The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hired freelance photographers for its Documerica Project (1971-1977). They documented environmental issues, EPA activities, and everyday life in the 1970s. Michael Philip Manheim was one of nearly one hundred photographers hired for the project. His assignment was to document the noise pollution crisis in the East Boston neighborhood surrounding Neptune Road.
Manheim captured impressive images of the community, illustrating the uncomfortable proximity to one of the nation’s busiest airports and the hardships of residents who live under the jets’ landing paths near Logan.
Airplanes are a hell of a lot quieter now than then, but still
When I told my uncle, who lived by Logan his whole life, he responded, “WHAT? ”
Carla believes she got a good deal on a house because it’s haunted in an episode of Cheers. When Sam (or Cliff?) tries to brave out a night there, there’s a scene with noise and bright lights.
Turns out the new house is under Logan’s flight path.
It’s pretty cool to see those old planes and airline logos. Probably not any large jets, but maybe Cape Air props still land there. There are a lot of times when they come in on 33, but I don’t think they come in on 15.
When jets took off from SFO, the teachers had to pause class. There was so much noise that the windows shook.