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.
Ottoson
Category Architecture
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.
Windows
The Thompson School trying to get a bit of air circulating on the pleasant evening of August 1, 2011.
In Technicolor!
Decorative woodwork adorns the eaves of the Judge John H. Hardy house. May 29, 2011.
Moon over Stratton
The moon over Stratton School on January 3, 2007.
Mystic Valley Lodge
The Mystic Valley Lodge under the stars on Academy street. July 3, 2010.
Another view can be seen here.
Open Sky
Houses on Lillian Lane with no backdrop but the twilight sky. July 14, 2011.
Alleyway
The alley running alongside the Bank of America in Arlington Center lit up for the safe passage of pedestrians at night. July 9, 2011.
“Our movies are in your future.”
The now defunct Video Horizons on Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Heights. Comedian Dane Cook, a former employee at the store, has said in one of his routines that the slogan was: "our movies are in your future." If that ever was true, it certainly isn't now. March 14, 2011.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill monument, perfectly framed by the trees, taken looking east-southeast on Gray Street near its intersection with Bartlett Avenue. This view, easily seen while driving at night, is reminiscent of the seal of Arlington. July 10, 2011.
A detail of the seal of Arlington can be seen here.
St. John’s
St. John's Episcopal Church on Pleasant Street. July 9, 2011.
Flora
The entrance to Flora restaurant in the old Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank building on the night of July 2, 2011.
Fidelity House
A plane flies across the open sky above the Fidelity House gymnasium on Medford Street. July 22, 2010.
Sonny and Sons
A view of Sonny and Son Autobody from Mystic Street. July 22, 2010.
Aerial
An aerial on a Mountain Avenue home. June 24, 2010.
Over Yonder
A view across the town line into Lexington from the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
Oculus
The oculus, divided by longitude and latitude to represent a globe, above the motto "dedicated to good citizenship" on the former Parmenter School, currently occupied by the International School of Boston and the Arlington Children's Center. May 29, 2011.
Balconies
Balconies on the back of The Irvington, an apartment building on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
Weathervane
A weathervane atop a garage on Monadnock Road. May 29, 2011.
Blue Oval – Mrs. Edward Hall House
The Mrs. Edward Hall House (1890) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
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/
See a detail of the pediment in 2010, before it was painted, and in 2011, after it was painted.
Blue Oval – Mabelle W. Hudson House
The Mabelle W. Hudson House (1900) on Pleasant Street. The latin text on the pediment reads "Cor Unum Via Una" or "One Heart, One Way." May 29, 2011.
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 – First Parish Parsonage
The First Parish Parsonage (1855) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
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 – George Swan House
The George Swan House (1813) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
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 – Ephriam Frost House
The Ephriam Frost House (1821) on the Spy Pond side of Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
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 – Wyman-Pichette House
The Wyman-Pichette House (built C. 1840, moved 1998) at its new home on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
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 – Judge John H. Hardy House
The Judge John H. Hardy House (1867) on Ravine Street. May 29, 2011.
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 Call House
The Henry Call House (1854) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
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 – Adonifa Barnes House
The Adonifa Barnes House (c. 1850) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
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 – Harry McManus House
The Harry McManus House (1910) on Pleasant Street. May 29, 2011.
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/
Two Birds 2
The painted pediment of a Pleasant Street House. May 29, 2011.
See the pediment as it looked on January 9, 2010, before it was painted, by clicking here.
Arlington Center
The corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Medford Street in Arlington center on the night of September 5, 2010.
Park Avenue Congregational Church
The entrance to the Park Avenue Congregational Church on August 31, 2010.
Two Birds
The decoratively carved pediment of a Pleasant Street home on January 9, 2010. It has since been repainted.
High Chairs
Two high chairs on the curb outside Stratton School on June 24, 2010.
Root Cellar
A root cellar dug into the ground of a lot at Montague Street and Orient Avenue. May 12, 2011.
Fly Away
A helicopter flies towards Boston after passing over Robbins Farm and Skyline Park on April 22, 2011.
Tipi 2
The crown of a rude wood tipi on the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
Tipi 1
A tipi made of sticks on the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
Library Lights
The Robbins Library from the Town Garden on the night of December 28, 2010.
W.T. Kenney Co., Inc.
The magnificently decorated façade of the W.T. Kenney Co., Inc. building on Prescott Street. July 22, 2010.
Edison
The Edison building on Mystic Street at night. September 5, 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.
Light Urn
A hanging light fixture in the Hearing Room on the second floor of Arlington's Town Hall. February 14, 2011.
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.
’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.
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.
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.
Broadway Diner
The Broadway Diner on Broadway. January 6, 2011.
Apartments
An apartment building on Pleasant Street, November 5, 2010.
Blue Skies
A couple of treeless homes on Epping Street. June 24, 2010.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bell
A detail of what looks to be a Buddhist temple bell from China hanging in a small display outside St. Anne's Chapel. August 31, 2010.
Apache Trail Home
An Apache Trail home on July 21, 2010.
Arlington From Afar
Arlington can be seen on the horizon from the tower in Mount Auburn Cemetery (Cambridge/Watertown.) On the left hill is the Park Avenue water tower and one can easily see the green water tower of Turkey Hill. At right, in the foreground, Bigelow Chapel is nestled in the trees of Mount Auburn Cemetery, and also to the right, almost at the edge of the frame, is the steeple of the Pleasant Street Congregational Church. April 22, 2010.
Please Wait to be Seated
A look into the closed Brigham's restaurant on Mill street. At the time of this photo, the restaurant had been shut down for almost nine months. August 9, 2010.
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