Steps leading up to a retaining wall on Brattle Street.
November 15, 2013.
Stairs to Nowhere
Category Fall
Finishing Touches
A painter puts the finishing touches on an apartment unit at Arlington 360.
November 15, 2013.
Turkey Hill Yonder
A man crosses Schouler Court while the green Turkey Hill water tower can be seen in the distance.
November 15, 2013.
The Rembrandt
A sign for an apartment building along Massachusetts Avenue.
November 15, 2013.
Highland Station
The front of the recently renovated Highland Fire Station on Massachusetts Avenue.
November 15, 2013.
360 Night
Arlington 360 illuminated at night as seen from across town.
December 5, 2013.
360 Day
A view of the almost completed Arlington 360 apartments in the setting sun.
November 15, 2013.
日本 こんにちわ!
The Japanese Association and Japanese Language School of Greater Boston on Massachusetts Avenue.
November 15, 2013.
Mystic Valley Parkway
A view of the Mystic Valley Parkway from Medford Street on a slightly foggy night.
December 5, 2013.
Racing By
An Arlington Fire Department ambulance races down Massachusetts Avenue past a new bus shelter while responding to a call.
November 15, 2013.
Stone Eagle
The finial atop the Civil War monument in Arlington Center.
November 15, 2013.
Peeking Over
A house peeks over the top of businesses on Massachusetts Avenue.
November 15, 2013.
Side Door
A door on the side of a Massachusetts Avenue apartment building across from the high school.
November 15, 2013.
Mill Brook in Autumn
Mill Brook, covered with fallen leaves, as it passes by Brattle Street.
November 15, 2013.
All the Right Plays
A football themed advertisement outside Whole Foods.
November 15, 2013.
Door Gourds
Decorations for the fall at the main entrance of Arlington’s Town Hall.
November 15, 2013.
No “End”
A sign on Orchard Place marred by vandals.
November 15, 2013.
Skull
A halloween decoration seemingly drowning in dead leaves on Lansdowne Road.
November 15, 2013.
Finance Building
The recently painted Finance Building in Arlington Center.
November 15, 2013.
Yellow Shutters
A home on Woodside Lane.
November 15, 2013.
Kickstand
Previously Jam ‘n’ Java, the Kickstand Cafe is now open in Arlington Center.
November 15, 2013.
Open
Whittemore park and the Cyrus E. Dallin Museum.
November 15, 2013.
Lil Punkin’
Autumn decorations on a Rockmont Road property.
November 15, 2013.
Down Broadway
A view into East Arlington down Broadway.
November 15, 2013.
Chisel Tip
The angled spire of the First Parish Unitarian
Universalist bell tower.
November 15, 2013.
Cyrus H. Cutter House
The Cyrus H. Cutter House (c. 1849) on Rockmont Road decorated with pumpkins for the fall.
November 15, 2013.
Preparing to Open
A man wipes down chairs before opening for dinner service at an Arlington Center restaurant.
November 15, 2013.
Carved
Jack o’ lanterns on the steps of a Woodside Lane home.
November 15, 2013.
A Bird in the Sky
A bird glides over the apartment building at 276 Massachusetts Avenue.
October 22, 2013.
Property of Arlington
A trash barrel at the end of Spy Pond Parkway.
November 12, 2013.
Step Down
Stones stacked as steps set into the bank of Spy Pond along the walkway adjacent Route 2.
November 12, 2013.
Rafters
A view up into the rafters of the Union Hall (c. 1875) on Park Avenue which is now a storage space for Arlington Coal and Lumber.
October 22, 2013.
Snake in the Road
The remnants of a snake pressed into Park Avenue by countless cars.
October 22, 2013.
Ring My Bell
The shiny bell on an Arlington fire engine as it is parked across Freeman Street while responding to a downed power line (background).
October 22, 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.
Arlington 360
An autumn view from the pool at Arlington 360.
November 2, 2013.
Rideout
A gravestone in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
November 2, 2013.
Downing Square
Much needed roadwork on Downing Square in Arlington Heights.
October 22, 2013.
A Bend in the Road
A road covered in fallen leaves curves past headstones in St. Paul Cemetery.
October 22, 2013.
St. Paul Cemetery
The main gate of St. Paul Cemetery on Broadway in East Arlington.
October 22, 2013.
Hearse
A hearse carrying a veteran of the United States Air Force turns onto Massachusetts Avenue on it’s way to DeVito Funeral home.
October 22, 2013.
Sushi Bar
Construction continues on a new market on Summer Street near the Veterans’ Memorial Sports Complex.
October 22, 2013.
All Hallows’ Eve
A view of St. Paul Cemetery in East Arlington from just over the border in Somerville.
October 22, 2013.
Consolation
A monument in St. Paul Cemetery in East Arlington.
October 22, 2013.
Found Him!
A bit of referential graffiti on a Cleveland Street mailbox.
October 21, 2013.
Union Hall
Union Hall (c. 1875) on Park Avenue, now occupied by Arlington Coal & Lumber Company.
October 22, 2013.
Spool
A spool of string in the old Union Hall, now occupied by Arlington Coal and Lumber.
October 22, 2013.
A Dark Passage
The old railroad bridge that now supports the Minuteman Bikeway over Forest Street.
October 22, 2013.
Arlington Heights of Autumn
Dried cornstalks decorate posts in Arlington Heights.
October 22, 2013.
Extinguished
An Arlington firefighter puts out a fire (caused by a downed power line) before it gets out of hand.
October 22, 2013.
Live Wire
An Arlington firefighter watches as a small fire starts on a telephone pole, the result of downed power line on Freeman Street.
October 22, 2013.
Thompson
The lettering on the new Thompson Elementary School lit up at night.
October 21, 2013.
Sumac
The bright colors of a sumac tree seen along Ridge Street.
October 3, 2013.
Bait
A water jug for fishing bait (or perhaps to lure a thirsty human) wedged into a wall of sticks along the banks of the Lower Mystic Lake.
October 3, 2013.
Two Hands
A receiver makes a leaping catch during an Arlington Catholic football practice at “The Pit” on Summer Street.
October 3, 2013.
Early Adopter
The bright foliage of a tree on the shore of the Lower Mystic Lake.
October 3, 2013.
Bell Tower
Fall foliage illuminated by the afternoon sun next to the bell tower and steeple of the Church of St. Agnes.
October 3, 2013.
No. 5
The mausoleum of Benjamin Locke in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
October 3, 2013.
Wisps
Clouds over the bright foliage of a Mystic Bank home.
October 3, 2013.
Haunted House?
A house decorated for Halloween on Crosby Street.
October 3, 2013.
Mystic Duck
A duck illuminated by the rays of sun shining off of the Lower Mystic Lake.
October 3, 2013.
Eeek!!
A home on Yerxa Road ready for Halloween.
October 3, 2013.
On The Hunt
A chipmunk gathers food, apparently unaware of the potential danger lurking just up the driveway on Mystic Bank.
October 3, 2013.
Jetski
A jetski zips across the Lower Mystic Lake.
October 3, 2013.
Row Your Boat
The Arlington-Belmont Crew boys’ novice “A” boat out on the Merrimack just lengths away from finishing ninth in a field of 39 at the Textile River Regatta in Lowell.
October 6, 2013.
Up A Tree
A squirrel runs up a tree next to the Lower Mystic Lake.
October 3, 2013.
Preservation Works!
A sign outside the Old Schwamb Mill.
October 21, 2010.
Ghostly
Ghosts hang outside an Upland Road home in preparation for Halloween haunting.
October 24, 2012.
Deli Counter
A view behind the Deli Counter at Johnnies Foodmaster which, in a few short months, will open as a Whole Foods.
November 9, 2012.
Scaffolding
Scaffolding on a home on Teresa Circle.
October 22, 2012.
For the Fall
A home on Washington Street decorated for the fall.
October 22, 2012.
Holiday Fair
A sign outside St. John’s Church on Pleasant Street advertises a fair while the setting sun illuminates the bell tower.
October 20, 2012.
As A Family
A family walks through the Old Burying Ground on their way to, or from, a special function.
October 20, 2012.
News 25
A news helicopter circles over Arlington Heights while covering a bank robbery at Citizens Bank on Massachusetts Avenue.
September 27, 2012.
Leafy Path
A leaf lined road in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
October 09, 2012.
To the Birds
Birds rest atop the steeple of the Highrock church on Massachusetts Avenue.
December 14, 2012.
Abutters
Lights of homes abutting Robbins Farm Park at twilight.
November 22, 2011.
The Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Center.
November 23, 2011.
And Nine Tenths
The sign for the Mystic Street Gulf filling station.
December 12, 2011.
Having a Chat
A shopper talks with Johnnie’s Foodmaster employees during the final week and a half of the supermarket’s existence.
November 9, 2012.
End of Day(s?)
A fiery red sunset over Arlington Heights.
December 19, 2012.
Empty
Don’t be fooled, this is a pre apocalypse Johnnies Foodmaster, now undergoing renovations for the Whole Foods that will take its place.
November 16, 2012.
State Inspection
The garage at the Gulf filling station across from the public safety building.
December 6, 2012.
Through the Trees
A view of the project at the former Symmes site through the trees from Woodside Lane.
December 8, 2012.
Public Art
A large mural on the Spy Pond side of the Boys and Girls Club featuring the works of Jordawn Moses, Jobada Kachi, Lydia Genard, and Claire Stevens-Luneau, all Arlington High School students.
December 14, 2012.
Up On Top
A worker stands in the sunset atop the new construction at the former Symmes site as the people of Arlington below go about their business.
December 14, 2012.
Spy Pond Sunset
The sun sets over Spy Pond. In Technicolor!
December 14, 2012.
Light Pollution
Light pollution from the greater Boston area creeps up into the night sky.
December 13, 2012.
Jason Russell House
A view of the historic Jason Russell House.
December 11, 2012.
Whole Foodmaster
Signs advertising the incoming Whole Foods up in the windows of the former Foodmaster.
December 11, 2012.
Center at Night
A few people walk around Arlington Center in the chilly night air.
December 6, 2012.
Ivy
Ivy covers trees along Woodside Lane.
December 8, 2012.
In The Backyard
Construction equipment at the former Symmes site as seen from Brattle Street.
December 8, 2012.
Steve + Vinny’s
Steve and Vinny’s Bushy Trees in the parking lot of Walgreens near Arlington Center.
December 6, 2012.
Remembrance Wreath
A wreath and flag at the Arlington War Memorial. December 7th is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
December 6, 2012.
Elevator Shaft
An elevator shaft rises from the former Symmes site in the morning sun. In this view down Hemlock Street, the silhouette of the Custom House Tower in Boston can also be seen.
November
Autumn Ivy
Bright red ivy climbs up the side of the Department of Public Works building on Grove Street.
October 23, 2012.
Morning Frost
Frost covers the ground on a chilly November morning.
November 20, 2012.
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