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There’s something funny about Mayor Walsh’s new house

2 Butler Street, Dorchester, MA. as seen from Richmond Street Google Maps Street View

Have you seen Mayor Marty Walsh’s new house? You may have heard by now he bought a new place in Boston’s Lower Mills neighborhood. If you’re really nosey, you can take a look at the place using Google Maps. It’s at 2 Butler Street.

It’s really easy to spot; it’s the one with the “John Connolly for Mayor’’ sign in the yard.

The mayor’s press office confirmed to Boston.com that Walsh is in the process of purchasing the 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom property in the former “center of the chocolate universe,’’ but wouldn’t comment on the unfortunate signage.

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The image was likely taken sometime in 2013 when the mayoral election race was still going. A Google spokeswoman told Boston.com, “Updating our Street View imagery is something we do from time to time as part of our effort to provide users with the most up-to-date maps possible.’’

They continued, “We can’t say with certainty when we’ll be in a given location because routes are subject to change based on factors like weather, driving conditions, and speed of collection. On the bright side, though, at least it’s not a Yankees banner.’’

Mayor Walsh also made news this week by retracting the Olympic bid. Here’s what Boston would’ve looked like had the Olympics come to the city.

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