’re acknowledging the his

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