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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…

This is a front yard I find in Villa Victoria near the crossing of San Juan Street and Newland Street. The bright colors in this little space immediately catch my eyes, and they make such a contrast with the dullness around it. Even I have to admit,…

A Massport police car shuts down a dog park in East Boston. The park itself was planned by members of the community and funded by Massport, and sits underneath a massive raised highway that feeds into the Massport controlled airport. Two of the five…

Demographic information on Boston Area Research Initiative Boston Map shows that East Boston is a predominantly immigrant and low-income neighborhood. My neighborhood visit and walk along Bennington St. confirm this data. I was interested by the…

The map above shows the distribution of renters in the South End, and the picture on the next page is a warning sign in an alley along the border of Villa Victoria and Tremont Street. The map most notably shows two neighborhood blocks – one northwest…

The photo and map I chose go hand in hand regarding Southie. The photo was taken at 55 West Broadway, and is the backside of the converted Catholic church I mentioned in my essay. When I first saw it, I couldn't believe what I was seeing, but I later…

This is a photo of a sign in front of Blackbird Doughnuts, an artisanal donut shop in the South End, located at 492 Tremont Street. Blackbird Doughnuts, which opened up less than a year ago, is representative of a larger trend that has been occurring…

The picture shows the decoration of a house on Sullivan Street in Charlestown. Decorations of buildings are the indicator of my choice, and in this picture, not only is the building brightly painted, but also there are trees in front of the house and…

This photograph shows an overhead bridge connecting the Charlestown Community Center to a building on the opposite side of Medford Street. The overpass is right behind the projects in Charlestown, which have now been squeezed into the Northern-most…

On the corner of Green Street and Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown there exists a convenience store that predominately sells Goya products and junk food. The convenience store is directly across from a public housing complex. The image shown below…