Big Iron

Around here Patriot’s Day is as much known for the Boston Marathon and an early start (10:00 AM this year I believe) for the Sox as it is for the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Frankly, I’ve been as guilty of the above as anyone else, but this year I plan to change that by [...]

April 2nd, 2007 | Category: Vanished Boston | 5 comments

We Came Along This Road

The Boston Public Library is digitizing their maps and making them available online. I love the Google maps-style control that allows users to zoom and scroll. I was able to get a good look at Q-town circa 1877 and see how much my neighborhood has changed.

March 20th, 2007 | Category: Librarians & Libraries, Vanished Boston | Leave a comment

Down All The Days

The other night I was taking another look at the Library of Congress picture gallery I mentioned earlier and this picture gave me food for thought. Note the caption:

A Syrian neighborhood near the shipyards. Slum area where many shipyard workers live. Winter Street, Quincy, Massachusetts.”

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March 8th, 2007 | Category: Vanished Boston | 9 comments

Relics

My good friend Cass is an avid, and skilled, photographer. One of her ongoing projects is tracking down and shooting shadow ads all over the Boston area. It’s a very cool idea and I’m really enjoying the results.

February 16th, 2007 | Category: Photography, Vanished Boston | 2 comments

Nevermore

Those of you with an interest in the history and architecture of Boston, should stop by The City Record and Boston News-Letter, a blog on those very subjects. You can start with this interesting post about Edgar Allen Poe Square.

January 31st, 2007 | Category: Vanished Boston | 3 comments

Long Time Gone

Enjoy some alte schule regional flavor: Dana Hersey in the Rat, Kenmore Square, sometime during the 80s.

January 26th, 2007 | Category: Television, Vanished Boston | 2 comments
 
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