Did you make one of the tiles in the Davis Square T stop?
By adamg - Sun, 06/28/2009 - 6:55pm.
In 1978 and 1979, students at the Powderhouse Community School in Somerville made 249 special tiles that were placed around the Davis Square station. The Davis Square Tile Project is trying to contact the kids who made them as part of a project to show how the square has changed over the years - and possibly help show how the Green Line extension might change the parts of Somerville it goes through.
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I love those tiles!
The station itself is a bit of a hangover from brutalism, with the dark tile used for the concourses and platforms, but those tiles redeem it.
I will have my hub put this call out on the Medford MA list to see if there are any tile makers out there.
Pretty darn fascinating, this
You can't help but glance at the tiles when you're walking along that middle level and wonder where the kids ended up.
Glad you've noted this
Oh good, they're up to 27 tiles. Last I looked at the page, there were only 2!
Another tile fan
Like other people I've wondered what happened to the kids who made those tiles? Do any of them pass their tile every day?
I've also liked how the tiles are grouped thematically - vehicles, pets, et al.
In the Globe
As many have undoubtedly seen, it's in the Globe today. More surprising, is that it includes the URL, which is actually a hyperlink in the web version.