Brockton, MA, population 93,810, Plymouth County Seat, Settled 1700 & incorporated in 1821. Around 20 miles south of Boston. Served by MBTA's commuter rail to South Station.
Famed boxer, Rocky Marciano, is from Brockton. One reason Brockton is called the city of champions.
This thread is not a comprehensive tour of Brockton. Just a small collection of pictures I took while on a short visit. This was my first visit to Brockton & I know little about the city.
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5. Unfortunately, too much of downtown Brockton looks like this. Great, but underused buildings:
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7. I don't know what this is about. Tornado, neglect, or just in the middle of something?
8. It seems that every city, town, or village in New England has a big white church like this.
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14. The commuter rail (& perhaps other trains) goes through Brockton over a series of these beautiful bridges. Note the beautiful city hall building in the background.
15. Another of the stone rail bridges. And a BAT bus! I love the signs saying "Dial-A-BAT". A good reminder to call mom (sorry mom).
16. I have a weakness for faded paint.
17. Beautiful Episcopal church which is closing as I understand
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18. Georgeous downtown Catholic church. The fantastic building to the right was originally built as a residence, but now is a funeral home.
19. This building is to the left of the Catholic church. I think it may be a rectory or somehow related to the church.
20. There were big photographs pasted to buildings all over town with no explanation. Or I didn't see the explanation.
21. I love this shop. It added some much needed color & life to downtown
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26. This church is called St. Edith Stein. A saint I have never heard of prompted me to research. She was a Jewish girl that became a nun. She was offered an opportunity by her convent to be smuggled to safety from the Nazi's, but she chose to return to her people. She was killed in a concentration camp along with her sister Rose. This is the back of the church. I wanted a picture of the better looking front, but chose not to because there was a large gathering of children in front of the church & i didn't want to intrude.
27. I didn't get a lot of pics of residential Brockton. There were many blocks of streets like this one. Triple-deckers, large houses converted to apartments, Victorians, cottages, etc. Some areas were tidy and some were not.
28. This house will represent the areas of middle-class bungalows & Victorians found in some areas.
29. Beyond a posh country club with a vast well-tended golf course, was a section of very nice homes & some fine mansions. The following house really caught my eye. Especially when I realized that is listed for only $469,000. It is described as a Baushaus inspired house overlooking it's own 1.75 acre lake. I think this house would be a million or more in most places:
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31. The following building is an amazing landmark. Made even more striking by it's neglected condition. It is located on a high, visible location that cannot be missed as you enter Brockton. It is surrounded by what I believe is fair grounds. The fair grounds are well tended, making this building stand out even more.
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38. Don't even think about stealing a newspaper! And I thought nobody read newspapers anymore
Thanks for looking!
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