Tag: Marlborough Street

  • Snow Show: Back Bay Scene

    Here are a few shots from this morning in the Back Bay. And, here's a link to our resource page on What You Need to Know in A Boston Snow Emergency. We have been updating that page as we recieve new information.

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    The wind freed most of the trees of their snow cover, but this little group was wearing the white.

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    Massachusetts Avenue looking south towards Commonwealth Avenue.

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    Massachusetts Avenue looking north to the Harvard (Mass Ave.) Bridge. 

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    This car is ready to go…until the next plow passes. 

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    But, lots of other cars are waiting to be freed.

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    This type of scene greeted many homeowners this mornng.

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    A rare evergreen in a Back Bay yard. 

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino  

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  • Snow Show: Back Bay Scene

    Here are a few shots from this morning in the Back Bay. And, here's a link to our resource page on What You Need to Know in A Boston Snow Emergency. We have been updating that page as we recieve new information.

    DSC_2106 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The wind freed most of the trees of their snow cover, but this little group was wearing the white.

    DSC_2036 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Massachusetts Avenue looking south towards Commonwealth Avenue.

    DSC_2040 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Massachusetts Avenue looking north to the Harvard (Mass Ave.) Bridge. 

    DSC_2044 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This car is ready to go…until the next plow passes. 

    DSC_2085 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    But, lots of other cars are waiting to be freed.

      DSC_2081 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This type of scene greeted many homeowners this mornng.

    DSC_2072 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    A rare evergreen in a Back Bay yard. 

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino  

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  • Snow Show: Back Bay Scene

    Here are a few shots from this morning in the Back Bay. And, here's a link to our resource page on What You Need to Know in A Boston Snow Emergency. We have been updating that page as we recieve new information.

    DSC_2106 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    The wind freed most of the trees of their snow cover, but this little group was wearing the white.

    DSC_2036 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Massachusetts Avenue looking south towards Commonwealth Avenue.

    DSC_2040 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Massachusetts Avenue looking north to the Harvard (Mass Ave.) Bridge. 

    DSC_2044 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This car is ready to go…until the next plow passes. 

    DSC_2085 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    But, lots of other cars are waiting to be freed.

      DSC_2081 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This type of scene greeted many homeowners this mornng.

    DSC_2072 - Version 22013-02-09-snow-blilzzard-2013-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    A rare evergreen in a Back Bay yard. 

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny Cherubino  

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  • Picking Your Point of View on the Tower

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    As you walk through historic neighborhoods, look at buildings from many vantage points. Ed took this photo of the First Church in Boston tower from a different point of view than most of our photos of this building. 

    I like the way his shot highlights the colors of the stonework and the softly curving angles of the corners. 

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2012 Ed Cherubino 

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  • Picking Your Point of View on the Tower

    DSC_0770 - Version 22012-11-29-stonework- angles- First church-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    As you walk through historic neighborhoods, look at buildings from many vantage points. Ed took this photo of the First Church in Boston tower from a different point of view than most of our photos of this building. 

    I like the way his shot highlights the colors of the stonework and the softly curving angles of the corners. 

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2012 Ed Cherubino 

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  • Picking Your Point of View on the Tower

    DSC_0770 - Version 22012-11-29-stonework- angles- First church-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    As you walk through historic neighborhoods, look at buildings from many vantage points. Ed took this photo of the First Church in Boston tower from a different point of view than most of our photos of this building. 

    I like the way his shot highlights the colors of the stonework and the softly curving angles of the corners. 

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    Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2012 Ed Cherubino 

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  • 21st Century Lamplighters Arrive in Historic Boston

    Lamplighter

    While Boston’s historic gas-powered street lamps still need to be lit, the 21st century lamplighter looks a lot different then our friend pictured above.

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    Last week, Michael Doyle and his colleagues from the Boston Public Works Street Lighting Division installed 12 new solar-assisted gas light fixtures on Marlborough Street. This is a test of a new technology designed to save money by having gas street lights turn on when needed, rather than remain on 24 hours a day.  

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    Here’s a closer look at the system as it was being installed. The solar panel charges a battery. A photo sensor tells the system when light is needed, and a control opens the gas valve and lights the lamp. In daylight, the control turns off the gas. 

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    This crew had just come from Thompson Square in Charlestown where they’d installed 8 similar units. According to the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge, the plan to give a solar assist to hundreds of gas lamps throughout the city of Boston is expected to save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

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    Officials claim the lamp’s battery can last almost 3 weeks without sunlight and won’t need replacing for at least 5 years. Now, that's a Lamplighter!

    Learn more about Boston’s solar-assisted gas lamp project at Going Greener: Gas Lamps Grow More Efficient from the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge. 

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    Details:
    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  
    Illustration: courtesy of the Library of Congress 

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