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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…

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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…

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…

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…

My photo, taken at W. Broadway and C shows the ways in which South Boston is shifting as a neighborhood. We see a sign for Al’s Liquors directly facing the sign for Foodie Market. In an almost spatial rivalry, the two exist and share this…

The map I chose shows the locations of East Boston residences in subsidized housing plans. Interestingly, I bumped into on the locations during my brief period of being lost on Faywood/Orient Avenue. The apartments in that area surround a community…

This picture is taken Boston is taken on the intersection of W. Newton St and Shawmut Ave. The South End not only home to thousands of local residents but also a tourist destination for thousands. In order to distinguish between these two…

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…

Showing the level of Physical Disorder along the route I walked (West Broadway street to Dorchester street). I feel that for the most part this map mirrors my personal findings on my walk, namely that the physical appearance of Broadway St…

While walking by, I saw one of the locals with all of his mirrors smashed in. I asked him what had happened he said he was not sure. This image somewhat captures the overall feeling of the distress people from that area face on a daily basis. Around…