a look back at documenting architectural ornament in boston's back bay

pushing lots of pixels lately to avoid burnout from setting up shop this month. revisiting thousands of dormant and/or forgotten images taken over the past decade has inspired me to pick up the camera and prepare for travel once again, where i can continue photodocumenting the past in cities across the country.

one such destination i yearn to return to is boston and it's buildings accentuated with carved brick and brownstone. i recall the back bay neighborhood being densely populated with well-maintained 19th century victorian residential and commerical buildings punctuated with ornament that i briefly photographed (see below) back in 2018, but hopefully a return visit will offer more time to complete a more exhaustive survey. 

all images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2022.