When the Perkins School For the Blind Was in JP

Students in Miss Roeske's music appreciation class at the Perkins Institution for the Blind. Located at the corner of Perkins and Day Streets in Hyde Square, the school was founded in 1887 and served children through age nine. For general instruction, students were segregated by sex. As you can see in the photograph, African-American children were welcomed. The school was an outgrowth of the Perkins Institution for the Blind in South Boston, founded by Samuel Gridley Howe.

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Steve Lurkel

Steve Lurkel. As seen on Washington Street in JP, June 10, 2015. Credit: Chris Helms

"Steve Lurkel," who might be the shy first cousin of Steve Urkel, is easy to miss as you walk down Washington Street. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

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The Commons at Forest Hills Station Rises

The elevator shaft under construction at The Commons at Forest Hills Station, a 280-unit apartment complex at New Washington and Washington streets. Credit: Chris Helms

The amount of construction going on around Forest Hills is staggering. As the Casey Overpass is demolished, next door the elevator shaft for The Commons at Forest Hills Station, a 280-unit apartment complex at New Washington and Washington streets, has been rising. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews

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Among the Ruins

Jonathan Ulman shared this extraordinary view of the Casey Arborway project. Follow the local drummer on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jmudrums.

Jonathan Ulman shared this extraordinary view of the Casey Arborway project. Follow the local drummer on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jmudrums.

Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews

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Biblical Sunset

Sunset over Forest Hills Station, June 24, 2015. Credit: Claudia Dunne
Remember that epic sunset a few weeks ago? Claudia Dunne of Forest Hills and the Dog Park Association of Southwest Boston captured this view above the station. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews
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Tearing It Down

Workers dismantle the Casey Overpass, June 29, 2015. Credit: Chris Helms

Workers using huge equipment take down the Casey Overpass while another crew member wets down the area to limit dust. See all our Casey Overpass/Casey Arborway coverage here. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews

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It’s 1952 Again at the Casey Overpass

#CaseyArborway Then and Now @universalhub @02130News pic.twitter.com/12euE2tDIS— Clay Harper (@ArborwayMatters) July 2, 2015

For our Photo of the Day on Thursdays, we highlight an image of old JP. Resident Clay Harper Tweeted about the similarities between this week's scene of Casey Overpass destruction and one taken as the bridge was being built. The older image was taken in 1952 or 1953 by Ed Barrett. The Historical Society's photo archive, where you'll find Barrett's photo, is a neighborhood treasure. Please visit it! Each weekday we post an image from around the neighborhood.

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Glassy Pre-dawn Pond

like glass at the pond before sunrise #morningrun #jamaicaplain http://t.co/noCMa2Prpt pic.twitter.com/6CUMBweshA— Sally Cohen (@sallymcohen) June 30, 2015

Sally Cohen captured this Pond moment on her morning run Tuesday. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews

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‘To Whoever Stole The Bridge…’

Sign in the window of Grenier Print Shop, 3202 Washington St., on Monday, June 29, 2015. Anyone seen a bridge? There seems to one missing, as stated in this sign in the window at Grenier Print Shop on Washington Street. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

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[Editor's note: In the original posting we misspelled the name of the print shop.]
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Some Chicks Marry Chicks. Get Over It.

Kate Anderson at Bella Luna/The Milky Way on Friday, June 26, 2015. Friday the neighborhood celebrated the Supreme Court decision making marriage equality the law of the land in all 50 states. Among those making merry was Kate Anderson, seen here at Bella Luna/The Milky Way with her "Some Chicks Marry Chicks. Get Over It," t-shirt. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood.

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