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I always understood that the station had some powerful patrons, which enabled it to survive the dark times of the postwar era.

Goofing around with perspective at twilight.

Bingo. This board never forgets anything. That makes the occasional petty arguments worth it.

I recall a construction photo of the Dewey Square tunnel which show the severed trolley tunnel.

I wasn’t aware that there was a northbound spur in that vicinity too.

Ahhh… The mythical YOLO Line. Frequently proposed, but never seen.

A few blocks east is well outside of the downtown area. What about west, near School St and the post office? Either way, the coastline doesn’t play fair with the rail line for station sites.

The old building now has K-Rails and chain link fencing up around it. Might be time for abatement.

Fixed infrastructure gives T management hives because of the lack of flexibility. For example: Trolley bus OCS means that routes can’t be picked up and moved at a moment’s notice.

The roller rink is being demolished, since the outdoor season ending. The large lawn also has construction fencing up inside the permanent collision fencing. I think it’s still collecting soil samples for engineering.

To paraphrase Roger Murtaugh: “I’m to old for this…”

Lesley University had a proposal to build dorms over the tracks a couple of years ago. The locals vented their spleens all over it, and it disappeared into a filing cabinet.

Very retro-futuristic. I think I hear the 1970s calling.

That shot also illustrates exactly why the I-90 throat is permanently screwed up.

It’s acknowledging climate change and the future when we have year round greenery.

I see a stylized grinning pig face in the arrangement of windows.

The NSRL is also a megaproject that won’t get Fed bucks in the current political climate. Until there is a Congress that will ignore/override any commentary about the Big Dig, it’s not happening.