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Shouldn't that be
Shouldn't that be "Daughters?"
Nope...
They are referred to as Sister (Fill in Appropriate Name Here) when you address them.
What I think is odd is that they would think about selling the part of the land on which their mausoleum sits. This holds tremendous value to them and I cannot imagine them ever "moving" this (Or where they would move it to if they are selling off all that land). I also can't imagine Rome giving approval for this.
There is still a lot of land below this and I would imagine that selling the land after the site of the mausoleum would be acceptable if slightly smaller? The only reason they might be doing this is if the people who want the bookbindery want the land next to/around it as if I remember correctly these places are somewhat adjacent.
Sisters have mercy!
Think about it. What would Jesus do?
JP Gentrification
It looks like the long time residents have more to worry about than a Whole Foods moving in.
You should take a drive out that way
I don't think that part of JP was ever not gentrified. It's as close to country as you can get in Boston - there's even a farm there.
The farm is in Brookline -
The farm is in Brookline - they use a Brookline address, and the fields are in Brookline - but we'll put that aside. Hyde square has been working class for a long time. Whole foods shoppers are the definition of gentrifiers. I don't see the issue here.
What's the difficulty with saying Yes, Whole Foods is a symbol of gentrification - and that's a good thing? A certain kind of person wants their gluten-free, free-range, organic, fair-trade cupcakes. When a certain critical mass of them move into one place, the stores that serve them will follow. When this happens in a working class Latino neighborhood, it's called gentrification. You could search the country and have trouble finding a better example than this one - grad students write dissertation on stuff like this.
Allandale Farm - straddles the city line
Their web site does indeed give a Brookline mailing address, but also says it is "Boston's last working farm". Their About Us page says "Allandale Farm is Boston’s last working farm. We are located on the Boston/Brookline line near the Arnold Arboretum and the Faulkner Hospital."
See also the Boston Natural Areas Network pages on Allandale and Lawrence farms, which include several maps and aerial photos.
Yes, it does straddle the
Yes, it does straddle the line. The store and a sliver of property is in Boston, and everything else is in Brookline. The crops are grown in Brookline. And although they do claim to be 'in Boston,' they choose a Brookline address. The 'only farm in Boston' claim is a scam.
Not completely a scam
A year or so ago, I photographed a pair of cows (which at the time I thought were bison because, well, WTH do I know?) on the Boston side of the line.
Allandale Farm: BNAN says ...
"A number of agricultural fields, cultivated by Allandale Farm, are peppered into the surrounding landscape." See this satellite photo. I believe the Boston-Brookline line is the white dotted line just to the right of the words "Lawrence Farm".
Could Allandale maybe even be cultivating some of the Daughters of St. Paul land now?
I'll bet that they are also Brookline's only farm, but I don't know that for certain.
That's about right. The farm
That's about right. The farm stand is just inside Boston, and the border runs perpendicular to the street. Most of the fields they work are on the Brookline side of the property.
It looks like the long time
What, like more high-income housing that the vast majority of JP residents will never know exists?
Neighbors
They should leave the mausoleum where it is. Who could ask for quieter neighbors?
They could sell the extra land
to the Arboretum and keep it structure-free.
Oop, just realized it's not near
the Arboretum. Maybe Allandale could buy it!