Another shout-out to Charles Swift for sending an interesting article from the Globe, from July of 1921, the year Dot’s first meeting house/free school/tavern, which used to stand on the plot that is now the Atheneum Park and Meaney Playground, was apparently razed.

The plot has not been mown since well before Affleck came to shoot a scene from his film there on the 25th of May. Before the rain this week, there was a bum-in-residence who slept on a bench there for two days.

On the 26th I wrote to the DCR, but have yet to receive a reply. This morning I did a little more research, and discovered that the DCR has plans for what it calls “friends groups” who will look after neglected plots like Atheneum, and hopes to establish public-private partnerships for their continued upkeep.

I have contacted Margie Lynch, Director of partnerships, to ask what our options are for Atheneum Park, and will keep you updated on them, too.

In the meantime, check out Edens: Lost and Found to see what cities like Chicago and Philly are doing to reclaim their urban “Edens”. We could do it here, too.