Laid out in 1836, the street played a key role in Jamaica Plain’s development, functioning as a residential, commercial, and transportation conduit in the lives of the district’s residents. Although Green Street was subdivided as early as 1851 for stores, factories and houses, it was not extensively developed until the late 1870s with construction continuing until the early 1900s. The Bowditch School was completed in 1892, and early in the 20th century the United States…

Date: July 31 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain YBH leader Lemuel Marc studies jazz trumpet and composes for ensembles at New England Conservatory, where he is soaking up musical knowledge and relationships. You hear them here, you hear them first! This is part of the Eliot Schoolyard Concert Series, 15 live events, Sundays at 4pm, June through September at the Eliot Schoolyard.

The August Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter will be held on Thursday evening, August 4 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre St, JP. The Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter in Jamaica Plain has taken place monthly on the first Thursday of the month since December 2015 because we recognize that systemic racism and injustice are woven into the fabric…

This neighborhood developed from 19th-century summer estates into a model suburban enclave. It contains examples representative of New England architecture with designs by local architects and builders. It also contains an unusual garden city model housing development by the Boston Dwelling House Company which was founded in 1912. Leaves from Bethel AME church steps, corner of Walk Hill and Wachusett Sts. Click here to see photographs for the Woodbourne tour. Please join Jamaica Plain Historical…

Date: August 7 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, 24 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain Like a rose with many petals, singer-songwriter Naomi Westwater’s music is layered, striking, and tender, as they weave in and out of Americana music, flirting with jazz, soul, folk, and electro-pop. A 2021 Boston Music Award nominee and leader of the Boston chapter of Beats By Girlz, Naomi brings their queer, Black, multi-racial roots to their music. This is…

Over the last two decades, JPNDC, Urban Edge and The Community Builders have developed hundreds of affordable homes in the Jackson Sq. neighborhood of Jamaica Plain. Part of this work includes the creation of a new Greenway and a new plaza that will improve the quality of life of thousands of residents across the city. Please join us on Thursday, August 11, at 6pm, for a follow-up community meeting for the Jackson Sq. Greenway. This is…

Once a district that only included the houses of Boston’s elite, the Pond later was put to industrial use as tons of ice were harvested there each winter. Learn about the movers and shakers such as Francis Parkman and James Michael Curley who made their homes on the Pond’s shores. Discover how the Pond was transformed from private estates and warehouses into the parkland we know today. Leaves from the Bandstand, Pond St. and Jamaicaway.…