History Galleries

Bursaw :

Bursaw

Updated: May 20, 2009 7:03am PST

Arena Farms : Closed on October 31, 2007. There is a liquidation sale on for everything on the grounds.

Arena Farms

Closed on October 31, 2007. There is a liquidation sale on for ever ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2008 5:14pm PST

"We the People..." : Commemorating the arc of patriotic holidays going from Patriots' Day to Memorial Day to Independence Day to Veteran's Day.

"We the People..."

Commemorating the arc of patriotic holidays going from Patriots' Day t ...

Updated: Apr 23, 2008 6:32pm PST

Charles Street Jail/Liberty Hotel : This gallery covers the Charles Street Jail, and its new incarnation as the Liberty Hotel. I found some older (9/1/2005 and 10/2005) pictures in my collection and decided to post them, not because I think they are good photos (I knew really nothing at that time about composition and was learning about the technical aspects), but because they now represent a piece of history of Boston. I didn't realize until recently that I had photos of this building as the vacant jail in my collection, and I feel that from a historical standpoint, the photos belong here. They are the first 6 photos in the gallery...feel free to look at them quickly and forget them... :) Now that the renovations are complete and the Liberty Hotel has opened, I intend at some point to shoot pictures of the hotel, which includes a bar and a restaurant. As of of 2/4/2008, I've added photos of my first visit to the jail as the Liberty Hotel, and will probably return for more.

Charles Street Jail/Liberty Hotel

This gallery covers the Charles Street Jail, and its new incarnation a ...

Updated: Feb 04, 2008 7:18pm PST

Longfellow's Wayside Inn, Sudbury, MA :

Longfellow's Wayside Inn, Sudbury, MA

Updated: Jan 23, 2008 5:00pm PST

Zeitgeist/Fading Memories : In most major cities, change is always happening. The old is torn down, either out of whim or out of necessity due to structural decay. Buried deep within, one can often find icons of days past, whether those were good times or bad, they are a zeitgeist, a sign of the times. These icons touch us in different ways. A photograph is a great way to freeze and preserve moments in time for all to see...photos can help us to remember, and these icons stand in our memory. Then they elude the trend towards gentrification, the wrecking ball or the backhoe.

Zeitgeist/Fading Memories

In most major cities, change is always happening. The old is torn dow ...

Updated: Jan 07, 2008 4:37pm PST

Wayside Inn Grist Mill, Sudbury, MA : The Wayside Inn Grist Mill is located in Sudbury, MA off of Route 20, on Wayside Inn Road. This mill serves as the inspiration for the Pepperidge Farms logo with the grist mill. In fact, flour ground at this mill was one of the sources for Pepperidge Farms, and they have recently provided funding for renovations and upkeep on this structure.

Wayside Inn Grist Mill, Sudbury, MA

The Wayside Inn Grist Mill is located in Sudbury, MA off of Route 20, ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2007 5:56pm PST

The Littlest Bar : The Littlest Bar was a really small Irish Pub in Boston at the intersection of Bosworth and Province Streets. The place and its adjoining parking garage was slated to close at the end of July 2006, and be torn down in order to make room for high-priced condominiums. The Littest Bar probably lives up to its name, as I've seen walk-in closets and bathrooms which were larger than this establishment. The maximum occupancy of this place is 38 people, including barstaff. The pictures will give you an idea of how small and how full of character the place was. It is a one-of-a-kind Boston landmark which will be sorely missed. I attempt to convey some of the uniqueness and smallness of this bar in the gallery pictures while under the influence of a few pints of Guinness. Update: I regret to inform that as of 9/23/2006, the Littlest Bar closed down. See this article in the Boston Globe. Another article on The Littlest Bar from the Boston Phoenix All's not lost though...the owner has relocated the bar to a location on 102 Broad St. in the Financial District. See the article in the Herald here. The UniversalHub blog has more on the closing, to which I contributed a posting. This gallery now contains pictures of the bar as it was still in operating stages, to its demolition in the later photos. Hopefully, provided that the owner makes good on relocating, I'll have the new location in here as well.

The Littlest Bar

The Littlest Bar was a really small Irish Pub in Boston at the inter ...

Updated: Jan 25, 2007 5:35am PST