Blizzard of 1978: Then and now
BOTTOM: David L. Ryan / Globe Staff
TOP: William Ryerson / Globe Staff
Down at the other end of Dolphin Avenue in Revere, these homes and cars on Leverett Avenue were inundated with snow and seawater that washed in from the ocean, more than 1,000 feet away. What made the blizzard of 78 especially furious was tides that surged 16 feet above normal because of a rare phase in the moons rotation and orbit around the Earth, plus hurricane-strength wind gusts. The buildings at left in the old picture, including an elementary school, were torn down to make way for Louis Pasteur Park. The quarter-acre playground opened in October 1995.