One of four seals decorating the façade of Arlington’s Town Hall. August 9, 2010.
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A Pineapple and Flying Machines
A helicopter and plane seen above Arlington’s Town Hall during Patriots’ Day festivities. April 16, 2012.
Armor
A suit of armor stands guard outside a Colby Road residence. April 17, 2016.
Fruits of Labor
The mural above the entrance to the former Arlington Co-operative (now Citizens) Bank. February 28, 2012.
A Pile of Shot
Cannon balls stacked as part of a monument in Arlington Center.
November 26, 2011.
A Gift From Hauck
A plaque on the side of the Uncle Sam statue in Arlington Center memorializing the people who made it possible.
November 23, 2011.
Crescent Moon
A whimsically sided home on Grove Street Place, as seen from Summer Street. January 6, 2012.
Night Hunter
A nighttime detail of Cyrus E. Dallin’s Menotomy Indian Hunter in the Town Hall garden. February 21, 2012.
Admiring the Art
A mother and her children sit in the Town Hall garden opposite Cyrus E. Dallin’s “Menotomy Indian Hunter.” April 4, 2012.
The Trail Splits
A map of the Arlington Reservoir, broken in the middle, at the head of the trail along Lowell Street. March 13, 2012.
Lion’s Mane
A lion’s head on the Civil War Monument in Arlington Center. March 13, 2012.
Lucy
The headstone of a young child in the Old Burying Ground. April 4, 2012.
Gold-Topped
The spire of the Pleasant Street Congregational Church—now The Boston Church of Christ. November 5, 2010.
Cemented
A decorative cement feature outside of the Foster Street entrance to the former Gibbs Jr. High School. March 8, 2012.
Frog
A frog on one of the fountains outside Arlington’s Town Hall.
January 6, 2012.
Newspapers
A corner of the periodicals room in the Robbins Library.
January 6, 2012.
Streaming In
Sun streams into the upper seating gallery of Arlington’s Town Hall
February 14, 2011.
Drip, Drip…
While still chilly, 2016 didn’t start out quite cold enough for ice sculptures.
December 31, 2015.
Let’s Start 2016
The annual new year ice sculpture at Leader Plaza.
December 31, 2015.
Football Sunday
A home along Massachusetts Avenue shows their support for the regional professional football team.
December 14, 2015.
Minuteman at the Ready
A detail of the face of a Minuteman—one of four figures—at the base of the Robbins memorial flagpole, sculpted by Cyrus E. Dallin.
April 4, 2012.
No. 14
Mausoleum number fourteen, Seth Wyman’s, in the Old Burying Ground.
April 4, 2012.
Iron Pattern
A cast iron fence along Broadway.
March 13, 2012.
Squaw
Cyrus E. Dalin’s depiction of Squaw Sachem, the woman who live on the land before the village of Menotomy was established, on the flagpole base in the Town Hall garden.
April 4, 2012.
24 on a Palette
A house number creatively displayed at a now demolished and rebuilt Epping Street address.
February 6, 2015.
Value It
A sign created by school children from the Hardy Elementary School warning people off feeding the geese around Spy Pond.
January 24, 2012.
Doll
A doll in the window of the Japanese-American Association of Greater Boston on Massachusetts Avenue.
November 15, 2013.
Party with the Devil
Chalk graffiti under an old railroad bridge that now supports the Minuteman Bikeway.
October 04, 2015.
Obelisk
Driving a stretch of Gray Street eastbound near its intersection with Jason Street, the Bunker Hill monument framed perfectly by the trees.
October 04, 2015.
Insignia
The logo on the side of an Arlington Fire Department firetruck.
October 22, 2013.
Twisted Up
Topiaries flank the entrance of a Dickson Avenue residence.
August 05, 2015.
Ordinary
An “ordinary” bicycle decoration on the front porch of a Pine Ridge Road home.
Linking Colors
Colorful artwork on a utility box on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Brattle Street.
August 05, 2015.
You’re So Vane…
…You probably think this post is about you. A weathervane atop a West Upland Road garage.
August 05, 2015.
Field Stone Feature
A stone feature in the front yard of a Pine Ridge Road home.
August 05, 2015.
Be Chairful Out There!
An art exhibition (Chairful Where You Sit) in Whittemore Park, the front lawn of the Jefferson Cutter House that houses the Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum.
July 11, 2015.
Solid Wood
A colorfully painted front door to a home on Lombard Road.
June 07, 2015. SC
Atop the Hill
The classical Greek inspired water tower holding 1,995,000 gallons of water 382 feet above sea level.
August 08, 2014
Netted
A detail over the main door of the Italian Renaissance library built in 1892.
September 12, 2013.
The Town Flagpole
The flag at half staff on the Town Hall flagpole. The Cyrus Dallin sculpture “Allegory of Massachusetts” the finial.
September 12, 2013.
Tholos on a Hill
The greek tholos inspired Park Avenue water tower seen from Belmont. In the foreground, Clay Pit Pond and Belmont High School.
March 08, 2014.
The Yellow Rose
A large emblem on a Washington Street garage door.
December 26, 2014.
New Year 2015
What is quickly becoming a tradition—the new year’s ice sculpture—in front of Leader Plaza on Massachusetts Avenue.
January 1, 2015.
Christmas Display
A festive Christmas display in the oft changed front window of the Minuteman Repair shop in East Arlington.
December 17, 2014.
Bleeh!
A one-eyed tree face decoration on a Mountain Ave property.
October 17, 2014.
Flag Mosaic
Art depicting the flag of the American colonies displayed on a Mountain Avenue home.
October 17, 2014.
Faces
No, not the demolished haunted disco on route 2, but faces on trees in the yard of a Mountain Avenue home.
October 17, 2014.
Guest Appearance
John Lennon made an appearance on the main stage at the 2014 Arlington Town Day festivities by way of Rob Surette’s Amazing Hero Art.
September 13, 2014.
Wire Frame
A wire frame elephant decorates the side lawn of a Dothan Street home.
August 31, 2014. SC
Art on Display
A detail of a painted utility box in Arlington Center.
August 8, 2014.
Public Art
A painted utility box brightening up Arlington Center on an overcast day.
August 01, 2014.
1% Milk
A rendition of a bottle of milk on the side of a utility box that seems to have a “cows and cow products” theme.
July 25, 2014.
Cows
Cows on a utility box next to Stop and Shop on Massachusetts Avenue.
July 25, 2014.
The Rabbit Hole
A sculpted rabbit peers out of a hole in the stump-turned public art piece in Waldo Park.
June 20, 2014.
Birds of a Feather
Wood sculptures on the stump of a fallen tree in Waldo Park.
June 20, 2014.
The Bird’s Nest
Three carved wooden birds perch atop the trunk of a damaged tree-turned sculpture in Waldo Park.
June 20, 2014.
Tree
A decorative medallion on the add-on pediment of a building in Arlington Center.
June 20, 2014.
Artist at Work
An artist works on her painting, making a colorful attraction of a once drab utility box in Arlington Center.
June 27, 2014.
Blue Bird Box
Artwork as part of an ongoing effort to beautify electrical boxes around Arlington Center.
July 27, 2014
E’er Watching Over
The eagle atop the Civil War memorial constantly keeping a watch over Arlington Center.
June 27, 2014.
Marathon Street
A newly created mural on the Marthon Street facing wall of Anthony’s East Side Deli shows the transition of the marathon from ancient Greece to Boston.
June 20, 2014.
Stained Glass
A stained glass window displayed in the side of a Rockland Avenue home.
May 12, 2014.
Spring Buddha
A Buddha statue in the backyard of a Lansdowne Road home. The same statue can be seen in this earlier post: “Backyard Buddha.”
May 12, 2014.
Stabled
A large horse statute on the porch of a Ridge Street home.
May 12, 2014.
The Life Aquatic
Cutouts of dolphins and waves on the colorful shutters of a Ridge Street home.
May 12, 2014.
“Muzz”
A small bench in a small landscaped area next to a small speed bump on Morningside Drive dedicated to Brian “Muzz” Murray.
April 12, 2014.
Winchester Road
An address to a Winchester Road home carved into the rock on the property.
April 12, 2014.
Tilted Tombstone
A headstone in the Old Burying Ground adorned with an American flag.
September 12, 2013.
Sign of the Times
A detail of the sign for the Arlington Gas Light Company on Grove Street, which now houses Department of Public Works offices.
January 13, 2014.
Something’s Fishy
A man takes a closer look at a car-turned-fish sculpture at the Shell station on Massachusetts Avenue.
January 13, 2014.
Stone Eagle
The finial atop the Civil War monument in Arlington Center.
November 15, 2013.
Finance Building
The recently painted Finance Building in Arlington Center.
November 15, 2013.
Carved
Jack o’ lanterns on the steps of a Woodside Lane home.
November 15, 2013.
Cemetery Road
An autumn scene in Mouth Pleasant Cemetery.
November 2, 2013.
Dancer
A metal sculpture in the plaza of the Arlington 360 development.
November 2, 2013.
Wait
A gravestone in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
November 2, 2013.
Rideout
A gravestone in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
November 2, 2013.
A Bend in the Road
A road covered in fallen leaves curves past headstones in St. Paul Cemetery.
October 22, 2013.
Consolation
A monument in St. Paul Cemetery in East Arlington.
October 22, 2013.
No. 5
The mausoleum of Benjamin Locke in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
October 3, 2013.
Uncle Sam Plaza
Selectman Joe Curro, foreground, looks up as a new sign is revealed marking Uncle Sam Plaza during Town Day festivities. Others in attendance included State Senator Ken Donnelly, State Representative Sean Garballey, and U.S. Representative candidates Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, and State Senator Will Brownsberger.
September 21, 2013.
Colors
Vibrantly painted blue oval houses on Wellington Street.
September 12, 2013.
Veggie School
A sign educating non-gardeners of the different vegetables growing in the Robbins Farm Garden.
April 14, 2012.
Rebuilding the Wall
Masons work on reconstructing the retaining wall next to the Robbins Library that had been taken down for restorations.
August 28, 2013.
The Arlington National Bank
An old bank transfer safe on the outside of what is now Coldwell Banker offices.
August 8, 2013.
Indian Hunter
The Menotomy Indian Hunter by Cyrus E. Dallin in the Town Hall garden.
July 05, 2013.
A Tree Grows in Arlington
The hot summer sun provides energy for a tree along Massachusetts Avenue in front of the Robbins Library.
July 5, 2013.
Cy Dal
People crowd Whittemore Park in front of the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum for a special Sunday night event.
July 28, 2013.
Conduit of Knowledge
The shield atop the original building of Arlington High School.
July 29, 2013.
Chip Off the Old Block
An old headstone, slightly worse for wear, in the Old Burying Ground.
July 31, 2012.
Pineapple
The pineapple, a traditional New England sign of welcome, atop Arlington Town Hall.
April 4, 2012.
Backyard Buddha
Construction equipment at a home site behind a Lansdowne Road property where a statue of Buddha sits peacefully under a tree.
February 25, 2013.
Snowballs
Snowballs placed in the branches of a flowering bush along Fabyan Street.
February 25, 2013.
From the Turnpike
The Park Avenue water tower as seen from the Concord Turnpike.
February 15, 2013.
Treeface
A face on a Chatham Street tree seemingly shocked by all the snow.
February 9, 2013.
Squaw Sachem
A statue of Squaw Sachem by Cyrus E. Dallin, part of the Robbins Memorial Flagstaff at Town Hall, covered in snow.
December 29, 2012.
Snow Gate
The wrought iron gate of the Maple Street library access trail during a snow storm.
December 29, 2012.
Careful on the Steps
It’s a new year, be sure to visit the Robbins Library!
December 29, 2012.
2013
An ice sculpture in the parking lot of Leader Plaza on Massachusetts Avenue wishes everyone a happy new year.
December 31, 2012.
Happy Snowman
A Pleasant Street snowman grins wide at the prospect of finally getting a body.
December 29, 2012.
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