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    Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

    Latest video. A friend said the top floor uses steal framing and it's not going to blow off ;) One day I hope to stay in one of those rooms I flew over.
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    Post-COVID Urbanism Discussion

    From the Times article, " Shoul, who estimates that in addition to sacrificing most of his weekends to home repairs for the past four years, the couple also spent between $10,000 and $15,000 on fixes, not counting nearly $35,000 in damage that was covered by home insurance. " It's easy to move...
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    Post-COVID Urbanism Discussion

    I've read some of these threads and it seems the last thing most members want is another @Johnnyrocket891 ;) I apologize in advance! I became interested in the Cambridge Crossing project. I went from super skeptic to true believer. Nonetheless, there are some questions I'm curious for...
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    Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

    HAHA. I'm trying to turn a new positive leaf! I do wonder if the top floor will fly off in a future super-wind storm. Ooops...there I go again! :)
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    Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

    A short flight around the Cambria on April 5th, 2021
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    General Google Mapping Tips & Fun

    I tried again in Chrome, still couldn't do it . Then I opened in Microsoft Edge and saw a button, lower left, for 3D view, and presto, like you said, I could rotate like in Earth. WTF Google ;) Thanks !!!
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    General Google Mapping Tips & Fun

    Here's an image from Google Earth to illustrate what I want (and my problem with Google Maps). I want to orient the image to tell the story I want in my silly YouTube videos. Can you get the image positioned this way in Google Maps?
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    General Google Mapping Tips & Fun

    My experience has been different. I find Google Maps very frustrating. I can move around the satellite view in Google Maps but I can't rotate! CX is best understood South-North, not East-West IMO. Maybe I'm on the wrong Google Maps? If so, please post a link! Also, what I can do in Google...
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    Cambridge Crossing (NorthPoint) | East Cambridge/Charlestown | Cambridge/Boston

    I thought I had read through all 83 pages of this thread and didn't see any old satellite photos. I was excited to find this feature in Google Earth Pro and posted it. The only threads I follow is CX and the Cambria hotel. Yes, at best, public imagery seems to be a year out of date. Do you...
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    Cambridge Crossing (NorthPoint) | East Cambridge/Charlestown | Cambridge/Boston

    Finally, a gorgeous day. This video is mostly an experiment with various technologies. I just noticed it says March 8th. Uggh. It should be the 9th!
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    Cambridge Crossing (NorthPoint) | East Cambridge/Charlestown | Cambridge/Boston

    Unfortunately. I can't hold a candle to Google Earth Pro's Time machine ;) That latest was update 3/21 but image dated 4/20, so looks like Google Earth makes images public a year behind. I highly recommend anyone here who has an interest, to get a Google Earth account (free, but they take a...
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    Cambridge Crossing (NorthPoint) | East Cambridge/Charlestown | Cambridge/Boston

    I'm hoping to do a better organized video in the future. In the meantime, I cobbled together some stuff just to be done with it. Much of the video contains some experiments I'm doing with Powerpoint and Google Earth.
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    Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

    Underneath Another underneath: This is being built a few blocks down Somerville. This lot across from Bow Street market also getting active. And finally from a few weeks ago, but looks cool
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    Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

    I took your words to heart. Here's another video on the positive side. And I barely touch on all the positives, like Union Square. :)
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    Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

    Sorry, didn't mean to offend. You're right. I'd rather stay near Union, for all its quirks, than Porter.
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    Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

    Thanks, great graphic!!! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for all development near Union! I was cynical about Bow Street but it has been a great addition!!! But again, it should be in everyone's interest to get that park remediated ASAP. Also, if you've never seen, this is a very interesting doc...
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    Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

    Thanks. We stay at the Aloft in Brooklyn when we visit our daughter. That hotel is also in a very crappy neighborhood. They seem to be succeeding. Thanks for info!

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