Luke Esposito

Luke Esposito

In my trip to East Boston I learned a lot and experienced a lot. What I found met many of my expectations and others were new observations. In initially going on the trip I want to count the number of graffiti markings as an indicator in an attempt to measure some sort of distress. From what I had heard, East Boston was not supposed to be the safest place, and from what I read it was mainly inhabited by Irish, Italian and Hispanic/Latino American immigrants. Taking the Blue Line over, what I found was slightly different. On my three-block walk in Maverick Sq. this was the only sign of graffiti I found, overall the area appeared fairly safe, partially due to the large number of shops being open night and day to help self-police. After, using world-map, I learned that the spot of East Boston I journeyed too is largely inhabited by Hispanic/Latino Americans while the other side of East Boston was home to the Irish and Italian immigrants. Thus I attached the map exhibiting this dense population of Hispanic and Latino Americans in Maverick Sq. and the surrounding area. I thought this map was accurately accommodated with the picture as the instructional sign is written in both English and Spanish. Both the map and the picture exhibit what the paper further explains, I found strong Hispanic and Latino American populations, with shops and signs targeted at these residents; I also observed very few signs of distress as this single piece of graffiti displays.