Boston3558

Jerry's (see adjacent) house in Parker Hill. When he lived there in the 70's, this was a fairly rough and decaying area with vacant factories, poorly-maintained housing projects, the remains of burnt down houses, and high crime. The neighborhood, though, had almost a rural feeling due to the amount of brush and trees covering the shells of houses and factories. Jerry was very nonchalant about the roughness of the neighborhood, in some ways operating in his own world and ignoring what was around. That he had in his living room an antique harpsichord and a grand piano, both of which he played, contributed to the sense of his being somewhat other-worldly. Adding to the sense of unconventional, however, was the fact that he and his wife (who was a lesbian and lived elsewhere) had two teenage children which were also often at the house.

Makes most sense if viewed as part of Coming Out/Northeast set