Fan Pier Developments | Seaport

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So the aesthetic ineptitude of this building extends to furniture as well? Why am I surprised?
 
kz1000ps said:
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A jumble of random styles that have little, or no relationship to each other or the surroundings.

It manages to be both sterile, boring and a mess at the same time. It has the doctor's office aesthetic of "If everything is painfully white and bright, then people will be happy." As well as the PoMo "Look at this! No, wait! Look over here at THIS!" approach.

Perfect.
 
Ron Newman said:
McDonald's was replaced by Daily Catch, which is more appropriate for the setting and location.
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McDonald's was replaced by Au Bon Pain. It was in the first floor of the Children's museum, and was always hopping. Kids love Happy Meals. The Au Bon Pain is more fitting I suppose for the parents, and for those who like to feel like it's a healthier alternative.

The Daily Catch is at the courthouse, and is fairly fitting I guess. I have only had the finger food at company outings. It's good but lacking in quantity. And the lack of a full liquor license is weak. The always have beer and wine.
 
^^ There was also a McDonald's at the Courthouse, which was indeed replaced by the Daily Catch.
 
Your posts have been reaching bostonbred levels of Dada lately (I mean this in a completely observational, nonjudgmental way). The only way I can tell them apart is the spelling and capitalization.
 
North End deli owner sees future on the Waterfront
By adamg - 2/3/10 - 11:37 am

The Boston Licensing Board tomorrow decides whether to let Famous Nick Varano open a bar on the South Boston waterfront.

Varano told the board today that his Cafe Di Marina at 1 Marine Park Dr. - next to the federal courthouse - would be "a very upscale bar and cafe" serving sandwiches and baked goods in addition to hard drinks to workers in the nascent waterfront area. Representatives from the mayor's office and city councilors Bill Linehan and Felix Arroyo supported the proposed bar, in part because nobody lives nearby.

Although Varona is seeking a license through 2 a.m., he said he likely wouldn't stay open that late, at least not at first. He assured the bar he will not try to turn the bar into a nightclub; he is not seeking a city entertainment license. He added that once he gets licensing-board approval, the new building where the bar would go could be ready in eight to twelve weeks.
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Maybe by the time there are NIMBY's down there to complain, Famous Nick can claim his bar is a neighborhood institution.
 
New building? I hope he is talking about the 1 Marina Park Drive being built, and not another version of Louis Boston.

Other than that, great. Another place for lawyers and bankers to get trashed on scotch and whiskey, and forget their sorrowful lives and bitchy wives. At least, that's what I imagine most of the Cafe Di patrons would be.
 
czsz said:
Your posts have been reaching bostonbred levels of Dada lately ... The only way I can tell them apart is the spelling and capitalization.
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We'll have to fix that.
 
PlanBoston said:
Representatives from the mayor's office and city councilors ... supported the proposed bar, in part because nobody lives nearby.
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So much for the idea of the "local." Isn't that sort of what gave birth to the whole concept of the public house / bar -- a place at the end of your road where you could tipple a pint with your mates?

Instead, we get more "destinations" -- destination parks on the Greenway where nobody lives, destination offices on Fan Pier ... and now destination drinking. Luckily, only one of this is likely to lead to drunk driving in a place not really served by any decent public transportation and surrounded by a sea of parking lots.
 
Speaking of destinations, they should zone part of the Seaport to allow a comeback for the Combat Zone. Just be sure there's a long taxi stand, so the conventioneers can get back to their Back Bay hotels.
 
Varano told the board today that his Cafe Di Marina at 1 Marine Park Dr. - next to the federal courthouse - would be "a very upscale bar and cafe" serving sandwiches and baked goods in addition to hard drinks to workers in the nascent waterfront area.
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Why must everything be upscale!?!? I'm sure some stevedores and Fish Pier workers would like some hard drinks as well.
 
^^ Brand-new building. Fallon is desperate for as much cash flow as he can get, given the building's high vacancy rate. Pouring Miller for fishmongers is less likely to do that than making appletinis or whatever for lawyers and mid-level managers...

Don't mean to sound a broken record, but it's another benefit of smaller zoning. If you build an 8-unit residential building with ground-floor retail for, say, $8 million, you aren't spending hundreds of millions on the land, construction, marketing, etc., and can afford to let something other than an upscale burrito place, Dunkin' D's or bank occupy your retail space.
 
The Mayor and shortsighted BRA should step back and let Investors, People that take risks with their own money determine what should be built in the Fan Pier or Seaport Square areas. (this should determine what type of Boston's character is developed in those area's)

Not some political hacks who could never get a real job in the private industry.
 
Just curious -- why don't you like South Station? It's one of the very few old US railroad stations still in active and busy use (along with NYC Grand Central, 30th Street in Philly, and Union Stations in DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles)
 
^ I don't think our "Mr. Connors" is taking issue with South Station. per se. I think you'd agree that the streets immediately around South Station are cold and anonymous after dark. It's an 8am-6pm area. If you worked in One Financial Center, what would keep you there after your daily toil?
 
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