The sign outside of the demolished Brigham's Corporate Office on Mill Street. September 27, 2011.
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Capitol Block
The Capitol Theatre block on Massachusetts Avenue in East Arlington. September 19, 2011.
$99 & Up
A bridal gown in the window of Massachusetts Avenue store. September 16, 2011.
Corporate Office
The former world headquarters of Brigham's, partway to the junkyard. September 27, 2011.
Lahey Arlington
Lahey Clinic Arlington on Broadway in East Arlington. September 19, 2011.
Rush
A Pontiac Fiero decorated with the name and “starman” symbol of the Canadian progressive rock band Rush at Anderson Automotive. This car is driven by Adam Sandler’s character in the movie “That’s My Boy.” September 19, 2011.
TMNT
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles display, which for years sat stagnant next to the entrance of Video Horizons. March 14, 2011.
Exit
The exit at Valvoline at Mystic and Russell Street. July 22, 2010.
• Marble • Tile
A&B Design Marble and Tile on Massachusetts Avenue. June 24, 2011.
Hit the Bricks
The deserted sidewalk in Arlington Heights late on August 30, 2011.
D’Agostino’s
D'Agostino's delicatessen before closing on August 30, 2011.
Walgreens
The twilight sky over Walgreens near Arlington Center. August 1, 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.
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.
A la Cart
Shopping carts lined up near the entrance to Johnnie's Foodmaster. July 10, 2011.
Mirak Hyundai
The Mirak Hyundai dealership on Massachusetts Avenue. July 3, 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.
Thomas Russell’s General Store
A plaque marks the spot of the Russell Store, "plundered during the British retreat of April 19, 1775," where, according to story, the redcoats left the molasses running. The storefront at left is the vacated Quizno's sandwich shop. July 9, 2011.
CCTV
A closed circuit television hangs above the entrance at Johnnie's Foodmaster to remind would-be thieves that they are being recorded. July 10, 2011.
Flora
The entrance to Flora restaurant in the old Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank building on the night of July 2, 2011.
Super Sport
A 1972 Chevrolet Camaro SS being used as a promotional tool at a Town Day booth. September 25, 2010.
Mini Pumpkins $1.00 each
The still bustling Farmers' Market at closing time on October 13, 2010.
Farmers’ Market
A sign advertising Arlington's Farmers' Market. June 15, 2011.
Sonny and Sons
A view of Sonny and Son Autobody from Mystic Street. July 22, 2010.
Arlington Center
The corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Medford Street in Arlington center on the night of September 5, 2010.
W.T. Kenney Co., Inc.
The magnificently decorated façade of the W.T. Kenney Co., Inc. building on Prescott Street. July 22, 2010.
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.
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.
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.
Apartment Lights
An apartment's stairwell lights visible from Massachusetts Avenue near Lockeland Avenue. September 5, 2010.
Parallel Parking
A car parallel parking in front of the shops on Medford Street near the intersection with Massachusetts Avenue. July 22, 2010.
Broadway Diner
The Broadway Diner on Broadway. January 6, 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.
Gold’s Gym
Gold's Gym located near the spot at which Park Avenue meets the Park Avenue Extension. August 31, 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.
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.
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.
Est. 1898
The façade of the Decatur Market on Decatur Street at its intersection with North Union. January 25, 2011.
Old Cars 2
Old cars line the lot of Anderson Automotive on Broadway. Some of the cars here have been loaned out for use in films such as Mystic River. July 27, 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.
Arlington Automatic Transmission Co.
The dilapidated sign for the Arlington Automatic Transmission Company on Broadway, January 6, 2011.
Brigham’s Corporate Offices
The former headquarters of Brigham's Ice Cream on Mill Street. On June 28, 2008, Brigham's was sold to HP Hood LLC and its headquarters was moved to Lynnfield, Massachusetts. December 12, 2010.
Red Hot
Boxes of produce (and the truck they arrived in) at the Farmer's Market on October 13, 2010.
Entryways 9
An empty 75 Summer Street, past home of Mirak Auto Dealers and future home of Fresh Pond Seafood. July 22, 2010.
“Entryways” is a series documenting some of the doors, gates, openings, portals, entrances and exits of Arlington.
Entryways 4
Documentation in the window of the empty 78 Bow Street, a space now occupied by Taylor Rental, on July 4, 2007.
“Entryways” is a series documenting some of the doors, gates, openings, portals, entrances and exits of Arlington.
Entryways 2
The Edison building on Mystic Street. July 22, 2010.
“Entryways” is a series documenting some of the doors, gates, openings, portals, entrances and exits of Arlington.
Entryways 1
- The Irvington on Pleasant Street. November 5, 2010.
“Entryways” is a series documenting some of the doors, gates, openings, portals, entrances and exits of Arlington.
Pediment
The carved pediment of the Wild Acre Inns on Pleasant Street. November 5, 2010.
Cornice
Looking upward at the decoration of an Arlington Center building. October 13, 2010.
Employees Only
Signs posted at the greenhouses on Decatur Street, September 29, 2010.
Tomatoes
Assorted tomatoes on display at Arlington's Farmers Market on October 13, 2010.
Armstrong Ambulance
Since 2006, the new home of Armstrong Ambulance Service. July 22, 2010.
Regent Theatre at Night
People milling about outside the Regent Theatre on September 5, 2010.
Theodore Schwamb Mill
The western side of the Theodore Schwamb MIll building; originally a piano casing factory, it now is in use as an office building. August 31, 2010.
Okay, I Won’t
Construction on a stairwell at the intersection of route 60 and route 3, July 22, 2010.
Winslow Towers
The Winslow Towers building on the night of July 3, 2010.
Brigham’s
The smashed front window of the Brigham's restaurant on Mill Street. The location was boarded up on November 13, 2009 by Middlesex County Sheriff's Deputies after the year-old owner, Deal Metrics, failed to pay rent. Taken on August 9, 2010.
Arlingto Co-Operative Bank
The art deco façade--depicting workers building a house--of the Arlington Co-Operative Bank (Now Citizens Bank) on August 8, 2010.
Old Cars
Old cars in the lot of Anderson Automotive on July 27, 2010.
Ukulele Summit
The marquee of the Regent Theatre on July 22, 2010.
Cooper’s Tavern
Here once stood Cooper's Tavern... now look at it. Taken July 22, 2010.
The Parkway Mystic
The Parkway Mystic on Mystic Valley Parkway, July 22, 2010.
Blue Ribbon
A car passes in front of the Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Q on the night of July 3, 2010.
Arlington Gas Light Company
The sign for the Arlington Gas Light Company atop the building now housing the Department of Public Works, June 30, 2010.
Empty Building
78 Bow Street lies empty (but not for long, as Taylor Rental now occupies the space) on July 4, 2007.
Hodgdon-Noyes
The Hodgdon-Noyes car dealership next to Arlington High School on Massachusetts Avenue (where currently is being built a new CVS), August 17, 2006.
Peter Pan Superette
The Peter Pan Superette on the night of June 29, 2010.
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