Lowell, Mass.

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  • 2009

    Woman lights man's cigarette, Pearl Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Jackson Street.

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    Pearl Street.

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    Pearl Street.

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    Pearl Street.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    South Street.

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    South Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Pearl Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    South Street.

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    South Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    South Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Corner of the new parking garage, and old Byrne Liquors building on the corner of Middlesex and Elliott Streets.

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    Jackson Street.

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    Jackson Street.

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    Intersection of South and Appleton Streets.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Intersection of South and Appleton Streets.

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    Intersection of South and Appleton Streets.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    South Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Intersection of South and Appleton Streets.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Barber shop on Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

  • 2007

    School crossing guard at the charter school on Jackson Street.

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    This building has been developed into the Appleton Mills apartments, which opened in June 2011.

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    Children leaving the charter school on Jackson during a snow storm.

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    Children leaving the charter school on Jackson during a snow storm.

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    This building has been developed into the Appleton Mills apartments, which opened in June 2011.

  • 2007

    This building has been developed into the Appleton Mills apartments, which opened in June 2011.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    Workers disassembling the old wooden overpass on Jackson Street.

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    Poster depicting local sex offenders hanging in a school window on Jackson Street.

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    Corner of Middlesex and Elliott Streets.

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    Jackson Street. The empty lot on the bottom left is now a city parking garage.

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    Lowell skyline.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Jackson Street. The empty lot on the right is now a city parking garage.

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    Hamilton canal on Jackson Street. The closest overpass has been torn down for safety reasons; the farthest overpass has been stripped to its metal frame.

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    Old equipment removed from the Freudenberg building on Jackson Street.

  • 2007

    Workers disassembling the old wooden overpass on Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Policeman on Jackson Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Jackson Street.

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    South Street.

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    Outside the shelter, Middlesex Street.

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    Man collecting bottles on Jackson Street.

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    Jackson Street.

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    Policeman on Jackson Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    This empty lot was turned into a neighborhood garden in 2011.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    Neighborhood cleanup day on Jackson Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Jackson Street.

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    Outside the Romeo & Juliet Cafe on South Street.

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    Leaving school for the day, Jackson Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    This lot between Middlesex and Jackson Streets now contains a city parking garage.

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    This fenced-in area outside the shelter/clinic on Middlesex Street has since been shut down, due to noise complaints from neighbors.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Jackson Street.

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    Man drinking beer on Jackson Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Pearl Street.

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    Jackson Street.

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    This building on Jackson Street has since been developed into the Appleton Mills apartments.

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    Inside the Appleton Mills on Jackson Street.

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    Jackson Street.

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    Man in window, Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Man collecting bottles on Jackson Street.

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    Child going to school, Jackson Street.

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    Old appliances from the Appleton Mills apartments on Jackson Street that were gutted to develop new condos.

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    Old appliances from the Appleton Mills apartments on Jackson Street that were gutted to develop new condos.

  • 2009

    Woman lights man's cigarette, Pearl Street.

  • 2009

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2009

    Jackson Street.

  • 2009

    Pearl Street.

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    Pearl Street.

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    Pearl Street.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    South Street.

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    South Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Pearl Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    South Street.

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    South Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    South Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Corner of the new parking garage, and old Byrne Liquors building on the corner of Middlesex and Elliott Streets.

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    Jackson Street.

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    Jackson Street.

  • 2009

    Intersection of South and Appleton Streets.

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    Middlesex Street.

  • 2009

    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Intersection of South and Appleton Streets.

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    Intersection of South and Appleton Streets.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    South Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

  • 2009

    Intersection of South and Appleton Streets.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

  • 2009

    Barber shop on Middlesex Street.

  • 2009

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2007

    School crossing guard at the charter school on Jackson Street.

  • 2007

    This building has been developed into the Appleton Mills apartments, which opened in June 2011.

  • 2007

    Children leaving the charter school on Jackson during a snow storm.

  • 2007

    Children leaving the charter school on Jackson during a snow storm.

  • 2007

    This building has been developed into the Appleton Mills apartments, which opened in June 2011.

  • 2007

    This building has been developed into the Appleton Mills apartments, which opened in June 2011.

  • 2007

    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

  • 2007

    Workers disassembling the old wooden overpass on Jackson Street.

  • 2007

    Poster depicting local sex offenders hanging in a school window on Jackson Street.

  • 2007

    Corner of Middlesex and Elliott Streets.

  • 2007

    Jackson Street. The empty lot on the bottom left is now a city parking garage.

  • 2007

    Lowell skyline.

  • 2007

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2007

    Jackson Street. The empty lot on the right is now a city parking garage.

  • 2007

    Hamilton canal on Jackson Street. The closest overpass has been torn down for safety reasons; the farthest overpass has been stripped to its metal frame.

  • 2007

    Old equipment removed from the Freudenberg building on Jackson Street.

  • 2007

    Workers disassembling the old wooden overpass on Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Policeman on Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    South Street.

  • 2006

    Outside the shelter, Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    Man collecting bottles on Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Policeman on Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    This empty lot was turned into a neighborhood garden in 2011.

  • 2006

    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    Behind the shelter on Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    Neighborhood cleanup day on Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Outside the Romeo & Juliet Cafe on South Street.

  • 2006

    Leaving school for the day, Jackson Street.

  • 2006

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2006

    This lot between Middlesex and Jackson Streets now contains a city parking garage.

  • 2006

    This fenced-in area outside the shelter/clinic on Middlesex Street has since been shut down, due to noise complaints from neighbors.

  • 2006

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2005

    Jackson Street.

  • 2005

    Man drinking beer on Jackson Street.

  • 2005

    Middlesex Street.

  • 2005

    Pearl Street.

  • 2005

    Jackson Street.

  • 2005

    This building on Jackson Street has since been developed into the Appleton Mills apartments.

  • 2005

    Inside the Appleton Mills on Jackson Street.

  • 2005

    Jackson Street.

  • 2005

    Man in window, Middlesex Street.

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    Middlesex Street.

  • 2005

    Man collecting bottles on Jackson Street.

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    Child going to school, Jackson Street.

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    Old appliances from the Appleton Mills apartments on Jackson Street that were gutted to develop new condos.

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    Old appliances from the Appleton Mills apartments on Jackson Street that were gutted to develop new condos.

Jackson / Appleton / Middlesex Neighborhood, Lowell, MA

2005–Present

I began documenting this neighborhood in Lowell in 2005, when I moved into an old mill building on Jackson Street. This series of photographs attempts to preserve a slice of the culture and atmosphere of the current neighborhood, as well as observe the changes taking place in its population and its structures.

Check back for updates, or visit my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicahosman/sets/72157627434088449/.

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