A stone tablet visible to passing motorists, perhaps retreating from Lexington themselves, summarizes the events that transpired during the opening moments of the revolutionary war at Jason Russell’s house.
May 28, 2014.
Historical Marker
Category Spring
Arlington, Mass
Street signs in Porter Square.
April 8, 2014.
Bucket Brigade
A plastic pail left on a Hemlock Street fire hydrant.
April 4, 2014.
Mail Truck
A mail truck parked on Massachusetts Avenue on a dreary Friday afternoon.
March 28, 2014.
A Sign of Spring
Crocuses starting to bloom along Hemlock Street.
April 4, 2014.
Mass Ave Bus Stop
A woman walks past a bus stop on Massachusetts Avenue.
March 28, 2014,
Bottle Return
A man returns plastic bottles at the Stop and Shop.
March 28, 2014
Footloose
A banner on Arlington High School advertising its production of Footloose — and an art exhibit.
March 28, 2014.
It’s a Drag
A man lugs car parts across the back lot of Dudley Street Auto Body.
March 28, 2014.
Shiny, New Trophy
Women pose with State Rep. Sean Garballey and the Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series trophy during a showing at Town Hall.
March 29, 2014.
Bus Connection
Buses from two different routes pull up in front of the Capitol Theatre.
March 28, 2014.
Electric Work
An electrician in the back of his truck along Massachusetts Avenue.
March 28, 2014.
Mourning Bunting
Mourning bunting displayed outside the Armstrong Ambulance Service headquarters on Mystic Street. The company’s founder, William Armstrong, died earlier this month at the age of 89.
March 28, 2014.
Arlington Fuel Oil
Arlington Fuel Oil Co. at their corner location on Broadway.
March 21, 2014.
Eli’s
A woman on her way to work walks past Eli’s on Broadway.
March 21, 2014.
Starting the Day
A man makes his way to the businesses or transportation on Massachusetts Avenue to start his day.
March 21, 2014. SC
Highland Morning
Highland Fire Station in the morning light.
March 21, 2014.
Faxion News
A New York taxi and a faux news van, no doubt prop vehicles for some upcoming motion picture or television show, sit in the lot at Anderson Automotive on Broadway.
March 21, 2014.
Spring Sunrise
The first sunrise of the season over Massachusetts Avenue.
March 21, 2014. SC
Mid Swing
Teens enjoy the swings at the Robbins Farm Playground just after sunset.
May 9, 2013.
Memorial Way
A man chats with a neighbor in the front yard of a Memorial Way home.
April 28, 2013.
Happy
“Happy,” who is known by many around town due to his work for the Recreation Department, walks down a deserted (due to an area-wide lockdown) Mill Street.
April 19, 2013.
Deflated
Deflated balloons on a sign advertising a traffic island sponsor at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Mill Street.
May 14, 2013.
Veggie School
A sign educating non-gardeners of the different vegetables growing in the Robbins Farm Garden.
April 14, 2012.
Live, From Town Hall!
ACMi broadcasts live from town hall during the Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 15, 2012.
Crossbeams
Chains and beams in the heights of the backstage area in Town Hall.
April 16, 2012.
Afternoon Constitutional
A couple out for a walk in Menotomy Rocks Park.
May 10, 2013.
Motorcycle
A view of Massachusetts Avenue businesses in Capitol Square.
April 26, 2013.
Subdivision
Houses in the Knowles farm subdivision off Hemlock street.
May 31, 2013.
Barefoot
The front of a package store on Summer Street.
May 31, 2013.
Big Daddy
Big Daddy struts down Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Center.
May 28, 2012.
On An Island
A crew works to tidy up a center island on Massachusetts Avenue.
May 28, 2012.
In Pink
The pink blossoms of a tree in front of a Spring Street home catch the last rays of sunlight for the day.
May 10, 2013.
Car Trouble
A man looks at his car’s engine outside Napa Auto Parts on Summer Street.
May 31, 2013.
Carvings
Carvings on headstones in the Old Burying Ground.
April 4, 2012.
Green Means Go
A woman shields her eyes against the setting sun as she crosses Schouler Court.
April 21, 2013.
Drugstore
A woman walks into the CVS next to Arlington High School.
April 21, 2013.
Toraya
A couple waits outside the popular, but small, Japanese restaurant on Massachusetts Avenue.
April 21, 2013.
Focus Lost
A police officer from a neighboring town gazes into the distance as he works construction detail at the corner of Medford and Warren Streets.
April 26, 2013.
Commencement ’13
The Arlington Police Department Honor Guard present the colors during the opening of the 2013 Arlington High School graduation exercises.
June 9, 2013.
Antennas
Antennas on top of Arlington’s Public Safety Building broadcasting information to police all over town.
May 28, 2013.
Memorial Way
A view of Memorial Way homes in East Arlington.
April 28, 2013.
MRP
A view of Menotomy Rocks Park from Jason Street.
May 10, 2013.
Man At Work
A lone construction worker at the Arlington 360 site along Summer Street.
May 31, 2013.
Clean Up
An environmental cleanup crew truck parked along Mystic Valley Parkway after a traffic accident involving a tanker truck sent thousands of gallons of gasoline into the Mystic River.
June 2, 2013.
Splinters
The remnants of a telephone pole at a spot on Mystic Valley Parkway where a tanker truck full of gasoline tipped over spilling thousands of gallons of fuel.
June 2, 2013.
Formerly…
Recently renamed Arlington Liquors, this package store was formerly called Shanny’s, and had a prior history as a convenience store.
May 31, 2013.
Wisteria
Wisteria in bloom at an Epping Street property.
May 28, 2013.
Save the Farm
A sign on an Epping Street property urging us all to save the farm.
May 28, 2013.
Watering the Flowers
A woman tends to the flowers in one of the stone planters in Arlington Center.
June 16, 2012.
Hall of Fame
A sign along the Minuteman Bikeway near Thorndike field marking the bikeway’s status as a hall of fame trail.
May 31, 2012.
Follow Up
A mom keeps close behind her kids as they walk (and scoot) down Massachusetts Avenue.
March 16, 2013.
Dog and Duck
A duck enjoys the calm surface of Hills Pond in Menotomy Rocks Park as a dog enjoys the calm shore.
May 11, 2013.
History of Television
Televisions of various sizes and styles, with proper CRT/TV disposal stickers from the town, line the sidewalk on Jason Street.
May 11, 2013.
Here, Boy!
A woman waits with open arms as her dog runs toward her in Menotomy Rocks Park.
May 10, 2013.
Moving Up
An existing house on Summer Street prepared for the construction of a second story.
April 13, 2013.
Lawn Mowers and Snow Blowers
Lawn mowers and snow blowers in the lot of the Park Ave Citgo.
April 14, 2013.
Kind of Blue
A view across Arlington to the east from Skyline Park.
April 9, 2013.
GBM
A man prepares his helmet on the sidewalk in front of Greater Boston Motorsports.
April 13, 2013.
Monkey Around
A smiling monkey face on a play set in the yard of a Ravine Street home.
April 14, 2013.
125 Years
A banner hangs on St. Agnes School in celebration of 125 years.
April 26, 2013.
Front Steps
The front steps of a home on Water Street.
April 26, 2013.
Evening Walk
Couples out for an evening walk along the Mystic River.
April 28, 2013.
Summer Street
The setting sun silhouettes a budding tree on Summer Street.
April 28, 2013.
Waiting for the Light
A father and his kids laugh as they wait to safely walk their bikes across the intersection of U.S. route 3 and MA route 60.
April 28, 2013.
Across the Water
A view of the Arlington 360 apartments upon the hill from across the calm waters of the Lower Mystic Lake.
April 28, 2013.
“Is this your vehicle?”
A traffic officer motions to a parked car as he yells to someone down the sidewalk outside of the new Anthony’s East Side Deli on Massachusetts Avenue.
April 26, 2013.
Enjoying the Spring
A woman reads to her daughter on the front porch of their East Arlington home while enjoying the beautiful weather of spring.
April 26, 2013.
Grill & Tavern
Progress is seen on the Menotomy Grill & Tavern in the building that once was home to video rental stores near the Arlington/Cambridge border.
April 26, 2013.
Bunting
Bunting adorns businesses in Arlington Heights for Patriots’ Day weekend.
April 13, 2013.
Wrapping Up
People snap their last photographs as the tail end of the Patriots’ Day parade passes by.
April 14, 2013.
Hibernians
A young bagpiper marches with the Hibernian Pipes and Drums of Manchester New Hampshire in the Patriot’s Day parade.
April 14, 2013.
Menotomy Minute Boy
A member of the Menotomy Minutemen smiles as he processes down Massachusetts Avenue in the annual Patriots’ Day parade.
April 14, 2013.
Mini Haulers
The Aleppo Mini-haulers drive down Massachusetts Avenue for Patriots’ Day.
April 14, 2013.
High Four
A young boy gets a high four from some sort of cartoonish rodent during the Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 14, 2013.
Bubbles
A girl scout blows bubbles as she marches with her troop in the 2013 Patriots’ Day parade.
April 14, 2013.
Laurel and Hardy
Shriners dressed as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy drive down Massachusetts Avenue during the Patriots’ Day parade.
April 14, 2013.
Patriotic Dog
A dog marches in the 2013 Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 14, 2013.
Sheriff
Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian waves as he passes Arlington High School during the Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 14, 2013.
Girl Scouts
Arlington’s girl scouts parade down Massachusetts Avenue during Patriots’ Day festivities.
April 14, 2013.
Ignition
Families stationed in front of Arlington High School for the Patriots’ Day Parade watch as gunpowder ignites in the musket of one of the Menotomy Minutemen.
April 14, 2013.
In Step
Horses pull the Wells Fargo coach in perfect step with each other during Arlington’s Patriots’ Day Parade.
April 14, 2013.
The Parade Approaches
Two girls sit on the median near the Robbins Library waiting as the Patriots’ Day parade approaches in the distance.
April 15, 2012.
Ribbon
Route 2 winds it way along the border of Arlington.
April 16, 2012.
What’s That?
A dog watches intently as a young woman emerges up the hill at Skyline Park while doing her exercise routine.
April 9, 2013.
Budding
Buds and blooms on trees in a view from Gray Street.
April 14, 2012.
Corner Room
A corner room of the Whittemore-Robbins house against the blue sky.
April 4, 2012.
Pineapple
The pineapple, a traditional New England sign of welcome, atop Arlington Town Hall.
April 4, 2012.
Mourning Dove
A mourning dove perched atop a trellis.
March 31, 2012.
Twisted
Vines spiral around a small tree trunk in Cooke’s Hollow.
March 28, 2012.
Mrs. Massachusetts
Mrs. Massachusetts marches in the 2012 Patriots’ Day Parade. April 15, 2012.
Wanamaker
Wanamaker Hardware in Arlington Heights.
March 20, 2012.
Think Spring!
Blossoms on a tree near the old burying ground.
April 4, 2012.
Nets
A lacrosse and soccer net on Thorndike Field in East Arlington.
May 31, 2012.
In the Garden
A young girl in the Robbins Farm Garden.
April 14, 2012.
In the Right Direction
A sign points travelers in the outer reaches of Boston’s suburbs in the right direction.
June 6, 2012.
Horses
The two horses stop for a break at Arlington Town Hall as Paul Revere addresses the crowd .
April 16, 2012.
St. Agnes
A statue in the front of the St. Agnes School on Medford Street.
May 18, 2012.
Exit 59
A sign on Route 2 showing exits for Arlington and Belmont as seen from the Minuteman Bikeway in East Arlington.
May 31, 2012.
Numbered
File slots on the wall of Town Hall.
April 16, 2012.
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