Noank is a village on a small peninsula, vaguely ear-shaped, at the western edge of the entrance to Mystic River Harbor. With water on three sides and the double-tracked railroad corridor cutting it off on the northwest, Noank has an isolated feeling, much like an island. National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form…
It has been a bucket list item of mine to view the cherry blossom trees in Washington, DC. They only bloom for a three-week window, and it is hard to predict exactly when blooming will occur so planning for travel is a challenge. I was fortunate to see them this past spring, but I was…
Some Basic Asylum Hill History Asylum Hill (initially called Lords Hill), a neighborhood west of Hartford, was once farmland named after Captain Richard Lord, a prominent early settler of Hartford. In 1817 the Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons was founded and its first student, Alice Cogswell, was enrolled. The…
What do you know about Charlestown, one of Boston’s many neighborhoods? Take a virtual tour with me, and learn just enough to be dangerous! Some Basic Charlestown History The oldest neighborhood in Boston, Charlestown was originally a separate town laid out by engineer Thomas Graves in 1629 to ready it for settlers coming from England….
Of all the images that I take on any given photo shoot, there are always quite a few that never get shared on social media. Some neighborhoods are just so chock full of amazing houses that I can’t stop snapping and I end up with a large inventory of images that no one ever sees….
Boston is one of my favorite cities, and since it’s so close to my home in Connecticut I have been making an effort to get there more often. Since I often share Boston photos on my Instagram account, I applied to become a member of IGBoston, a community of photographers that share a love of…
