27 10 343 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/2edf9cdee2605945c2c62ea68609a3ac.png 23aa29fa985128174519727bd889be7b 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 The Readville Guys Description An account of the resource My dad grew up in a small part of Boston called Readville, located in the southern-most tip of Hyde Park between Dedham and Milton. He grew up playing baseball and hockey in the public parks of Readville with all of his friends. These friends, the “Readville Guys,” I call them, are still friends today. Although my father passed away nine years ago, I still see the members of this incredibly tight-knit group a few times a year. When we’re together, I become a part of the audience to their stories, as the mere presence of another Readville Guy brings out a shower of memories. For this project, I was motivated to learn about how the group got so close during their time in Readville, and what about the small neighborhood of Boston kept them close over time. I learned a lot about the strength of their friendship and their loyalty to their common roots. They have enormous pride for Readville. I entered into this endeavor with an understanding of the fun surface-stories, and learned beyond those about the times when they were really there for each other. I am coming away from this project with a stronger understanding of their group dynamic and what makes it as strong as it is, and I am left to compare the longevity of this group’s friendship to that of my own hometown friends. This project is in many ways not done. There is a lot more to unpack and understand. I don’t want people to think that my brief interpretation of what they said and what I captured in conversation is the true character of this group, but I understand that this may be the first step to ever actually achieving that. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tanner Skenderian https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/8b033fe35f942a41dd0f871e2d6c06bc.png 1b3db470629ef48a4f9b4485656b6336 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 The Red Sox’s Unification of the City of Boston Description An account of the resource I leave my room wearing the only Red Sox gear I own: the traditional navy t-shirt with red block letters displaying the team’s name prominently across the front. I remember back to when I bought it while attending a Red Sox game five years ago. As a high school sophomore, I accompanied my dad on a trip to Boston. The two of us, avid sports fans, couldn’t possibly leave the city without visiting the sacred ground of Fenway Park. Like Michael Borer finds of tourists from around the country in Faithful to Fenway, my dad and I wanted to “become part of a shared history of triumph and tragedy, heroes and villains, beer and hot dogs…[by making the] pilgrimage to Fenway to pay homage to one of American culture’s most cherished shrines.” Five years ago, we arrived at the game about two hours before the opening pitch, taking the opportunity to walk along Yawkey Way, observing the throngs of loyal fans mingling with and jostled by baseball enthusiasts from around the country. I remember taking it all in as we pushed our way through the crowd: the aromatic smoky sausage fresh off the grill, the warm, sticky beer spilling over the edge of its cup as its owner simultaneously attempts to put away his wallet and text among the hoards, the men on stilts moving clumsily along the road while yelling chants to excite fans. I remember walking into one of the memorabilia shops, perusing the various gear options, and finally selecting the shirt I am wearing today. Through a series of interviews with fans on April 19th, before and during the Red Sox versus Orioles game, I explore the power of the team to unify the city, allowing the narratives of individuals attending the game to express the place and collective identity of the Red Sox and Fenway Park. I describe the unifying feature of the team through the way the Red Sox permit remote fans to retain their connection to Boston, through the unwavering obsession of fans transmitted through generations and shared between family members, and through the veneration of Fenway Park that attracts people simply passing through the city. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Orlea Miller https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/0b33765d11c06010fe67707b782605e1.png a61ada77d6f48f8c97d3fc989721d5f1 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 The Role of the 1970s Busing in Bostonian Tribalism Description An account of the resource In my final project, a historical paper, I analyze and discuss the context of the 1965 Racial Imbalance Act of Massachusetts, along with the subsequent busing desegregation plan of the 1970s. These events resulted in the many protests and violent acts in affected neighborhoods such as South Boston and Roxbury, which we today associate with the busing crisis. This neighborhood-driven tribalism did not begin with the busing crisis, however. In fact, neighborhood insularity began earlier, solidified by the segregation of public housing projects in the city. The busing crisis was a misinformed attempt at correcting this problem, guided by the idea that “neighborhood schooling” was obsolete. Unfortunately, the sector that suffered most from this governmental experiment was education, and the consequence is an enduring sense of rigid neighborhood tribalism and segregation in the city of Boston to this day. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mike Ross https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/670f95a7d5bd15094ffd3aeb38ae3980.jpg 2420d7fab88e5c4ca6b6ef206ab48699 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 Through Other Eyes Description An account of the resource This project was done in an effort to reconnect with a lot of my friends that I have made within the Latin American community here in Boston, and elsewhere. The idea behind the project was to develop an overarching idea, if that was possible, of how this particular community viewed Boston. Are there opinions to be skewed one way or the other? Will their opinions of the city depend heavily on their personal experiences within their community or will it depend on this ‘imaginary’ Boston that they carry around with them? All-in-all, I was a little surprised at how little was said about the food (sea-food), museums, symphonies, and historical significance of the area which is to say that 0 of the 18 people that I interviewed mentioned any of those things. A lot of the focus was on the weather, which is understandable, and the sports teams, mostly the Red Sox. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jordan Ellett https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/28ba190a919ff1685b18338040b3015f.png 5d08d563edcedc27e845ed6d24b9666a https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/1d4624714b397300caaa942d3940f8a7.JPG 257fe396deb8985fbedb6eaa1ad904f6 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 Tianxing Ian https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/2c23c103b763ebb1421bd77f6f5b99fe.jpg 6d715456bab5193154ea7c2d0374c124 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/673d54e7ccdce5903c1e690e8b8d0cd1.jpg 521de8a677df6cc651128efe8235c469 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 Tianxing Lan Description An account of the resource 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 vines decorating the door. The abundance and variety of decorations show the prosperity of the area. The map is the housing characteristics of Charlestown. The west and central part is in much darker orange, indicating the price of housing is very high. The price in the northeast part, however, is much lower. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/e83476058faba4edf596a3485bc4238f.jpg 130c302b4f08bf736144db4f5947de10 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/31ea19eb38319409c4e9dd68a2458b0d.JPG b0b272b3dc2a2023228279a9203d0de4 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 Tiffany Lopinsky https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/1f154c32c3e2276d1858690dd6b4fb02.jpg 12c757f63e4ca3fd29eab079dc25d020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/7706b12618ecd6f46c898733977b284b.pdf b89c8ca010935a8e3b4c19c069004d7c 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 Tiffany Lopinsky Description An account of the resource 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 in the South End over the past few decades. The neighborhood has become increasingly catered to wealthy residents, bringing in new businesses like upscale restaurants, luxury spas, artisanal gift shops, dog bakeries, and even a Whole Foods Market, which opened up earlier this year. As we know, however, and as the map of median household income shows, not all of the South End’s residents are wealthy. The map shows that there are pockets of affluent residents with incomes of over approximately $100,000 gathered around the Tremont Street area. There are also areas with incomes slightly below that surrounding the richest areas, but a majority of the rest of the neighborhood is living below the poverty line, with family incomes between 0 and $40,000. This data reflected on the map in concert with the trend that the picture represents demonstrates the idea that the South End is diverse, but not integrated. While the housing projects like Villa Victoria may have their own tight-knit communities, it appears as though the wealthier residents of the neighborhood have isolated the poor communities by attracting high-end retailers and restaurants. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/5b24859078f0b24ee341f70d291bb200.jpeg 4c75b08db7826c33d672b6d87906c048 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/71eaaa5bb7d2d6bc7f8381daea7833f0.jpg ffe00b4456dde25efdadeee6fe8df945 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 Todd Jones https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/7e2a00371665e54efe2c5a3d08b5f160.pdf b3585a265a33ca0acb86bb89c8003f18 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/usworld24/original/4fea399a64e4229a035d411102565ac2.jpg ee03e7d6f7a0da3e37afc4813a0902e2 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 Todd Jones Description An account of the resource 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 looked it up when I got back to campus and found that it was true. The picture, in my opinion, represents an important aspect of the city, which I mentioned in my essay repeatedly — its high proportion of rented living. We have a standard example of that, but achieved through the creative means of converting it from a church. I wonder for the future of Southie, when housing expansion seems to be so needed that these are the steps taken to make more housing available. It also makes me wonder whether urban renewal might be looming in the neighborhood's future. The map shows the proportion of residents in Southie living in rented space — and with the overall neighborhood metric between 50 and 60%, it actually wasn't as drastic as I had pictured at first, yet still points to potential change in a way that a significantly lower number would not.