A tree, ripped from the ground by high winds, rests against the front of a Highland Avenue home. August 28, 2011.
Tropical Storm Irene, part 3
Month August 2011
Tropical Storm Irene, part 2
A tree blocks the road in front of Peirce Elementary School. August 28, 2011.
Tropical Storm Irene, part 1
Families out for a walk stop to look at a downed tree on Eastern Avenue. August 28, 2011.
Walgreens
The twilight sky over Walgreens near Arlington Center. August 1, 2011.
Open Spaces
The July holiday means lots of people on vacation or at home, which means plenty of parking in Arlington Center. July 4, 2011.
Jesus Christ!
The stained glass window of St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church on Appleton Street. July 2, 2011.
Sunrise Swing
The chains of a Robbins Farm Playground swing silhouetted against the morning sky on August 1, 2011.
Steeple
The steeple of St. Camillus church adjacent Poets' Corner and the Concord Turnpike. July 13, 2011.
Mystic Reflections
A stone bridge joins Arlington and Medford over the Mystic River. August 1, 2011.
No Slides
Wooden stairs frame the bare dirt where once children slid down the long slides at Robbins Farm Playground. The slides are planned to be replaced after a fundraising effort. August 1, 2011.
See the broken slides, that have since been removed, in an earlier post.
Ottoson
In the foreground, the roof of the Veterans' Memorial Skating Rink, and in the background, the brick façade of the Ottoson Middle School. April 11, 2011.
Red and Blue
The mission-tiled roof of a Department of Public Works building on Grove Street. June 30, 2010.
Entryways 15
The colorful entrance to the International School of Boston on Irving Street. May 29, 2011.
“Entryways” is a series documenting some of the doors, gates, openings, portals, entrances and exits of Arlington.
Knowles Farm Road
The development on the former Knowles Farm. The original farmhouse is seen in the background to the left, moved from Hemlock Street (foreground) to make room for new homes. July 22, 2010.
And the Pitch…
Baseball action at the Summer Street baseball grounds on the evening of July 2, 2010.
Robinson Rock
A plaque (hidden behind the plants at the lower left) marks this as rock at the confluence of Gray Street and Endicott Road as "Robinson Rock" in honor of "Thomas J. Robinson 1866-1923." May 29, 2011.
Dorian Color Lab
The Mill Street entrance of Dorian Color Lab, home to Dorian Photographic Gallery and The Sports Museum photo gallery. August 9, 2010.
Iron Bars
A curious construction of iron bars in the midst of the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
Hardhat Required
A sign at the Woodside Lane entrance to the former Symmes site put up by JPI, who will no longer be developing the site. June 24, 2011.
More Geese
A couple of geese doing the Charleston along the banks of Spy Pond. July 25, 2011.
Broken Limb
Picnic tables at Robbins Farm Park in the early morning sun. August 1, 2011.
Windows
The Thompson School trying to get a bit of air circulating on the pleasant evening of August 1, 2011.
Sailboats
Sailboats on Spy Pond. July 25, 2011.
Riverside
A dirt path winds through the trees in the greenway between the Mystic River and Mystic Valley Parkway. August 1, 2011.
David Lamson Way
A small passage from Massachusetts Avenue to public parking behind Not Your Average Joe's, named for the leader of the Menotomy Minutemen, David Lamson. July 9, 2011.
More information on David Lamson can be found in former Arlington Historical Society President Howard B. Winkler’s Memorial Day address at Prince Hall Cemetery.
Sun Up
The sun rises between the trees and behind the clouds at Skyline Park. August 1, 2011.
On the Fence
A car passes in front of a signpost that distinguishes Belmont from Arlington near Route 2. August 1, 2011.
Wide Load
A truck from Abilene, Texas, on its way to MIT with a large boiler, is parked in the lot of Walgreens near Arlington center after being denied passage through Somerville. August 1, 2011.
Duck, Duck…
Goose. July 25, 2011.
In Technicolor!
Decorative woodwork adorns the eaves of the Judge John H. Hardy house. May 29, 2011.
A la Cart
Shopping carts lined up near the entrance to Johnnie's Foodmaster. July 10, 2011.
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