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^ This is correct use of "Boston Proper". This term refers to the original city of Boston. Southie was annexed in 1804. I usually think of Boston Proper as being everything whose mailing address is Boston, MA. (Letters sent to JP for example are addressed Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, even though...

New forum, new demographic tidbit to ponder. The question is: What is Boston (or any other city, neighborhood, etc)'s average population, i.e. the average number of people present over the course of, say, one year? So if you live and work in Boston and never ever leave, then you count as 1...

Maybe if you can afford a $1.5M condo, then you can afford laundry service? Still, the situation is pretty remarkable. I guess housing downtown is just that in-demand?

Are those two taller buildings in the background the Harbor Towers? Those look like decently tall buildings, so taller than that would be great, although that would have been interesting if they would've proposed a 1000-footer or something. The garage sure won't be missed. The proposed...

...I'm back!... The supermarket would be huge. I write this from my parents' house in Pittsburgh. They're partially retired and have considered moving to downtown Pgh, but there's no supermarket there, so they're probably not going to make the move. Downtown Boston's already well on its way...