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I figured we should have a thread for pieces of functional infrastructure that exist in the Boston Metro that really don't seem to serve any purpose possibly because they're just legacy holdovers that never got torn down or whatever was there became overgrown and forgotten. That said these...

My brother shared this with me... it's got great high quality shots of Worcester from the 50's just when urban renewal was starting to impact the city. https://www.telegram.com/photogallery/WT/20190912/NEWS/912009994/PH/1

https://boston.curbed.com/boston-development/2020/1/8/21056588/lafayette-garage-downtown-boston-sale Not sure what could go here if the air rights don't belong to the parcel. Also not sure the property is all that valuable without air rights.

Saw this cool video of a 3-year time lapse of Seattle: https://www.geekwire.com/2018/rapid-rise-new-seattle-time-lapse-video-shot-3-years-captures-citys-massive-growth/

So... I have been coming less and less to this forum recently because it seems every thread devolves into posts by a certain group members basically lamenting 250 ft buildings and the lack of height in Boston. Can we stop this BS? Maybe we can create a separate forum space where the TALL...

So I just read that BU is selling the building the Citgo Sign sits on in the Globe (http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/06/16/sale-buildings-raises-questions-about-citgo-sign-future/MwzCF5Q2RoC5qd57fD7g1O/story.html). Interestingly enough, the sign is apparently not a landmark. What's the...

Emerson's Continued Destruction of Downtown Boston Throw this one on the pile along with Boylston Place. http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2015/10/07/emerson-college-considering-plans-turn-colonial-theatre-into-student-center/OqVRroGj6xRKt64hTwzTKN/story.html

Hey guys! I and two other people have been working diligently on a long term city build in Minecraft that has spanned many years now of work. Two of us are just architecture and urban planning enthusiasts from Boston while the other is an arch student from San Fran. I'd like to show of what...

Hello! We had a fantastic meetup at the end of October in 2014 and there was a desire to make the meetups a little bit more regular and frequent than every couple of years, therefore, I am starting the quasi-official aB meetup thread where we can propose times to grab a beer and talk...

So this is probably a long ways off, but if they're starting to talk about it now I assume more news will likely follow over the next few years. Here is a place to track it: According to the Boston Globe, MassDOT is considering selling the building...

Does anyone have pictures of the construction of the parking garage under the common? When was that thing built? Did the basically dig up a good chunk of the common to build it?

Does anyone know what the deal with this building is? The entire courtyard structure is encircled by lots of chain link fences and much of it is in decrepit condition. Is the city basically waiting for it to become so bad they can label it blighted and tear it down?