2 10 343 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/3b75436bc837205ada976a3390cec23d.JPG e2e4c678f320946983ed7194aa7aac0d https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/6aba8b9592790b5ded9b0d1ace090d0e.JPG 48aba0472db88649ae135582a9dea251 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 Observing the Public Life of Boston 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 Alex Cox https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/37165ea39abdc6927ed687fb8374c5f7.png 62caf75e6592d371678721c7ebb85e3b https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/cc0f9e41e99c856ab6e7d7d1f88b45b6.jpg 0aba11b2e339abfa043c1efa6b733fde 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 Alex Cox Description An account of the resource The map that I’ve created is based off of a phenomenon that I noticed while walking around the South End: although the neighborhood is fairly diverse economically and racially, the transit users that I observed were overwhelmingly low-to-moderate-income people of color. Because of the diversion of the MBTA’s Orange Line into the Southwest Corridor in 1987, residents of the South End mainly have to rely on bus service to reach jobs downtown (although those on the western edge of the neighborhood can reach Mass Ave, Back Bay, and Prudential stations fairly easily). I was interested to see how convenient these vital transit links are to the neighborhood’s low income residents, so I mapped the frequent bus routes that run through the area – the 1, 8, 9, 10, 43, 47, and SL4 and SL5 – and overlaid them with the South End’s subsidized housing. As can be seen in the resulting map, the neighborhood’s low-income residents have fairly excellent access to high-frequency transit. The concentration of subsidized units along Tremont Street gives those residents easy access to the 43 bus that runs between Ruggles and Park Street, while those that live between Tremont and Washington have their choice of the 43 or the Silver Line. Although they’re farther away from these bus lines, residents of the affordable units along Columbus Avenue are within easy walking distance of the rapid transit stations along the Orange Line and Green Line “E” Branch. Overall, low-income residents of the South End have much better access to transit than many other such areas in Boston, which I was surprised by. My photo submission, on the other hand, depicts a phenomenon that I found emblematic of the South End’s urban design – the “public alley.” Although public alleys can be found throughout Boston (such as in the Back Bay), those in the South End have a distinct character because of the unique arrangement of the neighborhood’s gridded blocks. Quiet and secluded, the alleys are surrounded on almost all sides by the backs of the buildings that they flank. The majestic South End rowhouses, without the grand facades that they project onto the streets, look rather dismal with their bare brick and fire escapes visible. I was struck by how many different ways these alleys are now used by the South End’s residents- not only do they serve to keep dumpsters, telephone wires, and other unsightly (but necessary) pieces of urban infrastructure off of the neighborhood’s pristine streets; they also provide space for residential parking, community gardens, and even some private terraces on the backs of homes. I saw more than one family sitting out and enjoying the weather on the pleasant day I was there. Although I didn’t realize it at the time I took the photo, this specific location is particularly emblematic of the South End’s development in the last few years because it depicts the Concord Baptist Church. According to a Boston.com article from 2010, the church was once a mainstay of the South End’s Black community, and was frequented by Martin Luther King Jr. during his time at Boston University. Now, however, the church congregation has moved out to Milton, and their old building is being converted into eight luxury condo units (in the price range of $1.35-$6.09 million). In short, what was once a major community institution for the city’s people of color is becoming an expensive home for a handful of millionaires. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/ff0a75d52f227f5fc112f0843181311e.JPG 5c9276b46f2bc5d10500306e658d9e78 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 Exploring Dorchester and Rox 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 Alex Cox https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/cebd2072cac625a0ec1c0505c4da782e.png 372c5593b609193329f7bd897ee1d232 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 Final Projects Spring 2015 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 An Investigation of College Students in the Greater Boston Area: How Frequency of Interactions With the City Shape Students’ Social Lives Description An account of the resource Although college students make up 9.98% of the average United States metro area population, college students comprise over 40% of the Boston metro area population. With over 50 colleges and universities located in the greater Boston area, and since students account for such a sizeable percentage of the overall population and surrounding areas, college students in the Boston area find themselves in close proximity to myriad other college students--providing opportunities for varied social interaction both with the city itself and each other. I explore how college students in the Greater Boston Area interact with the city of Boston, how this differs by school, and how these findings shape students’ overall “view” of the city through interviewing four students (one from BU, BC, Harvard MIT) and providing structure for further research. Overall, Boston serves as a bridge for its college students’ social interactions; a centralized platform through which students across universities engage in activities ranging from a Harvard student meeting a friend from Boston College at Cafeteria for dinner, attending a Red Sox game on a Monday night, bar hopping with friends for a 21st birthday, visiting the Institute of Contemporary Art, and so much more. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caitlin Begg https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/2cf80880f4d534e090f02eff7e942c0b.jpg aab1dfd8938c9db46b020fb27707ccfd https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/45f4a1910db7ae21d270181e6acba609.jpg 4dec7fe7e8e3057e786e5236364af78a 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 Observing the Public Life of Boston 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 Anam Javed https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/9728db63609fc0dff0bf065c04e93c21.jpg 41939256b5a4f5f541b44bcae7616a16 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/bd9dc917263a0bf922f1262d71059dc9.jpg 5d9dbf89ed538641dda3ed01f7b1ce27 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 Anam Javed Description An account of the resource While visiting various restaurants and cafes along Meridian Street, I was surprised by how little English some of the owners spoke. Customers and employees would often speak in Spanish immediately upon entering. Hence, I chose a map that shows the percentage of Hispanic/ Latino populations in the region. Clearly, there is a significant population of Hispanics and Latinos, which explains the atmosphere of the restaurants and cafes. However, right outside one such shop on Maverick Street was a signpost saying James V. McLaughlin Square. If you look closely, you will notice a small USA flag fluttering in the wind right below the sign. This is notable as it makes the observer wonder whether this flag was put up by the authorities or by local Hispanic/Latino immigrants to illustrate their respect and loyalty towards the United States of America. News articles have recently covered the negative attitude of some Americans toward immigrants who do not speak English so it was a pleasant surprise to walk out of restaurants in which everyone was speaking Spanish and see the flag, as it was a possible indicator of a more accepting and welcoming culture of the neighborhood in which immigrants merge the American flag and its values with their own lives. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/4f59cf7b0ddba3cd797279140b9ddc7c.jpg 5f8358af563203e53e9843d958349553 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/af5e66dd257000a465621063191709bf.jpg 22af89349005b5c2a0590bedb1e7fa68 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 Observing the Public Life of Boston 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 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/879d7e539595548ae3c4b052ac77632c.JPG 6b67057358367b5ee36fb7a33a0a2c3d https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/4c7858273f9b05a332bc4ca31b07c673.jpg e2caee5cc597e297e2e6c0db7895ced5 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 Observing the Public Life of Boston 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 Antonia Washington https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/cdec8141e60ebaab49136e0d14d228dd.jpg 82b4cb6f9e57f9c722ea9b613d4c9c73 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/3d234a1ef401246ce02b91255e92f10d.png be72f1b93a418e7b752fbd163f298611 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 Antonia Washington Description An account of the resource Map: This map is one which I created after my visit to South Boston. The green plus signs are spots where I saw people wearing Red Sox baseball caps. The notes, which appear here as yellow squares, indicate people I saw wearing apparel from other Boston professional sports teams, namely three people in Patriots hats, a man in a Bruins shirt, and a man in a Celtics hoodie. The yellow line shows the route which I walked on my visit. Photo: This photo shows the side of the building of Al's Liquor Store which I describe in my essay. This business is clearly very proud to be an Irish establishment in a strong Irish neighborhood. What is interesting is directly across the street from Al's, there is an invasion of new, pristine, and identical houses which cut through this image of the rough and tumble, working class Irish Southie. This is an instance when the quintessential Southie and what it could be becoming could be seen side by side, which was very striking.