An ornamental gateway to the Ryan Playground in Dorchester. It was funded by the Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund, the George B. Henderson Foundation, and the City of Boston. Four blue pillars hold up a gazebo-like shade structure. A sign displays the name of the playground. Two metal plaques are placed on the cubic concrete supports of the pillars. The words indicate that the playground was built as a memorial for Robert F. Ryan, a Dorchester native who served in World War II.
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These photos were taken by photographers employed by the Boston Public Library during the summer of 2020, as a project to document public spaces in several Boston neighborhoods during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The photos depict murals, sculptures, commemorative plaques, painted electrical boxes, and other works of public art in Roxbury, Dorchester, the South End, and surrounding areas. The collection was donated to Northeastern University by the Boston Public Library, as part of the partnership between the institutions through the Boston Research Center.
