Andrew Hayes

Andrew Hayes

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.