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This is the inverse, but one of the best building reuses is the old Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, which was converted into a multi-use facility with a supermarket on the lower levels and then Ryerson University's athletic center above, including a 2,500 seat arena at the top. Very cool in that...

To go along with that, I think what's frustrating here is that Matthews Arena belongs to Boston more than it belongs to Northeastern. Not in terms of actual ownership but that so much of importance to the city happened in that building. With the new building, Northeastern is claiming that space...

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/2024/08/26/wpi-letter-explains-hotel-purchases/74954576007/ The Hampton Inn would be converted to housing by 2026, while the Marriott would continue to operate as a hotel until 2030.

I took my mom's old Canon from the '70s to Watkins Glen when I went, and finally got back the photos from the developer. I didn't really know what I was doing, but they came out gloriously vintage looking so I count it as a win. Stick tap to LB Wheaton in Worcester for some help with everything.

Very Epcot. (So now I have the music from this Barbie/Disney VHS that my sister got at Bradlees 30 years ago stuck in my head). I don't see how having to make 10 docking procedures on a trip is going to be any quicker than a bus that can just pull over.

There's almost definitely at least a first right of refusal in whatever agreements were signed when they sold that land to the hotel operators. Whether it was premeditated that they could take over the buildings themselves as dorms I'd question, but it would have been negligence to fully cede...

Yeah, but it's also something like 700,000 SF of space between the two levels. That, and being on a pier can't make it any easier.

Definitely the alternate. The essence of transit maps is making reasonable compromises on geographical accuracy for overall legibility.

More info - seems like WPI would still be on the hook for taxes for at least a few years. There is concern about the loss of hotel rooms - around a quarter of the current supply in the city: https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/2024/08/20/wpi-hotels-mounting-criticism/74872510007/

From 111 Huntington?

My alma mater is stirring things up - WPI wants to buy the two hotels in Gateway Park to convert them to student housing, and the local leadership isn't too happy about that: https://www.telegram.com/story/business/2024/08/19/wpi-hotels-student-housing/74859058007/ They question why WPI didn't...

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If living by the Nashua Street Jail ever became desirable there'd be blocks of the West End and Bulfinch Triangle marketed as "Jailside". If it's trendy, they'll run with it. Not that I think it makes much difference in this case - the two neighborhoods are close enough that it's natural to...

GBH's article was linked to on UHub today: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-08-14/these-mini-imported-japanese-vehicles-may-soon-be-banned-on-massachusetts-roads I was surprised to see this pop up there, since it seems like such a niche thing, but I'm glad to see it getting wider play. This...

You'd be forgiven for thinking that photo was taken in 2003. A little bit of the Big Dig back in the heart of the city. Looks like a decent amount of sidewalk and road repair needs to be done before they open that back up. I'd like to see the brick sidewalks return but I have low expectations...

Big Steve Park fan, obviously. Actually, plate numbers like that are passed down, here's a good Boston.com article on it - Frederick Tudor had the first license plate in MA, so the car is from someone in his family...