Photos

Some Boston streets hit the plowing jackpot

Bateman Street, RoslindaleSee it larger

While Bateman Street in Roslindale (above) was down to bare pavement this afternoon, Belmont Street in Charlestown looked like it had been transported to Hoth:

Belmont Street in CharlestownSee it larger.

Roxbury, before and after

Worthington Street, before

Tim Lawrence photographed Worthington Street looking toward Tremont before and after the blizzard.

Worthington Street, after

Brighton, before and after

Brighton street, before

Kostian photographed his Brighton street before and after the blizzard.

Brighton street, after

Xtreme Common

Cambridgeport, before and after

Cambridgeport, before

Rebecca Volynsky photographed her Cambridgeport street before and after the blizzard.

South Boston, before and after

I Street, before

Jen Smith photographed I Street before and after the blizzard.

King of the snow jungle

Snow statue

Alice Murphy noticed an unusual snow formation on Comm. Ave. between Clarendon and Dartmouth.

Dorchester, before and after

Dorchester: Before

Joe Cabrera photographed his Dorchester street before and after the blizzard.

Dorchester: After

Good thing the plows weren't moving too fast

Students and plows

Turlach MacDonagh snapped the scene on Beacon Street near Coolidge Corner today:

Japanese students or tourists take time in front of army of snow plows to pose for the stereotypical picture.

Copyright Turlach MacDonagh. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Downhill racer in Charlestown

Sledding in Charlestown

They were sledding on Erin Smith DeMarco's street in Charlestown today.

Might be time for a snowplow on Strathmore Road in Brighton

Strathmore Road in the snow

Jackie Ellis photographed Strathmore Road at Chestnut Hill Avenue in Brighton this afternoon.

Winthrop at high tide this morning

Winthrop Shore Drive at high tide.

Dan Santry watched the waves at the seawall along Winthrop Shore Drive around 10 a.m.

Beacon Hill, before and after

Beacon Hill before snow

Jack Romain looked down Walnut from Mt. Vernon yesterday and today.

Beacon Hill after snow

Optimist

Optimist in Somerville

Mamajoan looked out her window in East Somerville to see a guy who may not realize what'll happen to all his work when the first plow comes through.

Brighton, before and after

Brighton, before

Jenni shows the view out her house in Brighton.

Brighton, after

Savin Hill, before and after

Savin Hill, before

Katia forwards these before and after pics.

Savin Hill, after

Webster Street, East Boston

Webster Street, East BostonWebster Street, East Boston. Photo by Miranda H.

Lights, camera, snow!

Park Plaza lights. Photo by Michal Skrzypek.Park Square lights. Photo by Michal Skrzypek.

Across city, lots of snow

Hyde Square in Jamaica Plain around 10 p.m. Photo by Ben Ray.Hyde Square in Jamaica Plain around 10 p.m. Photo by Ben Ray.

Storm brings out wildlife in Brighton, Newton

Domo-kun in the snow

Katie Painter went out tonight and managed to snap this photo of a Brighton snowbank.

Geoffrey Grove tweets:

Very large coyote roaming in Chestnut Hill... People plowing/shoveling beware!

All alone in the night

All alone in the night on Comm. Ave.

Matt Laskowski photographed Comm. Ave. at Griggs around 7:30 p.m.

Empty

An empty Back Bay street.Sven Heistad was amazed how empty Comm. Ave. in the Back Bay was this afternoon.

Empty Comm. Ave. in Allston. Copyright Photographynatalia.Empty Comm. Ave. in Allston. Copyright Photographynatalia.

Oh, come on guys, you need to put at least a little effort into it

Lazy-ass parkers in Dorchester.

Tania deLuzuriaga photographed her neighbor's lazy-ass space saving on Savin Hill early in the storm.

The B Line in the Blizzard of '78

Some interesting photos from back when the T still ran PCC trolleys on the Green Line.

Snow emergency in East Boston

Webster Street, East Boston

Roving UHub photographer Rose captured the scene this afternoon on Webster Street in East Boston, where storm-ravaged residents were forced into desperate measures.