Stratton School covered in snow on an unseasonable autumn night. October 30, 2011.
October Snow
Category Night
Chilled to the Bone
A Halloween decoration encrusted in heavy, wet snow. October 29, 2011.
Laundromat
A laundromat on Massachusetts Avenue is open but empty during Town Night celebrations. September 16, 2011.
Bri ms
The sign outside of the demolished Brigham's Corporate Office on Mill Street. September 27, 2011.
$99 & Up
A bridal gown in the window of Massachusetts Avenue store. September 16, 2011.
Under the Lights
Football practice under the lights of Pierce Field behind Arlington High School. September 27, 2011.
Town Day at Town Night
A sign warning of detours during Arlington Town Day during Town Night. September 16, 2011.
High Rock at Night
High Rock Church under the starry sky of Town Night. September 16, 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.
8 Mile
The stone marking eight miles from Boston on the old colonial road on the night of August 30, 2011.
Jesus Christ!
The stained glass window of St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church on Appleton Street. July 2, 2011.
Windows
The Thompson School trying to get a bit of air circulating on the pleasant evening of August 1, 2011.
David Lamson Way
A small passage from Massachusetts Avenue to public parking behind Not Your Average Joe's, named for the leader of the Menotomy Minutemen, David Lamson. July 9, 2011.
More information on David Lamson can be found in former Arlington Historical Society President Howard B. Winkler’s Memorial Day address at Prince Hall Cemetery.
A la Cart
Shopping carts lined up near the entrance to Johnnie's Foodmaster. July 10, 2011.
Dead Center
The empty Arlington center on the night of July 2, 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.
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.
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.
Right Turns Only
An electronic road sign warning motor vehicles (and their drivers) that, starting July 15th, they are only allowed to turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue from Water Street and Peg Spangler Way. July 9, 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.
Patriot Grave
The monument to the men of Menotomy--who fought for this country before it even existed--reaches towards the starry abyss from the middle of the Old Burying Ground on July 2, 2011.
Dispersal
The parents and their tired children head home after the conclusion of the Fourth of July activities at Robbins Farm Park. July 4, 2011.
Miles Away
Arlingtonians and friends watch in amazement as fireworks explode over the Charles River 6.1 miles away. July 4, 2011.
Frisbee
A man at Skyline Park throws a light up frisbee to pass the time before the start of the Boston fireworks show. July 4, 2011.
Finale
Revelers at Skyline Park silhouetted against the finale of the Boston fireworks. July 4, 2011.
Independence Day
The glow-stick'd crowd at Robbins Farm waits in the dark for the colors and lights of the Boston fireworks show, oblivious to the magnificent natural display of colors and lights behind them. July 4, 2010.
Our National Symbol
The inscription on the plinth of the Samuel Wilson statue in Arlington Center. July 3, 2010.
Chasing the Sunset
A plane flies over Arlington High School at sunset on June 29, 2010.
Arlington Center
The corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Medford Street in Arlington center on the night of September 5, 2010.
Chainlink
The Concord Turnpike, which borders Arlington to the south, on the night of June 27, 2010.
Library Lights
The Robbins Library from the Town Garden on the night of December 28, 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.
Covenant Church•School
The sign of Covenant Church•School sheltered under a blossom-laden tree on the night of April 22, 2011.
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/
Apartment Lights
An apartment's stairwell lights visible from Massachusetts Avenue near Lockeland Avenue. September 5, 2010.
Farmhouse
The ghost of a farmhouse beyond the fence at Hurd Field during a thunderstorm. July 19, 2010.
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.
Central Fire Station at Night
The Central Fire Station on the night of September 5, 2010.
Stratton in the Fog
Fog carries light from street lamps, wrapping it around the Stratton School. September 3, 2010.
More Than Six Feet Under
Headstones in the Old Burying Ground settled cozily into the snow. December 28, 2010.
Venus in the Sunset Over Robbins Farm
Venus in the twilight zone over Robbins Farm on July 1, 2007.
Winter Lights
The trees along Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Center decorated with winter lights on December 28, 2010.
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.
Anticipation
Arlingtonians and friends at Skyline Park await the start of the Boston fireworks on Independence Day. July 4, 2010.
By Candlelight
The Whittemore-Robbins House lit up for winter on the night of December 28, 2010.
Year In, Year Out
The moonrise on December 31, 2009 and the sunset on December 31, 2010.
Neither Rain nor Snow…
United States Postal Service trucks under snow in the back lot of the Court Street Post Office. December 28, 2010.
A Drink of Ice Water
Cyrus E. Dallin's "Menotomy Indian Hunter" out braving the below-freezing temperatures on December 28, 2010.
Two Tracks Through the Snow
The Old Burying Ground after the Christmas weekend snowstorm. December 28, 1010.
Merry Christmas
Christmas decorations on a Chatham Street home on January 1, 2010.
Warren A. Peirce Field
A soccer game under the lights at Warren A. Pierce Field on August 10, 2006.
What So Proudly We Hail…
An American flag displayed on the chimney of a garage abutting Robbins Farm on July 4, 2010.
Revolutionary Soldiers…
The monument to the "Revolutionary Soldiers known to be Buried In This Cemetery" in the Old Burying Ground on August 19, 2006.
Winter Lights at the Old Burying Ground
The lights of the Whittemore-Robbins House reaching out to the Old Burying Ground on January 13, 2006.
Arlington Veterans Memorial
The Central Fire Station watches over the Arlington Veterans Memorial on August 19, 2006.
First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church on the night of September 5, 2010.
Peirce School 2
The constellation Orion appears through the clouds above Peirce Elementary School on November 23, 2010. View 2 of 2.
Peirce School 1
The recently rebuilt Peirce School on the night of November 23, 2010. View 1 of 2.
Entryways 8
The Robbins Library entryway is modeled after the entryway of the Cancelleria Palace in Rome. August 13, 2010.
“Entryways” is a series documenting some of the doors, gates, openings, portals, entrances and exits of Arlington.
Manassas to Appomattox
A detail of the Civil War Memorial in Arlington Center. September 5, 2010.
Armenian Cultural Foundation part 2
Once a Queen-Anne style home known as "The Hollows," this building was vastly renovated in the early 20th century, and now is home to the Armenian Cultural Foundation. September 5, 2010.
Armenian Cultural Foundation part 1
The sign at the driveway of the Armenian Cultural Foundation on Mystic Street. September 5, 2010.
Lamppost
A lamppost on Winchester Road, September 5, 2010.
Pleasant Street Exit
Exiting Route 2 up the Pleasant Street off-ramp on the night of June 27, 2010.
Community Safety Entrance
"Das blaue licht" of the Community Safety Building on the night of September 5, 2010.
Regent Theatre at Night
People milling about outside the Regent Theatre on September 5, 2010.
Arlington High School
The illuminated clock tower of Arlington High School on the night of September 5, 2010.
Town Hall, Town Night
Fireworks explode behind Town Hall on Town Night, September 24, 2010.
Clock Tower
The clock tower of the Unitarian Universalist Church (formerly the First Parish Congregational), which has been rebuilt at least twice--once after a tornado knocked it over in 1871 and once after a fire destroyed the whole church in 1975. September 5, 2010.
WPA Walking Tour – Water Standpipe
To count down the days to the end of summer, I will be taking you on a virtual walking tour of Arlington–the same one outlined in 1937’s The WPA Guide to Massachusetts. Each entry will include an excerpt from the book about each site visited. Hopefully this will give us a little insight as to how things have changed in the past 73 years. This post brings us not only to the last stop on the tour, but the last day of summer 2010.
“The Water Standpipe (open to visitors each second Sun.) rises 50 feet above the loftiest point on Arlington Heights, emphasizing
the great difference between the lowest and highest altitude of this town. From a balcony near the top,
Boston and the harbor are visible to the east; to the west Mt. Monadnock and Mt. Wachusett are dim blue shapes on the horizon.”
The Park Avenue water tower on July 22, 2010.
WPA Walking Tour – Site of the Deacon Joseph Adams House
To count down the days to the end of summer, I will be taking you on a virtual walking tour of Arlington–the same one outlined in 1937’s The WPA Guide to Massachusetts. Each entry will include an excerpt from the book about each site visited. Hopefully this will give us a little insight as to how things have changed in the past 73 years. Though I wasn’t able to locate the tablet mentioned in the entry, stop number fourteen is the site of the Deacon Joseph Adams House.
“A tablet at 840 Massachusetts Ave. identifies the Site of the Deacon Joseph Adams House, from which
British soldiers stole the communion service of the First Parish during their retreat from Lexington and Concord.”
This apartment building (and a bus stop) now occupies 840 Massachusetts Avenue. September 5, 2010.
WPA Walking Tour – Arlington Public Library
To count down the days to the end of summer, I will be taking you on a virtual walking tour of Arlington–the same one outlined in 1937’s The WPA Guide to Massachusetts. Each entry will include an excerpt from the book about each site visited. Hopefully this will give us a little insight as to how things have changed in the past 73 years.
“The Arlington Public Library (open weekdays 10-9), known as the Robbins Memorial Library,
erected in 1892 from the designs of Gay & Proctor, is constructed of Ohio limestone in Italian Renaissance style…
The entrance is similar in style to the main door of the Cancellaria [sic] Palace in Rome.”
Though the book cites the building material as Ohio limestone and the designers as Gay & Proctor, the Robbins Library website states that the building was designed by Cabot, Everett and Mead and was built from Indiana sandstone.
The northeast side of the Robbins Library on the night of September 5, 2010.
WPA Walking Tour – Minuteman Tablet
To count down the days to the end of summer, I will be taking you on a virtual walking tour of Arlington–the same one outlined in 1937’s The WPA Guide to Massachusetts. Each entry will include an excerpt from the book about each site visited. Hopefully this will give us a little insight as to how things have changed in the past 73 years. Also at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street is stop number eight, the Minuteman Tablet.
“When word came that a British supply train was coming through with only
a small guard, the ‘old men’ made ready for its capture.
Crouching behind a wall, they arose as the British approached, covered them with leveled muskets,
and forced a surrender; the contents of the supply wagon were distributed to the farmers.”
The Arlington Minuteman tablet on the night of September 5, 2010.
WPA Walking Tour – The Mystic Lakes
To count down the days to the end of summer, I will be taking you on a virtual walking tour of Arlington–the same one outlined in 1937’s The WPA Guide to Massachusetts. Each entry will include an excerpt from the book about each site visited. Hopefully this will give us a little insight as to how things have changed in the past 73 years. “Retrace on Massachusetts Ave.; R. from massachusetts Ave. on Medford St.; L. from Medford St into Mystic Valley Parkway.”
“The Mystic Lakes are popular as a resort for swimming and boating in the summer and skating and ice-boating in the winter.”
The lower Mystic Lake, at night, reflecting the high rises of Boston on September 5, 2010.
WPA Walking Tour – Site of Black Horse Tavern
To count down the days to the end of summer, I will be taking you on a virtual walking tour of Arlington–the same one outlined in 1937’s The WPA Guide to Massachusetts. Each entry will include an excerpt from the book about each site visited. Hopefully this will give us a little insight as to how things have changed in the past 73 years. The fourth stop is the site of the Black Horse Tavern.
“Here the Committee of Safety and Supplies of the Provincial Congress convened
on April 18, 1775. The following day a British searching party surprised Vice-President Gerry and
Colonels Leo and Orne, who escaped by making a hasty exit and concealing themselves in a near-by field.”
Now a BP filling station, a tablet marks the former site of the Black Horse Tavern. September 6, 2010.
WPA Walking Tour – Site of Cooper’s Tavern
To count down the days to the end of summer, I will be taking you on a virtual walking tour of Arlington–the same one outlined in 1937’s The WPA Guide to Massachusetts. Each entry will include an excerpt from the book about each site visited. Hopefully this will give us a little insight as to how things have changed in the past 73 years. Stop number three is the site of Cooper’s Tavern.
“In the Tavern, two middle aged men, Jabez Wyman and Jason Winship,
sitting over their toddy, were killed on April 19, when the Redcoats,
rushing through the town, fired blindly through the windows.”
The site of Cooper's Tavern is marked by this tablet... and this Starbucks (which doesn't serve toddy.) September 5, 2010.
Hurd Field
A thunderstorm leaves Hurd Field, usually abuzz with ballplayers, deserted on July 19, 2010.
Early Summer Twilight
The Turkey Hill water tower is silhouetted against an early summer twilight on July 2, 2010.
Winslow Towers
The Winslow Towers building on the night of July 3, 2010.
Park Circle Fire Station
The recently reconstructed Park Circle Fire Station on the night of August 10, 2010.
You Must Enter Mileage
The town fuel pump at the Arlington Department of Public Works on Grove Street, August 13, 2010.
Uncle Sam
The statue of Arlington(Menotomy)-born Samuel Wilson, the inspiration for American symbol Uncle Sam. The sculpture to the left shows his hometowns through the years, from Menotomy to Mason, NH to Troy, NY. July 3, 2010.
Big Dipper over Spy Pond Park
The Big Dipper (Ursa Major (Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak) is obscured behind the tree)) can be seen over Spy Pond Park on July 27, 2010.
287
The entryway to 287 Massachusetts Avenue on July 27, 2010.
Old Cars
Old cars in the lot of Anderson Automotive on July 27, 2010.
Blue Ribbon
A car passes in front of the Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Q on the night of July 3, 2010.
Masonic Temple
The Mystic Valley Lodge looms over Academy Street on July 3, 2010.
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.
Dallin Art Museum in Whittemore Park
The Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum (which occupies the Jefferson Cutter House) stands in Whittemore Park on the night of July 3, 2010.
Jason Russell House
The Jason Russell House on the night of July 3, 2010.
Fireworks from Skyline Park
People watch the Boston fireworks from Skyline Park, July 4, 2010.
4th of July at Robbins Farm
Arlingtonians (and friends from all around) watching Boston's 4th of July festivities from the hills of Robbins Farm, July 4, 2010.
Old Burying Ground and Whittemore-Robbins House
The Whittemore-Robbins House watches over the Old Burying Ground on the night of January 13, 2006.
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