Duligur Ibeling

Duligur Ibeling

I took this photo at the corner of Gove St. and Chelsea St. Some mild “broken windows” indicators are visible: less well-maintained or vacant buildings and streets, dusty sidewalks and small pieces of litter. But the neighborhood works for its residents: they have salons with local flavor, children and pedestrians can walk freely about, and cars are parked freely. (The school bus in the background especially suggests the presence of children, and we can see a child and adult near the entrance of the salon.) The map shows the level of “physical disorder,” which encompasses many classic “broken windows” indicators (see Boston Research Map for details). It’s relatively elevated for East Boston, yet the neighborhood appears to function quite well for its residents.