The band plays to children and parents of the Stratton School at the annual Stratton Spring Fling. May 13, 2011.
Stratton Spring Fling
Author Benn Craig
The Moon Over Mt. Gilboa
A half-moon shows through the trees on the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
Cloud Column
The view of the sky from Hemlock and Epping Streets as the sun sets on December 7, 2010.
W.T. Kenney Co., Inc.
The magnificently decorated façade of the W.T. Kenney Co., Inc. building on Prescott Street. July 22, 2010.
The Foot of the Rocks
Three stones at Massachusetts Avenue and Lowell Street mark the area once known as "The Foot of the Rocks," where Minutemen from Menotomy and surrounding towns engaged British troops on April 19, 1775. April 11, 2011.
That’s MISTER Charlie’s to you!
A sign on the side of Capri Pizza at Massachusetts Avenue and Park Avenue, August 31, 2010.
Edison
The Edison building on Mystic Street at night. September 5, 2010.
Once Around
The rotary at Mystic Valley Parkway and Medford Street was featured in the 1991 movie "Once Around" starring Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfuss. Overhead shots of cars circling the rotary are used in the opening and closing shots of the movie as well as other important times throughout the story.
Enter
A sign on the front lawn of the Jason Russell House points towards the entrance. At left, the plaque on the flagpole honors Judge James R. Parmenter, former president of the Arlington Historical Society. August 9, 2010.
EZ Nails & Spa
Warm glow from the rarified gases neon, argon (with mercury vapor) and xenon illuminate the inside of EZ Nails & Spa on the night of July 27, 2010.
Melted
The front entrance of a Ronald Road home damaged by fire. April 11, 2011
Intersection of Three Routes
The Cambridge Savings Bank building at one of Arlington's busiest intersections, the convergence of MA Route 2A, MA Route 60 and U.S. Route 3. July 22, 2010.
Thunder Clouds
Thunder clouds in the last rays of daylight on July 19, 2010.
Covenant Church•School
The sign of Covenant Church•School sheltered under a blossom-laden tree on the night of April 22, 2011.
N.O.L.D.A
A sign at Robbins Farm reminding dog owners that their dogs need to be leashed at all times. Town Meeting recently approved a measure that will fine owners who disregard the law on their first offense. Previously they would only be given a warning. April 22, 2011.
Light Urn
A hanging light fixture in the Hearing Room on the second floor of Arlington's Town Hall. February 14, 2011.
Cellular Tower
A macrocell base transceiver station pokes up through the trees at the Symmes site on June 24, 2010.
Alewife Brook
Alewife Brook before it passes underneath Massachusetts Avenue. January 5, 2011.
D.P.W. Truck
A Department of Public Works truck on Stone Road. June 24, 2010.
Brackett Clock Tower
The clock tower at the new Brackett School which was named after former Massachusetts Governor (1890-1891), and Arlington resident, John Quincy Adams Brackett. April 22, 2011.
“Lucky” Rock
Support for the Boston Celtics on Forest Street. April 11, 2011.
’76
A Bennington Flag flies in front of a decorative truss on a Lowell Street home. April 11, 2011
D.A.V.
The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 49 near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Lowell Street. April 11, 2011.
Slides
After many years as a favorite with the children of Arlington, the warped, broken slides at Robbins Farm Playground will be removed and eventually replaced. April 22, 2011.
U.S.
A U.S. Army tent set up as the base of operations for the "Moving Wall" Vietnam Memorial. Inside, displays were set up memorializing the Arlingtonians who gave their lives in service during the Vietnam War. April 15, 2011.
Inscription
The inscription at the confluence of the two wings that make up the half-sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial on display for Patriots' Day weekend. April 15, 2011.
POW*MIA
The National League of Families prisoner of war/missing in action flag flies below the American flag at the field upon which was displayed the "Moving Wall" Vietnam Memorial on April 15, 2011.
Vietnam Memorial
As school lets out, high-schoolers come to see the half-sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial that has been temporarily set up on their baseball field. April 15, 2011.
Moving Wall
A man reflects on the "Moving Wall" Vietnam Memorial temporarily set up on the Arlington High baseball field for Patriots' Day weekend. April 15, 2011.
Blackhawk
A Blackhawk helicopter takes off above the "Moving Wall" Vietnam Memorial at Arlington High School on April 15, 2011.
Patriots’ Day
A British soldier hits a minuteman with the butt of his rifle on the front lawn of the Jason Russell house during the Patriots' Day reenactment in 2009.
Blue Oval – Edward L. Sterling House
The Edward L. Sterling House (1845) on Summer Street. September 25, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Henry Hornblower House
The Henry Hornblower House (1891) on Pleasant Street. November 5, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Edward Storer House
The Edward Storer House (1845) on Water Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Idahurst Mansion
As the most expensive building in Arlington at the time of its construction on Appleton Street in 1894, Idahurst Mansion is now split into apartments. August 31, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Cox-Knowles House
The Cox-Knowles House (1860) which formerly sat on Hemlock Street at the last family farm in Arlington, now sits at the end of Knowles Farm Road, a development on the former farm. August 9, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Alvin Robbins House
The Alvin Robbins House (built 1868, moved from Mass. Ave 1912) at the corner of Prescott Street and Russell Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Charles P. Wyman House
The Charles P. Wyman House (1880) on Pleasant Street. November 5, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Butterfield-Whittemore House
The Butterfield-Whittemore House (1695/1790,) also known as the "Crooked House" as it not parallel to Massachusetts Avenue. September 29, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Albert Winn Farmhouse
The Albert Winn Farmhouse (1820) on Summer Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Wayside Inn
As the 77 bus rumbles down Massachusetts Avenue, it passes in front of the Wayside Inn (1750) on the night of September 5, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Pliny B. Fiske House
The front porch of the hedge-surrounded Pliny B. Fiske House (1894) on Prescott Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Blue Oval – Ammi P. Cutter House
The Ammi P. Cutter House (1850) on Summer Street. November 15, 2010.
Blue Oval homes are structures designated by the Arlington Historical Commission as historically or architecturally significant. There are approximately 1,200 such structures in the Town of Arlington.
For more information, visit http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
Robbins Library
The Robbins Library front entrance on Town Day, September 25, 2010.
Apartment Lights
An apartment's stairwell lights visible from Massachusetts Avenue near Lockeland Avenue. September 5, 2010.
Grotesque
A grotesque on the side of St. Anne's Chapel, August 31, 2010.
Mill Brook
The chipped glass appearance of Mill Brook as it passes under Ryder Street on August 31, 2010.
Bike Path
A biker on the Minuteman Bikeway--"America's Revolutionary Rail-Trail"--as it winds away from Mill Street on August 9, 2010.
Parallel Parking
A car parallel parking in front of the shops on Medford Street near the intersection with Massachusetts Avenue. July 22, 2010.
Sinkhole
A large sinkhole on Hemlock Street, complete with rat (far right,) on July 22, 2010. It was repaired the next day. More on the Pictures of Arlington Facebook page.
Bay Windows
A home that bends around the corner of Oldham Road and Old Middlesex Path. July 21, 2010.
Farmhouse
The ghost of a farmhouse beyond the fence at Hurd Field during a thunderstorm. July 19, 2010.
Over the Hills and Far Away
Taken in a northerly direction from the intersection of Gray Street and Lockeland Avenue, June 4, 2010.
Broadway Diner
The Broadway Diner on Broadway. January 6, 2011.
Barber Memorial Grove
This small stone on the front lawn of the Jason Russell House marks the Barber Memorial Grove. The inscription reads: "Barber Memorial Grove. In grateful remembrance of Rev. Laurence L. Barber, president 1937-1957, and Laura B. Barber, his wife. The Arlington Historical Society." September 25, 2010.
Arlington Heights
A sign welcoming those coming from the direction of Lexington into Arlington Heights. March 12, 2011.
Apartments
An apartment building on Pleasant Street, November 5, 2010.
BBs
Hundreds of plastic air gun BBs, along with a similar number of glass shards, litter the ground around a rock on Hill's Hill. March 12, 2011.
Supermoon
Supermoon (a full moon that has come the closest to Earth in 18 years) rises above Greater Boston and the Concord Turnpike. March 19, 2011. More on the Pictures of Arlington Facebook page.
Blue Skies
A couple of treeless homes on Epping Street. June 24, 2010.
Toddlers in the Outfield
A new playground structure just past the outfield fence at Buck Field. March 12, 2011.
Video Horizons
An employee sorts through returned DVDs on the final day of regular operation of Video Horizons on March 13, 2011. The store will officially close, after a liquidation sale, March 31, 2011.
“Arlington’s FIRST public mural.”
A wider view of the mural on the MBTA bus terminal in Arlington Heights which depicts Paul Revere, Uncle Sam, Town Hall, an old MTA trolley car, Saint Patrick (not really,) Old Schwamb Mill, and Spy Pond among other smaller details. March 12, 2011.
MBTA Bus Terminal Mural
According to the inscription: "This mural was designed and painted by students and staff from Dearborn Academy under the direction of artist Tova Speter and with the help of artists Anyahlee Cañas and LeeAnn Love Price and volunteers from the Arlington Community." March 12, 2011.
Uncle Sam Rides an Eagle
A detail of the mural on the MBTA bus terminal in Arlington Heights. Part one. March 12, 2011.
Charred
The burnt remans of trees pepper the landscape atop HIll's Hill, no doubt due to weekend teenage hijinks. March 12, 2011.
Bikeway Overpass
The Minuteman Bikeway passes by Spy Pond over an old railway bridge. November 5, 2010.
Highrock
The blue and white steeple of the Highrock Church (formerly a Greek Orthodox church,) against the blue and white sky of a sunny August 9, 2010.
Gold’s Gym
Gold's Gym located near the spot at which Park Avenue meets the Park Avenue Extension. August 31, 2010.
Arlington Catholic High School
The sign above a Medford Street entrance to Arlington Catholic High School on July 22, 2010.
Buckle Up Arlington
An electric road sign reminds people that Arlington needs to be securely fastened at all times. August 9, 2010.
Thompson School
Thompson School. January 25, 2011.
St. John’s
St. John's Episcopal Church on Pleasant Street. November 5, 2010.
Central Fire Station at Night
The Central Fire Station on the night of September 5, 2010.
Gas Prices
The Gulf station advertising "regular" at $2.75 a gallon at the intersect of Mystic Street and Summer Street. July 2, 2010.
Railroad Relic
A relic of the Boston and Maine Railroad alongside the Minuteman Bikeway near Arlington Center. July 22, 2011.
Bark
Pieces of bark lay scattered around the "signpost tree," a dead tree at the height of Menotomy Rocks Park. August 9, 2010.
Green Grass and Blue Sky
A fair weather cumulus cloud hangs over an Arlington neighborhood on June 24, 2010.
Keefe Funeral home
The front door of the Keefe Funeral home on Chestnut Street. July 22, 2010.
The Children’s Room
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.
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.
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