Places I Lived (A History in Houses)

Ashland Place, Medford, MA
The street I grew up on. My house was down there on the left.

10 Ashland Pl, Medford, MA
First house I remember. After my parents split, I lived here with my Dad until I was 10. Actually, they bought the house next door first (the white one). They sold that one and moved next door when I was about 1-years old.

Whitney Ave & Chestnut St, Cambridge, MA
Lived here with my mom for a short while before moving to…

Lopez St, Cambridge, MA
About six blocks away from the Whitney Ave house. My mom and her friend bought and renovated this 3-story apartment building. The neighborhood has changed a lot since then. Back in the day, the neighborhood kids would steal my toys. ;_;

Old Billerica Rd, Bedford, MA
Ex-stepfather’s parent’s house. It’s a two-family home, we lived on the far side. This colonial-era house was built in 1680 - It’s wicked old. When this house was built, only six of the original American colonies existed. The total population of those colonies was about 150,000. The year before (1679), European explorers first discovered the Niagra Falls! Old house is old.

Back to Ashland Place.
We lived on the second & third floor of this house for a couple of years. My mom’s best friend owned this house and lived on the first floor. My room looked out that copula. If you look in the background to the right, you can see the first, blue house. This means I’ve lived in every house on the left-hand side of Ashland Place. My first brother was born here while we lived here.

Lebanon St, Winchester, MA
Soon after my mom moved back to Medford, my dad & step-mom moved to this house in Winchester. My sister was born while we lived in this house. It was brown when we lived there. I didn’t live in this one very long before moving to Tennessee with my mom & step-dad. Big House. My room was on the third floor.

Malden, MA
Moved here for a year next. My room was on the third floor again. My second brother was born while we lived here. My window looked out on Fellsmere Pond right across the street (second picture). This was the last place in Massachusetts I lived.