Steven Mallard washes windows at Fazenda Cafe on June 22, 2015. Credit: Chris Helms
Steven Mallard has a business washing windows in Jamaica Plain. Here he is in action at one of his clients, Fazenda Cafe.
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Lucy, the shop dog of AAA Appliances at 769 Centre St., relaxes in the window. Credit: Chris Helms
From Ivy at Ivy Insurance to Monkey at Pups N’ Paradise, JP is home to several shop cats. But we also have shop dogs, like Lucy, who presides over AAA Appliances on Centre Street.
Construction of Casey overpass in 1952 or 1953. Photograph courtesy of Ed Barrett.
This is a view of construction of the Casey Overpass in 1952 or 1953, taken by Ed Barrett. This has been a big week for demolition of the overpass, of course, as sections of the bridge over Washington Street were removed during night work.
An herb garden made from recycled materials behind Fazenda Coffee in Forest Hills, June 1, 2015. Credit: Chris Helms
Tuesday’s Photo of the Day is this little vignette of an herb garden behind Fazenda Cafe in Forest Hills. It’s made from recycled materials.
A long exposure shows car light trails at the Hyde Square rotary. This photo was taken for a street photography class at Jamaica Plain’s Eliot School.
Here’s a nighttime view of the epigraph above the door of the Brendan Behan. “There’s no place on earth like the world,” is a key phrase in the eponymous poet’s “The Hostage.”
Ron Hafer, who was among the many locals who organized to stop I-95, speaks at a panel discussion hosted by the JP Historical Society in September 2014.
Ron Hafer, one of many neighborhood residents involved in the fight against I-95, speaks at a Sept. 28, 2014 panel discussion at Doyle’s. The meeting was hosted by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. Here’s an edited transcript of the discussion.
To learn more about this crucial period in the neighborhood’s history, there’s a free walking tour set for June 28.