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[courtesy of Roger4336] MIT, 1955 Quincy Market, 1972

It seems to be one of the most obvious things - give a person a hot, sunny day, and they'll want to be in the shade. It really does make me wonder sometimes if there's genuine interest among the members of the BRA and neighborhood organizations in having the RKG function as a gathering space...

A bridge was my pie-in-the-sky dream. See this thread: http://www.archboston.org/community/showthread.php?t=2486

It was so shocking and awesome to this fountain working again the other day! Fantastic!

Funny you should say that, because a big part of the reason why I could see myself moving back to Eastie is because I've had to buy a car (for a new commute) since moving to Cambridge. Though convenient to the T, Eastie's very much a car community, and I think with the lack of biking and...

I lived there for three years, and these are for the most part the reasons I moved to Cambridge. Still, I sometimes get the itch to move back. It's a great neighborhood, it's just a shame about the biking/walking issue. The easy T access to downtown is fantastic, though.

Thursday, June 3, 2010, 10:37am EDT Binney Street project gets key nod Boston Business Journal - by Craig M. Douglas

Re: New tower at Christian Science Church Plaza It was supposed to be part of the cooling system, but according to the minutes of the 4/2009(?) meeting, the plan was never realized.

Menino 2000: [From Globe article by Anthony Flint, 02/08/00]

Re: New tower at Christian Science Church Plaza In the Globe video the architect claims "for sustainability and water use" reasons, but doesn't elaborate. He also says there would be some sort of design on the bottom of the pool. I'm not at all in favor of the shallowing of the pool, I think...

I second that. What were they thinking with that color?!?! When they were painting it, I was sure it was some kind of undercoat...because no one in their right mind would paint an entire building (at least in this particular spot, of that particular style) that color. But there you have it.

Here's a rendering from the website of the Broadway and Columbia project: http://abodezonbroadway.com I'm indifferent to it, though like the large street-level windows. I'm hoping there will be retail, though the rendering shows none. It's better than an abandoned gas station, and...

[These photos courtesy of AntyDiluvian] Is this between "Old Copley" and "Current day Copley"? And also from his photos, an interesting view of the BPL in the '70s, from Newbury St.:

From Article 8 of Cambridge's Zoning Ordinance: However... So you're absolutely right, Ron. There's no good reason for this building to still be standing!

These two articles indicate there are different owners/developers for the two parcels: Faces nightclub site gets cleaning, with hints at more than a facelift Will Faces In Cambridge Ever Be Demolished? From what I read elsewhere, zoning for that area was changed in 2001, restricting...

I called the Cambridge Community Development Office today to find out what it will be - all they could tell me was "retail first floor, residential on the top floors". Hoping for a rendering of this along the fence someday soon... It was previously a sad-looking gas station.

I thought I did miss it...but then I visited Chicago for the first time and experienced walking under the Loop. Realized that, for me, life without the EL is better (though I do have fond memories of it), but I'm not happy with the staleness of this glorified median strip. I think we just need...

It's the same reason that fabulous architects propose fairly tame stuff for the Boston area. As a whole, we're conservative, and we'll find any number of reasons for the architect to not bother proposing his/her most interesting design, and instead be welcome with open arms in NYC. It's...

Same goes for me. You're right - I am a sensitive guy! And I'm fan also a fan of thought-provoking, awe-inspiring architecture who gets annoyed at NIMBYs. Living in the Boston area for most of my life, I've traveled to other cities and thought, "why can't we build this sort of thing in...

Absolutely! Still, with the DC temple I like that from the road you hardly know it's there (it's nestled nicely in a small forest), and when you come upon it in full view, it's astonishing to say the least. I wouldn't want something like it in full view overlooking the highway in Belmont...