Indicators Project
Dublin Core
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Indicators Project
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Andrew Hayes
The photograph of a trash pile on the sidewalk expresses at least two things. First, litter has a large presence in East Boston. The sidewalk has many scraps, cigarette butts, and stray alcohol containers. Second, the litter is ordered in subtle ways…
Robert Capodilupo
The maps shown are from the Social Explorer Map of South Boston, and respectively compare the percentage of African Americans living in South Boston in 1980 and 2013, according to the census data. In the route, I began in Andrew Square, then followed…
Michelle Guo
This map shows the population of Charlestown between 18-34 years of age. On the western side of Bunker Hill Street, I observed a higher density of seasonal decorations. Adults aged 18-34 make up the largest proportion of the western population, at…
Eleni Kovatsis
I chose two maps to show how the cost of housing in South Boston has changed, and more specifically how it has become more expensive. These maps are in terms of average gross rent for renter-occupied housing units. The map on the left shows South…
Eleni Kovatsis
I chose two maps to show how the cost of housing in South Boston has changed, and more specifically how it has become more expensive. These maps are in terms of average gross rent for renter-occupied housing units. The map on the left shows South…
Karen Maldonado
On the corner of Monument Street and Bunker Hill Street stands an old brick building housing a streetside market. An ATM is advertised in the window, but most prominently featured is a laundry-line of “Charlestown Townie” merchandise, seen in the…
My Ngoc To
This picture was taken next to the Bunker Hill monument on the side closer to Monument Square. I was walking along the sidewalks of the beautiful brick homes when I saw a couple stop and take a picture of something on the gate surrounding the…
Lauren Varela
My photo is of The Cathedral of the Holy Cross. I choose this picture because I have been coming to this church for years and I never knew it was in the South End of Boston. I always thought the church and the mass were so beautiful so I imagined we…
Eman Riaz Ahmed
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I was interested in comparing geographical racial divisions in Charlestown with how old the houses were and how rich the residents were. Poorer residents tend to live in newer buildings (apartment blocks as opposed to red-brick houses) and tend…
I was interested in comparing geographical racial divisions in Charlestown with how old the houses were and how rich the residents were. Poorer residents tend to live in newer buildings (apartment blocks as opposed to red-brick houses) and tend…
Rosa Bonilla
This photo was taken on the corner of Bunker Hill St and Pearl St in Charlestown on a Saturday morning. It depicts two houses side by side with their doors visibly open and with no sign of the residents. I was very surprised to see this as I was…