This nearly 100-year-old photo presents one of the starkest contrasts we’ve ever featured on this page. The roads were dirt, and the lush wetlands were part of Juniper Swamp. In the distance, you can make out the tree line at Lutheran Cemetery, meaning one could stand here and see clear down to Metropolitan Avenue back in 1927. Eliot Avenue did not yet exist. A small garage stood alone in the middle of the field.

Today, the entire landscape consists of paved roads, brick rowhomes, wires, and vehicles. The marsh is gone, but street trees lining the sidewalks bring fresh air and shade come springtime, which can’t come fast enough. What will this scene look like a century from now? It’s anyone’s guess.