All Strung Up!

Yesterday I walked down the middle of Commonwealth Ave. and watched the trees being strung with lights. The lights signal the beginning of the holiday season...as does Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Comm Ave Mall #4

Inscription on the Samuel Eliot Morison statue.

Comm Ave Mall #3

Samuel Eliot Morison is a noted historian, a "sailor and a scholar", who was born and raised in Boston. He graduated from Harvard and spent time studying in France before returning to Harvard to complete his PhD. He went on to teach at a number of universities, and also acted as the official historian of the US Navy during World War II.

Comm Ave mall #2

Another shot of the Vendome Hotel Memorial.

Comm Ave Mall #1

In the mall that runs down the center of Commonwealth Ave are a number of statues and memorials. This is the Vendome Hotel Memorial - in front of the site of the worst tragedy in the history of the Boston Fire Department.