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Seems silly at this point to debate whether casino gambling is good, bad or ugly. Deval Patrick and his friends have made that decision. The new decision, the one that is worth debating, is where does the casino go and what does it look like? MILFORD: - Another Indian casino in the woods...

I live in Dorchester, you can walk down the street to a dive bar (not a 'hipster dive bar' a real dive bar) and play Keno all day. The line at the convenience stores are 75% scratch tickets and lottery - the state sells blackjack and poker scratch tickets. Gambling is legal and prevalent...

I guess my whole feeling on this subject is that when gaming was legalized in Massachusetts, I got excited that there would finally be some really cool and out-there architecture, and instead Suffolk Downs looks like an office park in Waltham and Wynn is using the same tower design as the Wynn...

I guess talking politics on an architecture fan page is kind of silly, so I'm kicking myself for even getting into this, but after being at the press conference this week and then going to check out the site... these comments all couldn't be more off-base. Why is a contaminated/filthy site...

I think once Voranado realized that Wynn was for real, they decided to cut their losses and get out of the horsetrack. The timing appears to be directly related.

Here's something that I don't get: How come people aren't sure of Steve Wynn's seriousness, but continue to take the horsetrack's plan seriously? Only in a place like Boston would a bankrupt old horsetrack be considered the "serious proposal", and the world's most successful gambling empire...

I want to see more of the waterfront park and shopping mall. I'm meh on the hotel tower, but that waterfront area has the potential to be Liberty Wharf on steroids. The Everett Mayor said at the event today that the waterfront park would connect to the parks along Gateway Center, giving...

I was at the press conference, where they had a 10 foot wide rendering hanging from the ceiling which looked good. The biggest architectural detail lost by the digital images I just saw on the Herald and Globe (and here) is that the trademark Wynn metallic-bronze glass looks flat and brown...

I work in media, and a public media advisory has just been posted: we're all going to see the Wynn Resort plans tomorrow.

In the Globe today: The Palm is going to open in International Place, on the Greenway side.

Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) I know! That article is weird. IP1 is 46 floors. I'm not sure but judging from my night view of the vacant floors there are about 7-8 vacant that look to be floors 38-44 with a couple under heavy construction lights prepping for new tenants. Where...

Thanks KZ - awesome photo of a funky building.

I don't disagree with you Sheperd. Mike Dukakis decreed that the highway would be replaced with empty space, not income-producing real estate. His infamous 75/25 rule. The die was cast in the 1980s and you can't change it now. Nobody can. So it's my belief that a strong, mixed-use neighborhood...

Re: Atlantic Wharf (formerly Russia Wharf) I like the overall shape of it, the gentle slopes, but the execution is too fussy for me. It wants to be modernist yet it wears too much jewelry. It should also be much taller, that would help.

I love how that shot turned out. We used John Horner for these shots. This is from the roof of Seaport West (formerly named the World Trade Center West) - this shot is great because it shows the Pru through the Zakim. And especially love it because of the 160 Federal Street golden crown shows...

Exchange Place indeed. It looked like the entrance to some early 1980s mall or convention center when flipped on its side like that.

Sorry, Menino. Tall buildings directly on the water are awesome. I love how buildings like the Chicago Spire and OFC in Hong Kong serve as urban masts - punctuating the city from the water's edge. I'm no fan of this "waterfront buildings should step back" mantra that has infected the BRA...

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