1 10 65 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/91ada23f56a7487316cbae7e0dba08ba.pdf 8faa4f5f40a2cb7349290533e4c97ee4 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/adef9921456d6ae787fb81da8bbc633f.jpg 91a55c37795a1bb394e623bbf69060f2 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/1e1ca3aaf8c8a3d48ed57ee134fe9d87.jpg 724908c59aa8504d82ffb53e6bd350a7 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/6231573a944db049b0452246203b4c00.jpg 96086308589351f20b91bb9e331fbfa9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Andrew Hayes Description An account of the resource 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 – in the picture it is clear that someone has swept or gathered the litter together. Disorder and order interact. The map that I’ve included shows rental rates in East Boston, Charlestown, and Downtown Boston. From it one can see how Charlestown and East Boston are much cheaper to live than Downtown Boston, but that rates in parts of Charlestown have begun to creep up. Apparently this is not the case with East Boston yet. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/d85df02ff3899a9a7bb5734ffbec3506.jpg 6b727056e1adfb7951287e3aff3ae945 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/87508044b5df7b1925bf16fc182b5610.pdf 37827f01f8b74b3960a3b64beb4da57c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource 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 Dorchester Ave to Damrell St to cross onto Old Colony Ave. Finally, I followed D Street in it entirety all the way to the waterfront, crossing Summer Street and finishing on Channel Street Wharf. This route is notated in both maps by a green arrow. These maps highlight a sharp change in the racial makeup of South Boston over these decades. In 1980, there was virtually no presence of African Americans in South Boston, with many census tracts actually reporting at 0%. This is not the case, however, in 2013, where the census tract representing the D Street Projects reports a demographic of 35% African American. This is a significant change in the racial makeup of this neighborhood. It is also important to note the presence of the Condon Community Center in the 2013 map and its absence in the 1980 map. As noted by an interview with a South Boston local, as many of the lifelong Irish residents of the city moved out in this time due to issues with busing, heroin, and gentrification, the strong, traditional sense of the Southie community moved away with it. It is therefor significant that this community center was constructed only after this migration, perhaps to supplement a lost sense of efficacy in the neighborhood.! ! The photograph shown is particularly indicative of the current state of South Boston. In the foreground, rentals for the Flats on D, an upcoming luxury apartment complex near the Seaport district of South Boston, is being advertised. It is important to notice that the sign reads “future resident parking.” Although this development project has not completely taken into fruition, the foundation of gentrification in the neighborhood has certainly been laid. The address of this project is 411 D Street, notably before the cross of Summer Street into the already heavily Seaport District. This project is in indicator that the gentrification of South Boston is slowly creeping away from the waterfront back into the old neighborhood. In the background of this photo is the telling juxtaposition of a blue collar construction worker with a white collar professional wearing business attire. This is the crossroads that is facing South Boston—a new age of affluence encroaching upon the blue collar tradition of the neighborhood. Both the maps and this photo exemplify a change in the demographics of South Boston over the past thirty years.! Title A name given to the resource Robert Capodilupo https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/150020f0f8d7ea305a637a69fa348c43.jpg 96aa8fced62d7b5b93a73a81c0e754ac https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/592364a3915002df6f3cdedde84d6be5.pdf 952c9f2bd712469973097658f675d8dc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Michelle Guo Description An account of the resource 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 42%. Potentially, young parents or young professionals occupy homes on west Bunker Hill Street, and have more incentive to put up and maintain outdoor decorations, spend time outside the home watching kids playing, and contribute to the neighborhood’s collective efficacy. This photograph shows one example of a flowerbox colorfully decorated for the fall season. This home was located at the intersection of Bunker Hill Street and Allston Street. Seasonal decorations such as this flowerbox, fall leaf door wreathes, or pumpkins sitting on doorsteps were counted as indicators of community engagement. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/7c1046ec53bfcd763a3550eaff282160.jpg 9706745a2be4078d3a3c63bd6e5802c1 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/31540296ef3ff8e277fce810b3f364a7.png dade773fe3ff977975ef3af6e9682e53 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/71ac8036f0cebe1d47873e7105d990f2.jpg c87ef5fefaa0e536166d98a8fba8bca8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eleni Kovatsis Description An account of the resource 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 Boston in 1990 and the map on the right shows South Boston in 2013 (the most recent rent data available on Social Explorer). The difference in cost is quite clear and rather remarkable. It shows South Boston has become much more expensive to live in even just in the last 20 years. I even checked an inflation calculator to see if this could difference be a result of the dollar’s changing value, but $1 (1990) equals about $1.82 in 2013, and even doubling the 1990 rents doesn’t get you the same cost that is seen in recent years. (Note: The three red areas on the 2013 map are the housing projects (West Broadway Development, Mary Ellen McCormack, and Old Colony), and the yellow line is the route I walked). The first photo I took when I got out of the T stop was of the sidewalk because someone had written Southie with a shamrock next to it in the cement when it was drying. This jumped out at me instantly since South Boston is always portrayed as having a very strong sense of community, and here in front of me was the community and its Irish heritage literally etched into the physical space of the neighborhood. (Taken along West Broadway heading east - I didn’t write down the intersection) My second photo relates more to my maps, showing a set of some more newly renovated houses just off of East Broadway with the massive industrial factories in the background. However the looming factories don’t decrease property value, in fact they are located in one of the more expensive areas in Southie. This highlights the changes in South Boston, moving away from its industrial past and updating areas as ‘young professionals’ being moving in without totally removing markers of the past. In fact on the city of Boston’s website South Boston’s history and community are major selling points for the neighborhood. (Taken at M street and East Broadway - the green marker on my map) https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/4163b51640a75c491245ec0a577f0a4f.jpg 9706745a2be4078d3a3c63bd6e5802c1 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/24c0cacf877f06b7c66a15a91b75d42c.png dade773fe3ff977975ef3af6e9682e53 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/9a0d8e0bc2ff32a42eab0c9f91bc73bc.jpg c87ef5fefaa0e536166d98a8fba8bca8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eleni Kovatsis Description An account of the resource 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 Boston in 1990 and the map on the right shows South Boston in 2013 (the most recent rent data available on Social Explorer). The difference in cost is quite clear and rather remarkable. It shows South Boston has become much more expensive to live in even just in the last 20 years. I even checked an inflation calculator to see if this could difference be a result of the dollar’s changing value, but $1 (1990) equals about $1.82 in 2013, and even doubling the 1990 rents doesn’t get you the same cost that is seen in recent years. (Note: The three red areas on the 2013 map are the housing projects (West Broadway Development, Mary Ellen McCormack, and Old Colony), and the yellow line is the route I walked). The first photo I took when I got out of the T stop was of the sidewalk because someone had written Southie with a shamrock next to it in the cement when it was drying. This jumped out at me instantly since South Boston is always portrayed as having a very strong sense of community, and here in front of me was the community and its Irish heritage literally etched into the physical space of the neighborhood. (Taken along West Broadway heading east - I didn’t write down the intersection) My second photo relates more to my maps, showing a set of some more newly renovated houses just off of East Broadway with the massive industrial factories in the background. However the looming factories don’t decrease property value, in fact they are located in one of the more expensive areas in Southie. This highlights the changes in South Boston, moving away from its industrial past and updating areas as ‘young professionals’ being moving in without totally removing markers of the past. In fact on the city of Boston’s website South Boston’s history and community are major selling points for the neighborhood. <br /><br />(Taken at M street and East Broadway - the green marker on my map) https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/dfd0a08b63a3faebdc6ff1eeea90823e.JPG 77eba1aa8df9affedbc42820a9ec7d6b https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/eeb0b15b4bd94e111103698332638cd8.png ac34b39725e8eb2f66e86ef9b2ded3f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Karen Maldonado Description An account of the resource 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 attached picture. Sweatshirts, shirts, and hats bearing hockey sticks and clover leaves are sold by a man named Johnny Kelly, who has lived in Charlestown his entire life. He has great pride for where he lives, and involves himself in the lives of the poor neighborhood kids. The map shows the location of Johnny Kelly’s shop and folks met throughout my observation as well as interesting notes. The map also displays the observed locations of “Drive Slow, Children/Elderly” signs scattered throughout the neighborhood. John Kelly’s care for the kids of the neighborhood is reflected in the street signs. This is a neighborhood which wants to keep its children safe, and therefore shows some formal and informal methods of social control to do so. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/aef6f4f49c44148d5dc4aafa01bf72e4.JPG 67dffec0bdc42cef4f6c31c52de1ce7b https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/9363a0843e9ddcfe4e87ea5102ba0932.jpg 2a0bb6279d2bef2de4611aa65d2b08c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource My Ngoc To Description An account of the resource 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 monument. As I got closer I saw that there was a hawk perched on top of one of the pillars. It had just caught and killed a squirrel and was getting ready to eat it. Many of the residents had just witnessed the spectacle and were coming out for a peek. A father and his little daughter were taking pictures, and then passerby also stopped, soon there was a large crowed. Almost everyone was white and seemed very comfortable talking to each other, commenting on how beautiful the hawk looked. It was very peaceful, and with the autumn foliage and afternoon sun gleaming through the trees, it felt like a scene out of a Boston movie. I captured a moment where the little girl was starting wide-eyed at the hawk. I think it captures the sense of how safe and affluent Charlestown feels now (at least in the gentrified parts), which contrasts so much with how it was in the past. The map shows the signs of physical disorder in Charlestown. I also mapped my bike route. This was the most interesting indicator to me because it shows that there is slightly more physical disorder along Bunker Hill Street, with the most concentrated on the far-East side around Tufts Street and Corey Street. I thought this was an interesting easily observable indicator of how Charlestown is divided into the richer, safer West and the poorer, more chaotic East. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/a2aedbaee03295c6f4258c8fc5d39e24.png b56af2060fbb35ffaf44af564a576284 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/cec07ee8daf8743eec07482274a76367.jpg ff8f7fdb5b3a3bd9b2e73760bc59bbb9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lauren Varela Description An account of the resource 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 were in a great part of Boston where most of the community members must be wealthy. However, after my walk and visit to the South End I realized that this is not the case, but it made me love the South End even more. For my map on Social Explorer, I choose to look at the houses that were listed above 1 million dollars. I choose this because since my indicator was nice cars (BMWs, Mercedes, etc.), I thought that these cars would have to most likely correlate to nice homes, and I think my map that I choose shows this correlation. As noted in my paper, all of the nice cars were going to and coming from the side street and as you can see from the map, all of the homes above 1 million dollars seemed to be clustered around these side streets between the main drags. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/983ef93c27e8fccdf8e10ca8262e696b.png d61799145d81e92c7c03e84887a5c7ef https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/edf1f55a8dc9f053458570d993d10dda.JPG 62106e2a2bc90ba62598bcd373cdbed4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eman Riaz Ahmed Description An account of the resource Map: 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 to be of non-white origin. Here I’ve attached the map that shows how the older houses are on the left (on this map) side of the area. Photograph: This was an advertisement for a neighborhood block party on Chestnut street in Charlestown, surrounded by a number of seasonal decorations. I believe that the fact that this is the 10th annual event of this kind, and encourages people to make friends in the neighborhood, indicates that the area is quite welcoming to its immediate residents at least. Of course, the best way to gauge this would be to attend such a neighborhood party. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/8dd23958694bad5b48e11c7fd321f924.JPG 98466661d8b86d3e890681bb480a12e2 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/c4183270c8c0ab1f5717cf500628d2df.jpg b3e509b3b64ba81b80e687b77f492d72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indicators Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rosa Bonilla Description An account of the resource 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 walking by, but was even more surprised to find six more doors just like them as I continued to walk around the neighborhood. I found this very interesting because it implies that homeowners feel safe on their streets and trust their neighbors. The map I am using shows the economic characteristics of the neighborhood. I think this is very interesting to look at in conjunction with the photo because the map shows the differences in income between residents in the neighborhood and there are significant differences across the neighborhood that I was able to witness as I walked. However, I found that no matter how affluent the collection of houses seemed, open doors appeared with the same frequency. This led me to believe that the safety of a neighborhood is not determined by how rich or poor the homeowners are, but rather by some other factor or combination of factors. Jane Jacobs suggests that this factor might be usage of the sidewalks on those streets, a theory that is supported by the thin yet fairly constant stream of people walking past me on the sidewalk.