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That’s a gas holder for storing coal gas. It appears to be located at or near the Mystic power plant.

It’s Cubic remixing their kit of parts from the MTA. I’m not surprised given the requirements or the contractor.

How does the new routing align with the BNRD proposals?

We have both kinds of cranes: construction and demolition.

My guess is that quick serve food uses encourage loitering by non-travelers.

These two make brutalism look good. I need to invent a time machine, go back to my first year studio class, show them the photos, and say to my instructor “I get it now…”.

Pretty soon this perch won’t be good for capturing progress on this site.

I rode the Acela this week. The trains are really showing their age. The trays are very temperamental and the bathrooms are really worn. However, I would still spring for first class Acela over any of the flights down to NYC. I’m hoping that the Avelias don’t get caught up in politics and my...

The Porter Square building is going to be a hotel. This one isn’t being built by Young Construction, so it should be completed before the heat death of the sun.

Posted as a spot-the-difference puzzle for bored denizens of this forum. I can’t see any progress since early April.

Wendell St, near Lesley University. I think this will be affordable housing.

I like how the top of the swept bay matches the cornice line of the Huntington Theater. I’m a little wary of the solid panels on the party wall. In the gray overcast they read a bit plasticky.

This one looks ready to remove the fences. Just in time for the bike path to close for reconstruction.