Historic Downtown from the Rooftops of Abbot Hall

Can you believe this image of historic downtown from atop Abbot Hall was taken in early December? I can only imagine the view now with snow as far as the eye can see. I continue to feel very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to capture our town from this unique vantage point atop the scaffolding that encircled Abbot Hall during its much needed renovations. This view of historic downtown from atop Abbot Hall features the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, St. Michael's, Grace Community and Old North Church as well as a number of stores along Washington Street.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:10-05:00February 26th, 2015|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: Abbot Hall, Grace Community church, historic downtown, jerem, Old North Church, rooftop, St Michaels church, Washington Street|0 Comments

Smoke on the Water – Marblehead Harbor filled with Sea Smoke

In 2012, I was fortunate to witness and capture sea smoke on what was easily the coldest day of that year. Since first seeing the incredible beauty of smoke rising off the ocean at dawn, I have sought to capture it again. I went out a number of times in 2013 but the conditions were never right for sea smoke to develop. In January 2014, I photographed backlit sea smoke as the sun rose behind Tinker's Island. With all prior attempts, I had hoped to see sea smoke rising within Marblehead Harbor. I'm not exactly sure what conditions favor the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:14-05:00January 8th, 2015|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, dawn, Grace Community church, Marblehead Harbor, purple, sea smoke, St Michaels church|0 Comments

Marblehead Harborfront

After the rain departed on Saturday, October 11, I decided to head out in hopes of capturing a few lingering clouds and some scenes of foliage around town. On an earlier venture, I had noticed that the Marblehead harborfront (not sure if that is an official name for the area depicted here) was showing signs of Fall colors. I made my way across the causeway to the public way at Parker Lane to see if the colors had indeed 'popped' in the interim. While there were some hints of orange and yellow in the trees, I was more intrigued by [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:20-05:00October 15th, 2014|Categories: Marblehead Harbor|Tags: Abbot Hall, boats, Grace Community church, houses, Marblehead Harbor, St Michaels church|0 Comments

300 Years Later – A New Steeple for St. Michael’s Church

On Thursday, August 28, a crowd gathered in the historic downtown section of Marblehead to watch as a new steeple was placed atop St. Michael's Church. The Episcopal church was founded in 1714 and originally had a wooden steeple above the building but decay led to its removal in 1793. I was disappointed that I would miss the steeple rising that took place on that Thursday but was thrilled when I heard from one of its officers who invited me up the scaffolding for a closer view of the steeple as well as the temporary 'rooftop' view. We met at [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:22-05:00September 1st, 2014|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: church, Grace Community church, rooftop, St Michaels church, sunset|0 Comments

Winter comes to Summer Street

I haven't yet had a chance to photograph the after effects of the 10-12 inches of snow that fell on Wednesday, February 5 but this image was taken almost exactly one year ago on February 9, 2013. We had a lot more snow one year ago and I headed out when the driving ban had finally lifted to explore the streets of Marblehead covered in snow. As I walked down Washington Street, I looked up Summer Street and saw the light of the sunset reflecting off the houses that neighbor St. Michael's Episcopal Church. I walked up the hill and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:43-05:00February 6th, 2014|Categories: Snow|Tags: church, houses, snow, St Michaels church|0 Comments

From the Rooftops – Through the Window of St Michaels Church

As I mentioned in yesterday's sunrise post, I spent the New Year of 2013 the same way I had started 2012 - climbing up to the top of the steeple of a church in Marblehead. This time it was St Michaels and Steve Clay accompanied me. We made it to the steeple only to find two barriers in the way - chicken wire and thick wooden louvres on each window. I had noticed one window on the level below so we headed back down to see if there were any photos to be had there. As I peered to the [...]

By Eyal Oren|2013-06-16T14:45:20-04:00January 3rd, 2013|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: church, dawn, rooftop, St Michaels church|0 Comments

From the Rooftops – Two Churches

Rooftop Thursday brings this view of St Michael's Episcopal Church and Grace Community Church gracing the skyline of Old Town. This was taken from the rooftop deck of an apartment on Washington Street that offered tremendous views up and down that great street as well as of these two houses of worship.

By Eyal Oren|2014-04-20T15:08:39-04:00March 22nd, 2012|Categories: Rooftop|Tags: church, Grace Community church, rooftop, St Michaels church|0 Comments