Rose Kennedy Greenway

dhawkins said:
Walking over to Bricco on Hanover the other night. Great Martinis!



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How much more appropriate would it be if this was a Sony building instead of State St.? :)

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The murals are nice but during construction many people thought this vent was actually going to be the Garden Under Glass and they were very disappointed
 
stellarfun said:
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society couldn't find the money to build and operate the winter garden.

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$70 million way back when.

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Guy from Mayor's office: So the Big Dig is almost done and there is a bunch of land left over. What do you intend to do with it?
Big Dig Big Wig: Well, we planned a bunch of gaping holes through the center of the city and we're limiting the eligible builders to public institutions, non-profits and the like... neat things like an modern art museum, the horticulture society, a YMCA, a city museum. Nice, right?
GFMO: So, your plan is to leave a bunch of odd sized parcels, uncovered, with the most difficult foundations on the East coast, with marginally tested weight limits, and a lot of oversight from state and federal agencies.
BDBW: That's right. We saved money by leaving it all open.
GFMO: ...And then you're going to make that bunch of non-profits try to pay for building above these massive holes, above moving traffic... all at once?
BDBW: Yes.
GFMO: ...then you're going to make them fundraise against each other -- all at the same time -- to get the projects started and if they get enough cash together they'll get theirs built?
BDBW: Yes. But get this... the land is FREE.
GFMO: Well why didn't you say so. I see no problem with this whatsoever.
<finishes bottle of Cutty Sark, throws out of car window>
Wonderful! I will fully endorse this hullaballoo!
 
BeyondRevenue said:
Guy from Mayor's office: So the Big Dig is almost done and there is a bunch of land left over. What do you intend to do with it?
Big Dig Big Wig: Well, we planned a bunch of gaping holes through the center of the city and we're limiting the eligible builders to public institutions, non-profits and the like... neat things like an modern art museum, the horticulture society, a YMCA, a city museum. Nice, right?
GFMO: So, your plan is to leave a bunch of odd sized parcels, uncovered, with the most difficult foundations on the East coast, with marginally tested weight limits, and a lot of oversight from state and federal agencies.
BDBW: That's right. We saved money by leaving it all open.
GFMO: ...And then you're going to make that bunch of non-profits try to pay for building above these massive holes, above moving traffic... all at once?
BDBW: Yes.
GFMO: ...then you're going to make them fundraise against each other -- all at the same time -- to get the projects started and if they get enough cash together they'll get theirs built?
BDBW: Yes. But get this... the land is FREE.
GFMO: Well why didn't you say so. I see no problem with this whatsoever.
<finishes bottle of Cutty Sark, throws out of car window>
Wonderful! I will fully endorse this hullaballoo!
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Commercial buildings should have been allowed on the museum sites, if the museums fell through (no pun intended).
 
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