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Albion Place
(Not to be confused with Albion Court, Albion Street, or Albion Terrace!)
Along with its court-and-terrace brethren off Albion Street, Albion Place is a short, dead-end street.
As you’d expect, there’s not too much to see. I hope that neighborhood kids appreciate its street hockey potential.
Streets catalogued: 47
Albion Court
(Not to be confused with Albion Place, Albion Street, or Albion Terrace!)
Albion Court is a short, dead-end street off of Albion Street.
As you can see, there’s not too much to see on Albion Ct.
But it does have the unusual deck on top of a standalone garage, with walkway connecting to a house.
Streets catalogued: 46
Cleveland Street
Cleveland Street is a short street that runs between Harvard Street and Central Street on the southern slope of Spring Hill. You will not be surprised to learn that Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church is at the intersection of Cleveland and Central.
Not all the shrines to Mary are nearly as grand as the church.
#20 stands out both for its spindly columns and its single-story addition (?). There’s can’t be many residential buildings in Somerville with anything like it.
Streets catalogued: 45
Clark Street
Clark Street runs, one-way, northwest from Newton Street towards Argenziano School, where it becomes Lincoln Parkway.
The houses on the north-east side of Clark St (on the right of this photograph) back up to the Fitchburg Line.
Like so many streets in Somerville, Clark St has more to offer if you peek behind the street-facing properties.
Divided loyalties.
What passes for a duplex in Somerville.
Streets catalogued: 44
Carlton Street
Carlton Street runs between Somerville Avenue and Lake Street, just west of Union Square.
This residence is notable for at least two reasons: 1) Set back a bit from the street, it has off-street parking in front of the house rather than around back; 2) Direct access to the second floor porch.
Carlton St also has a short spur leading to these pleasing pastel houses. Unusually, this spur doesn’t seem to get its own designation as a court or terrace.
Ventilation is important.
Streets catalogued: 43
Browning Road
Browning Road winds its way, one-way, from Central Street to Sycamore Street in Winter Hill.
A bit like Central Road, Browning Rd starts heading east, before turning north and then turning east again. If it had gone straight through without any turns, it would connect with Sycamore Terrace.
It feels a bit like a crash course in architectural history, with this Greek Revival portico...
... and these Gothic windows.
Streets catalogued: 42
Broadway
Broadway in Somerville’s longest street, stretching three and a quarter miles from Somerville’s border with Charlestown (where it becomes Maffa Way) to Alewife Brook Parkway, where it continues, as Broadway, in Arlington.
Broadway’s easternmost point isn’t much to look at, tucked as it is under the I-93 overpass.
These days, East Somerville is heavily Hispanic, with many residents of Salvadorean background. Latin American eateries dot this section of Broadway.
There are also signs of an older version of East Somerville, like this mock Tudor façade to the Mount Vernon Restaurant & Pub.
And the law offices of Nissenbaum & Nissenbaum, who look as if they’ve been around for a while.
There are also signs of gentrification, with restaurants offering hipster-y entryways and seasonal menus.
What was once Sovereign Bank has become part of the Spanish banking giant Santander.
For architectural eccentricities, it’s hard to beat this drain pipe.
As Broadway crosses McGrath Highway, you enter Winter Hill.
As the name suggests, Winter Hill offers nice views. Looking east, you can see the Bunker Hill Monument.
The Winter Hill section of Broadway provides a nice survey of the roof-types of Somerville.
Variations on a theme.
It also has some genuinely stunning Queen Anne houses.
Does it count as a balustrade if it projects from a flat surface?
Ventilation is important.
After cresting Winter Hill, Broadway embarks on a steady decline towards Magoun Square.
Just east of Magoun Square is Trum Field. As of September 2015 (when this photograph was taken), the sign signalling funding under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was still up.
As Broadway approaches Ball Square, it crosses over the Lowell Line.
Ball Square Bowling is technically in Medford, but its story is too good not to share.
Solidly in Somerville are Ball Sq’s competing breakfast joints, Sound Bites and Ball Square Cafe.
Ball Sq is also the home of Lyndell’s Bakery.
The rarely seen beveled roof.
Next up on your east-to-west ramble along Broadway is Powder House Square and the Powder House rotary.
This upper-level window faces south, but it’s hard to imagine that it let in so much light as to require this awning.
The site of the former Powder House Community School, slated for mixed-use redevelopment, includes both this forbidding entrance...
... and this charming mural celebrating Somerville’s 150th anniversary.
Look, the streets of Somerville!
Broadway’s westernmost square, Teele Square, sits at the intersection of Broadway and Holland Street.
Teele could also benefit from some further development - this lot has sat empty for years.
Are you in search of dart supplies? Head over to 1198 Broadway.
Just before you reach Alewife Brook Parkway, you walk past Somerville Veterans Memorial Cemetery, unveiled in 1948.
Streets catalogued: 41
Brastow Avenue
Brastow Avenue is a short street that runs between Porter Street and Lowell Street.
Much of the north side of Brastow is flanked by a parking lot for Somerville Hospital.
The blue of this house is what first stands out, but as you approach the lime-green trim becomes more evident.
This might be my favorite window decoration yet.
Hard to imagine a more graceful fire escape.
Streets catalogued: 40
Benton Road
Benton Road runs between Hudson Street and Summer Street, where it becomes Harvard Street.
It’s chock-ful of interesting architectural details, from these two impressively-painted houses...
... to these two solutions to putting windows on curved walls ...
... to this barn/garage ...
... to this stained glass ...
... to this downright weird façade. Queen Anne-style asymmetry is one thing, but...
Streets catalogued: 39
Beech Street
Beech Street is a short street that runs between Somerville Avenue and Atherton Street.
There’s a slight slope up towards Atherton St.
Like much of the rest of Somerville, Beech St has seen redevelopment towards condos. This one’s so new that realtors still have architectural renderings rather than photographs. I could do without the pilasters and the roof overhang looks a bit too long to my eye, but I like the overall quirkiness.
Streets catalogued: 38
Arlington Street
Arlington Street is a short street that runs from Lincoln Street to Franklin Street in East Somerville.
It has the rectory of St. Benedict’s, one of six Roman Catholic parishes in Somerville.
Arlington St also has two homes on the National Register of Historic Places: the Walter J. Squire House, notable for its paired cornice brackets...
... and the Charles Williams Jr. House. In addition to its architectural details, the Williams house is also of note as being the first home with permanent telephone service.
Streets catalogued: 37
Albion Terrace
(Not to be confused with Albion Court, Albion Place, or Albion Street!)
Albion Terrace is a short, dead-end street off of Albion Street.
There’s not much to say about Albion Terrace. I know one thing: I wouldn’t want to have to park here during the winter.
Across the street from Albion Terrace is the lovely Albion Playground.
Streets catalogued: 36
Adrian Street
Adrian Street runs one-way from Joseph Street to Marion Street.
It’s a quiet, residential street, just south of Lincoln Park.
Adrian St has a interesting mix of buildings, from this apartment building large enough to get its own parking lot...
... to this charming two-floor house with a white-picket fence set back from the street.
It also has some nice iron-work.
Streets catalogued: 35
Central Street
Along with Cedar St, Lowell St, School St, and Walnut St, Central St is one of the main north-south roads between Somerville Ave and Broadway.
Along the way, Central St crosses over the Lowell Line of the MBTA’s commuter rail.
Central St has a host of distinctive buildings and architectural features, including this weirdly-roofed apartment building...
... these proto-Tuscan columns...
... these spindly double columns...
... this room built into (through?) a roof...
... this impressively-painted porch...
... this ex-door...
... this great expanse of roof...
... this carved door...
... and this anthropomorphic-looking roof.
Central St has several places of worship, including the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church.
Near the intersection with Broadway is Temple B’nai Brith.
Central St has what must be one of Somerville’s few Buddhist shrines.
The Somerville Museum is located between Summer St and Highland Ave.
Central St is also home to the Rogers Foam Company, one-time home of Nerf!
Streets catalogued: 34
Montrose Street
Montrose Street runs one-way between School Street and Sycamore Street on the north slope of Central Hill.
Like so many other streets, Montrose has a succession of gabled roofs that creates a pleasant visual rhythm.
Running along the slope of a hill, Montrose also presents great opportunities for houses beyond houses.
At first glance the bands of color on this house struck me as strange. But on second thought I think the decreasing height of each band as you move up works.
It's almost as if this house was wary of breaking the Somerville mold with its brick construction and decided to tack on the non-brick entryway to fit in better.
The residents of Montrose St want to make sure you understand the parking situation.
A slightly older-looking representation of Jesus and the Sacred Heart than I'm used to seeing.
Streets catalogued: 33
Hersey Street
Hersey Street is a short street that runs between Berkeley Street and Oxford Street on the south side of Central Hill.
It's such a short street that's there not too much to say about it. But it is the home of this sweet macaroni-and-cheese orange Vespa.
One of the saddest things we see when walking the streets of Somerville is lost cat signs. Every so often you come across good news like this.
Streets catalogued: 32
Berkeley Street
Berkeley Street runs between Central Street and School Street on the south side of Central Hill.
Berkeley St has telephone poles on just one side of the street, leading to some terrifying jumbles of wires.
I like to think that this funny space is for the house's resident elves.
A door leading to... nowhere?
Not the most efficient use of space, but I find this roof pretty.
The charming effect of canoe as planter is marred by the creepy disembodied deer's head.
A shrine to the Holy Family.
Like so many other streets, Berkeley St struggles with dog waste.
Streets catalogued: 31