SHAYNA: 125 YEARS AGO RUNNERS WEIGHED -- MADE THEIR WAY FROM HOPKINTON TO BOSTON FOR THEIR BOSTON MARATHON. 75 YEARS AGO JACKIE ROBINSON TAKES THE FIELD AS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO PLAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN THE MODERN AREA -- AIR OUT. 60 YEARS AGO JOHN GLENN BECOMES THE FIRST AMERICAN TO ORBIT EARTH. 45 YEARS AGO WE MEET LUKE, LEAH, AND HAN. WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ANNIVERSARIES, 50 YEARS OF WCVB REPORTING LOCAL NEWS AND 40 YEARS OF CHRONICLE, SHARING THE STORIES OF NEW ENGLAND. 2022 IS A YEAR OF CELEBRATION FOR MANY INCLUDING A SLEW OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATING THEIR MILESTONE MONUMENTS. >> THIS IS CHRONICLE ON WCVB CHANNEL 5. SHAYNA: FLOWERS ARE A WAY OF LIFE FOR THE LOPEZ FAMILY. FOR 100 YEARS, FOUR GENERATIONS OF SONS HAVE CREATED BRILLIANT BREW CASE. >> WE BARRIO YOU, AND THEN WE MARRY YOU, WE CATCH YOU COMING AND GOING. IT IS PART OF THE BUSINESS. WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER IT WAS LIKE TO GET INTO THE STORE AND I DID AND I HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE. SHAYNA: DON LOPEZ SAYS THE ART OF FLORAL DESIGN IS IN HIS BLOOD. IN 1922 HIS GRANDFATHER OPENED LOPEZ THE FLORIST IN ROXBURY. >> I NEVER WENT TO A DESIGN SCHOOL, MICHAEL NEVER WENT. IT IS IN ME, MY FATHER AND GRANDFATHER. NOW THAT PEOPLE CALL US TODAY, EITHER ME, MY SON OR MICHAEL WILL PICK UP THE PHONE AND WE CANNOT TELL US APART BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME MANNERISMS FOR LOOKING AND DOING THINGS TOGETHER. SHAYNA: THE STORE REMAINED IN ROXBURY FOR 40 YEARS BEFORE THEY MOVED TO DORCHESTER’S ADAMS VILLAGE >>. WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE HERE. SHAYNA: IN A WORLD OF INSTANT GRATIFICATION AND ONLINE ORDERING MANY MOM AND POP FELL OUR SHOPS -- FLOWER SHOPS HAVE CLOSED. >> BACK IN THE DAY WHEN YOU NEEDED FLOWERS THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN GET THEM WAS A FLOWER SHOP. TODAY YOU HAVE SUPERMARKETS, GAS STATIONS. EVERYBODY SELLS FLOWERS. SHAYNA: WHILE THE FAMILY HAS SEEN BUSINESS EB AND FLOW, THEY CREDIT LONGEVITY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE BECOME THEIR SECOND FAMILY. >> 90% OF THE TIME I KNOW WHO IT IS AND WHERE IT IS GOING SO IT IS JUST TWO CLICKS AND I HAVE THE ORDER SO THAT RELATIONSHIP IS AWESOME. >> WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A STEADY BUSINESS AND KEEP GOING WITH FUNERALS, WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAYS, GUYS GET IN TROUBLE WITH THEIR WIVES AND I GET THEM A NICE BIG BOUQUET AND GET THEM BACK IN THE BIG BED. THAT HELPS A LOT. ALL THESE GUYS ARE ALWAYS GETTING INTO TROUBLE SOMETIME. SHAYNA: HE STILL WORKS IN THE SHOP BUT HIS TWO SONS ARE RUNNING THE SHOW NOW. >> I DID NOT SET OUT TO BE A FLORIST, IT HAPPENED THAT WAY AND I AM BLESSED TO HAVE THE FAMILY BUSINESS TO GET INTO. >> EVERYTHING IS JUST BY WATCHING FATHER AND GRANDFATHER AND HEARING THE STORIES. THERE IS NO BETTER EDUCATION THAN BEING THE ONLY STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM FOR YEARS 300 65 DAYS A YEAR. SHAYNA: IT IS TIME FOR THE STUDENTS TO BECOME THE TEACHER. A BASIC ARRANGEMENT WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? >> START WITH THE GREENERY AND I BUILD AROUND AND UP. THIS IS LEATHER LEAF AND PICK A FEW PIECES. I TRY TO KEEP EXCESS GREENERY FROM TOUCHING THE WATER. UP A LITTLE BIT MORE,. ONE MORE GREEN, THIS IS LEMON TIPS. SO I JUST LIKE TO ADD A FEW PIECES OF THIS. SHAYNA: NEXT I ADD FILLER FLOWERS. >> WHEN I AM MAKING SOMETHING I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT I DO BUT I ADJUST ON THE FLY. SHAYNA: I AM TOTALLY COPYING YOU. I DECIDE ON PINK FOR MY ARRANGEMENT AND THEN IT IS TIME FOR THE FINISHING TOUCH, ROSES. >> WITH THESE ROWS -- WITH THE ROSE, THE GUARD TITLES I WILL PEEL OFF. SHAYNA: THEY JUST KEEP IT LOOKING FRESH? THAT WOULD MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY. ALTHOUGH THE LOPEZ FAMILY IS DOES LIGHT -- IS DELIGHTED TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS IN BUSINESS THEY TAKE PRIDE IN THE LITTLE THINGS. >> I LOVE THE REACTION WHEN WE DO A GOOD JOB WHICH HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. I HAVE A LOT OF SENSE OF PRIDE IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS AND DOING SOMETHING SUCCESSFUL THAT MY FAMILY DID. >> I CALL IT A BLESSING TO COME IT IN -- TO COME IN HERE. THEY BRING IN THEIR KIDS, MY GRANDCHILDREN AND THEY RUN AROUND THE STORE. THANK YOU, AGAIN. SHAYNA: THEY ARE ALSO PRETTY AND THE FAMILY OFTEN WORKS WITH POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. HIS FATHER KNEW MANY OF THE BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS AND THEY HAVE BEEN COMING IN EVERY SENSE. ANTHONY: THE FLORAL INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED A LOT AND NOW COUPLES COME IN WITH PHOTOS FROM PINTEREST AND ELSEWHERE AND THEY KNOW EXACTLY THE DESIGN THEY WANT. BACK IN THE DAY YOU WOULD, IN AN