Boston Murals

A mural documentation project started in 2009 to not only explore Boston’s neighborhoods in depth, but also photograph the many murals in the city.

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Maurice J. Tobin School in Roxbury. By Caleb Neelon and Katie Yamasaki. 2014, Sponsored by Converse.

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“A Bird’s Eye View of Allston Village” on Wilton St, Allston, MA by the Mayor’s Mural Crew, Summer 2011.

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On the corner of Cambridge St and Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA. By the Mayor’s Mural Crew, 2007-2008. 

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“Allston Village” on Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA. By Gregg Bernstein, 2012.

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“The Gateway to the Garden” on Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA. By the Mayor’s Mural Crew, 2011. 

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Mural on Harrison Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard (Across the Goodwill Industries and the Boston Water and Sewer Commission), Lower Roxbury. 2015

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“Roxbury Love” on the corner of Warren and Clifford Street, Roxbury.

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“Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” on the corner of Warren and Maywood Street in Roxbury. Signed “[email protected]”

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A Community Mural is Vandalized in Jamaica Plain

A post published on March 13, 2013 for Big Red & Shiny on the destruction of a mural in Jamaica Plain, Boston. Link here.

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Boston Murals featured on Boston.Com in January of 2012.

Link here.

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Spirits. On Hyde Park Ave (Facing the Casey Overpass), Jamaica Plain. Painted by the Mayor's Mural Crew, 2005. 

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On the corner of Hyde Park Ave and Weld Hill., Jamaica Plain. Painted by The Boston Youth Fund Mural Crew under the artistic direction of J. Rydwansky and LJ Walters-Smith. August 2001.

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Frederick Douglass, Corner of Hammond Street and Tremont Street, Roxbury. By the Mayor's Mural Crew under the direction of Heidi Schork. 2003. All Rights Reserved.

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I also love this mural. I don't know it's name, but it honors the legacy of East Boston's Donald McKay, the builder of the famous clipper ships. This mural has aged very well and has a yellow patina that is reminiscent of antique paper. Located on Grove Street, between Bremen St. and Orleans St. East Boston. By the Boston Natural Areas Network Youth Conservation Corps. 2007.

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Dreams Make the Path...Music Leads the Way!, Grove Street., between Bremen St. and Orleans St. East Boston. Located on the Greenway extension. By the Boston Natural Area Network Conservation Youth Corps.

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I love this mural, but I don't know what it's called. It resembles type records found in botanical field guides, in this case, the plants depicted are those found along the Greenway. East Boston Greenway, on Maverick Street., between Bremen St. and Orleans St. East Boston., by the Boston Natural Areas Network Youth Conservation Corps. 2010.

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East Boston Greenway, on Maverick Street., between Bremen St. and Orleans St. East Boston., by the Boston Natural Areas Network.