The 38th Annual Wake Up The Earth Festival runs noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. Here is a map of the live music, vendors and other events you’ll experience.
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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.
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The 37th Annual Wake Up The Earth Festival runs noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. Here is a map of the live music, vendors and other events you’ll experience.
“When biking in JP, always remember to wear your bowler hat,” notes Instagram user sarahinabox1. She tells us this jauntily-altered road symbol is on the Southwest Corridor Park by the English High soccer field.
For our Photo of the Day on Thursdays, I highlight an image of old JP. This one comes from the JP Historical Society’s photo archives, courtesy of Will and Sharlene Cochrane. Here’s the caption from the archives:
Construction of the Southwest Corridor rail lines and park in Jamaica Plain in the early 1980s. This view is looking from Everett St. towards Jamaica Plain High School. A catastrophic rain created this flood, just before the main drainage hookup was completed.
