Harvard Square
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Original Publication Date: September 16, 2009 A filming crew member adjusts various pieces of lighting equipment during the shoot for Ben Affleck's new movie "The Town". The tarps serve to separate the cast from the prying eyes of the public, waiting along JFK Street.
Fire Breaks Out in the Cafe of India
A small fire broke out in the Cafe of India kitchen on Wednesday at approximately 10:45 a.m., according to Jagdish Singh, one of the owners of the restaurant.
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The books in the Grolier Poetry Book Shop share the display window with a miniature Christmas tree whose white lights cast some Christmas cheer onto the books.
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Festive Christmas lights and wreaths decorate the street lights of Cambridge, including this display at the corner of Plympton St. and Massachusetts Ave.
YULETIDE JOY
Company members perform in the 39th annual production of “The Christmas Revels,” a collection of American holiday music traditions.
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A worker for the Salvation Army rings his bells and cheerfully sings carols outside of the Harvard Square T station, soliciting donations to help the needy.
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Colorful angel ornaments and other traditional Christmas charactes contribute to a festive store display at Papyrus.
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Actors perform in “The Christmas Revels”, show that showcases different traditions in American music. This particular scene features St. Peter at the gates of heaven.
Chillin' in the Square
Cambridge residents and tourists see the Pit as a meeting spot as well as a place to sit down and rest in the Square.
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Cambridge youth often use the Pit, a sunken depression next to the Harvard Square T-stop, as a social gathering space.
Carols in the Square
Carolers sing in front of the information kiosk by the Harvard Square T-stop and the Pit.
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Tourists and Cambridge residents stream out of the Harvard Square T-stop, located at the heart of Harvard Square.
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Radio personality Garrison Keillor, host of "Prairie Home Companion" on Minnesota Public Radio, sings to a full house at the First Parish Church on Monday Dec 14.
Eccentric People Create Eclectic Pit
A man holds a sign outside the Harvard Square T-stop offering a “Free Bible Quiz.” Bruce M. Benson says his objective is not to convert people, but to start conversations with the people he encounters in the Square. And the Pit, the sunken amphitheater that surrounds the T-stop entrance, seemed the perfect place for interesting encounters.
