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Two things that were interesting to me as I walked through East Boston were the murals and the ethnic eateries. I only noted a few Chinese or Vietnamese restaurants, and so when I returned from my visit I decided to get a better grasp of the ethnic…

My picture is of a Visitor's Parking sign on Dorchester Avenue. It captures the segregation between the residents and the visitors in South Boston as well as the lack of tourism in this area (nobody is parked in the visitor's parking spots). Finally,…

My map, generated by Social Explorer, shows the racial composition of the South End. Each dot represents one individual, and the various colors of the dots indicate the different races. I have included a legend to determine which color represents…

Location of photo: 62 Flaherty Way, South Boston
Title of photo: Cathleen’s dogs

Because it was such a beautiful day when I visited South Boston, it was very difficult to decide on a photo. But, ultimately I decided on a photo of Cathleen’s dogs…

My photograph depicts the luxury apartments on the waterfront and part of the first park I visited. Everything in the photograph looks brand new. The pavement has no cracks, the grass is manicured and a deep green, and the apartments are glimmering…

The map in which I have selected to use shows the level of growth and investment in the city. I had choose this layer as I believe my indicator of construction to provide me with an accurate estimate on the level of growth. This map shows a lower…

Since South Boston is known for its intense local pride, I wanted to explore if that existed in reality when walking the neighborhood streets. I looked at map depicting the amount collective efficacy in Boston because I thought that would be great…

The photograph I took was of the Tufts Behavioral Health Facility in South Boston. I went into Southie looking at neighborhood dress indicators, which I saw as simple and affordable casual street/sports attire. It fulfilled the stereotype of the…

Looking down Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown, it can be startling to see the juxtaposition of two worlds. On one side, there are wealthy townhouses, and on the other are long brick buildings, the Bunker Hill Housing Projects. I chose the number of…

In the 'Southie Palimpset' photo, a political sign encouraging people to "Vote for Sheriff Bennet", a faded flyer for a Kevin Cellucci Foundation event, and a notice for the "5th Annual Walk & Overdose Vigil" organized by the South Boston Hope &…