This week, the Glover school demolition began. I saw the first chunks removed on my way to work on Monday and noted even more disappeared by noon Tuesday. I had come home to grab lunch and quickly got the camera instead. I took a few shots from School street but then made my way around to Cherry Street and saw this view. The view reminded me of watching the old YMCA come down […]
What an incredible game! I found a spot along the far goalpost and set up with my longest lens. Was very fortunate to catch two of Marblehead’s scores including a great run by Will Quigley. Awesome game boys!
This is easily my favorite photo from my morning spent photographing the Glover school. There is so much about this image that I still don’t understand: Why a mural of a whale rowing a boat? Why is this little desk pushed up against the wall? At the same time, you can again see signs of the age of the Glover in the huge vent to the right and the green flooring.
Below is the teacher’s break room. It’s a truly tiny space and, when I saw the light coming in and the half-erased words on the chalkboard, I knew that […]
Ever since I took a tour of the Glover school at the time of the last override vote, I had wanted to come back and shoot the boiler room. These boilers are incredible for their sheer size and age (almost 100 years old). As you can see, there have been modifications made over the years to try to squeeze more heat out of them by adding a blower to the front. […]
