The Globe selected Instagram photos from the neighborhood over the past few months then asked users to talk about the moments that inspired them. Click each one to listen.
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jonmicolJohn Michael Garcia
My most important job is to keep making her smile.
creambangaSirrah Conteh
... been lookin out fa me since day one ... love u Lex a.k.a. Charlie <3
genowolfGeno Escobar
Mom and my sister :-)
creambangaSirrah Conteh
Me n my baby sis on this the day of her graduation!!!
cibaoentChristian Rosa
STATE POLICE, BOSTON POLICE & a DETECTIVE.... CHANFLES, I'm going back to BED!!! lol....
creambangaSirrah Conteh
R.I.P. Jasper ... ima miss u <3
mikahgasolMikah Gasol
nancee86Nancy Le
My Biscuit is a Spartan and a Tough Mudder!#toughmudder #spartan #dogs #dogsofinstagram#cockerspaniel
crystalized6285Crystal Chandler
My little #Picasso @KeepingUpWithTavy #Drawing me while I was #snoozing. #Sketch #Pencil #SleepingBeauty
crystalized6284Crystal Chandler
#bostoncarnival #boston #barbados #bajan#BostonPolice #BPD #GETONBAD !!!
lovelustlive7Davan
#picstitch #reading is #fundamental#wisdom #smart
creambangaSirrah Conteh
How come I neva noticed this thing ... Lmao but y the got racoons tho!
cibaoentChristian Rosa
My BABTISM, FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION all happened here, i was even an ALTER BOY! ST AMBROSE CHURCH, Dorchester
jonmicolJohn Michael Garcia
No matter how old he gets he's still gonna be my little baby boy!!
mikahgasolMikah Gasol
Get out & vote ! #teamObama
crystalized6283Crystal Chandler
#boston #bostoncarnival #Ladies #bajan#teambajan #teambarbados #haitian #jamaican #Guatemalan#getonbad #wukUp
cibaoentChristian Rosa
In my neighborhood..... GENEVA AVE, DORCHESTER
nancee86Nancy Le
Spending the day with my sis and my middle school friend Motee #sisters #middleschoolfriends #vietnamese#liberian #nigerian #laborday #boston
jonmicolJohn Michael Garcia
Family time!
mikahgasolMikah Gasol
Silly
cibaoentChristian Rosa
The BEST girlfriend in the world personally baked my mommy's birthday cake.... She's so sweet!!!! @mymiferdz
genowolfGeno Escobar
Outside couch :)))
creambangaSirrah Conteh
Mayor of Hancock
jonmicolJohn Michael Garcia
Advantages of having a dominican wife...flan from scratch
lovelustlive4Davan
#picstitch #nationalbestfriendday
creambangaSirrah Conteh
Newest member t the Hancock st. Pit Pack lol .... sooo cute!
lovelustlive6Davan
#mylove #mylife #myeverything #teamus#love #bestfriend #sisters #aunt
genowolfGeno Escobar
Full moon
cibaoentChristian Rosa
Rosa family owned since since 1979.... GENEVA ave, Dorchester
lovelustlive5Davan
#picstitch #school it's going to be a busy year
cibaoentChristian Rosa
genowolfGeno Escobar
Walking the dogg
cibaoentChristian Rosa
FAMILY, there is NOTHING more important.....#BLESSED
jonmicolJohn Michael Garcia
Did you?!?
lovelustlive3Davan
#lunchtime
creambangaSirrah Conteh
Dorchester's own slave owner burial ground#Irony #HistoricalDorchester
cibaoentChristian Rosa
Sebastian Francisco Fernandez's BAPTISM....
jonmicolJohn Michael Garcia
My baby girl gets happy when she can lay on my chest to drink her milk. Love this girl!!
nancee86Nancy Le
I swear objects in mirror are BIGGER than they appear! , how do I get they bigger? @da_1n_0nly#muscles #gym #gymlife #fitness #arms #wannabemuscles
jonmicolJohn Michael Garcia
#boston #rain #igerboston
SOURCE: Instagram
Anica Butler, Thea Breite, Chris Marstall, Grant Staublin, Alvin Chang, Antony Paolillo/Globe Staff