Formerly an occult bookstore, the yellow house at the crux of Massachusetts Avenue and Appleton Street is now The Children's Room, a "center for grieving children and teenagers." August 31, 2010.
The Children’s Room
Month February 2011
Stratton in the Fog
Fog carries light from street lamps, wrapping it around the Stratton School. September 3, 2010.
Alewife Brook
The border between Arlington and Somerville, Alewife Brook, as it runs past St. Paul Cemetery. January 5, 2011.
Town Hall: Chair
Two chairs--that offer much more leg room than the fixed seats--in the corner of the balcony. February 14, 2011.
Town Hall: Lantern
Looking up into the lantern that crowns Town Hall. August 9, 2010.
Town Hall: Medallion
One of the four medallions next to the front arches of Town Hall. August 9, 2010
All the medallions can be seen on the Pictures of Arlington Facebook page.
Town Hall: Stage
The view from the back balcony. February 14, 2011.
Town Hall: Ballot Box
In the Hearing Room, one can find old ballot boxes repurposed for use as end tables. February 14, 2011.
Town Hall: Back Balcony
Two clocks (only one showing the correct time) adorn the back balcony of the main hall. February 14, 2011.
Town Hall: Nathan Robbins Portrait
A portrait of Nathan Robbins "in his Quincy Market poultry, pork and game stall, Painted by Theodore Auguste Rousseau, Boston, 1853." February 14, 2011.
Town Hall: Hearing Room Clock
A clock adorns the wall at one end of the Hearing Room. February 14, 2011.
Town Hall: Odds and Ends
A collection of fixtures and other trinkets hanging on the wall behind the stage.
Dennis Ahern writes with more information about this little display:
“The curious framework is a California Job Case of the kind used to contain
foundry type for letterpress printing. The back (bottom) of the drawer has
been removed. In a California case, the left two-thirds contain the lower
case letters and punctuation, and the right third has the capital letters
arranged alphabetically except for J and U, which are tacked on after X, Y, Z.”
Town Hall: The Seal of Arlington
The intricately decorated Seal of the Town of Arlington centered above the stage. February 14, 2011.
Town Hall: Balcony Seating
Seats on the second floor balcony of Arlington Town Hall. February 14, 2011.
Selectmen’s Office
Ornate metalwork frames the door to the Selectman's Office in Arlington Town Hall. February 11, 2011.
In Concert
Violinist Ricardo Odriozola, a 1983 Arlington High School Graduate, performs with pianist Einar Røttingen at Arlington Town Hall on February 11, 2011.
North Union
North Union field, adjacent to the Thompson Elementary School, covered in snow on January 25, 2011.
Freezing Rain
Tiny icicles adorn trees all over town after a night of rain then dropping temperatures. February 3, 2011.
James T. O’Donnell Bridge
One might not even notice it, but when crossing the Arlington/Cambridge line at Massachusetts Avenue, one is crossing the James T. O'Donnell Bridge. January 5, 2011.
More Than Six Feet Under
Headstones in the Old Burying Ground settled cozily into the snow. December 28, 2010.
Russell Historic District
Plants climb around an informational sign for the Russell Historic District. November 15, 2010.
PSCC
An up close view showing the façade of the Pleasant Street Congregational Church which held its final service on Sunday, January 30, 2011. November 5, 2010.
Carport
A carport on the side of a Cherokee Road home. June 24, 2010.
Venus in the Sunset Over Robbins Farm
Venus in the twilight zone over Robbins Farm on July 1, 2007.
2 Hour Only
The foliage starting to change on the trees of Whittemore Park. October 13, 2010.
Winter Lights
The trees along Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Center decorated with winter lights on December 28, 2010.
Arlington 360
Weeds grow high around the sign for "Arlington 360," a stalled construction project on the former Symmes site. July 22, 2010.
Scutra
The sign for the popular European restaurant Scutra on Summer Street. July 22, 2010.
