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They had a bunch of completed carousel animals on display in a big event tent set up on the fountain parcel the other day. The ones I could see close-up all had these hyper-airbrushed paint jobs and smooth bodies that made them look like they were made of fiberglass or plastic. I wasn't crazy...

Re: Lovejoy Wharf More like 12'-14'.

Re: One Canal (formerly Greenway Center, Bullfinch Triangle) If it turns out like the renderings I'll be happy. It's no great work of architecture but its urbanism is pretty good. It's got decent density, the street-level is active, it's not precast, nor is it a landscraper like the Victor or...

Sorry about the shitty quality, but I just couldn't resist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzXopCwET2U

Re: Madison Seaport Hotel Another super-wide, auto-centric stump with a dead street level for the Seaport. This is getting really sad.

The stuff before Coney Island looks a lot like West Roxbury or Hyde Park. There are a lot of similar Queen Anne and shingle style beauties in Ashmont, Jones Hill and Jamaica Plain. Coney Island itself is like an amped-up Revere Beach with a somewhat extant amusement park and more giant ugly...

The prices for this are absolutely insane. No thanks. I'll just rewatch the South Park episode for free.

Re: Millennium Tower - Filene's This now looks exactly like a cross between One Exchange Place and the Hancock. The original renderings showed an elegant, shard-like tower. This latest rendering is busy and awkward. It's also incredibly boring.

This is an awesome fucking photo.

Coincidentally, someone posted this exact same comparison on their blog: http://blog.davidad.net/post/47278329434/recreating-the-oldest-aerial-photo The post also has a link to the Smithsonian blog stating that this is the world's oldest surviving aerial photograph.

Re: Berklee Expansion Plans Does anybody know the real story behind this work stoppage? This is pretty nuts. I can't see one vendor holding up construction like this. The only other time I've seen something like this happen was when the developer went bankrupt mid-construction. Certainly Berkee...

That's what instantly sprang to my mind as well. It's not so crazy: I really like this thread. Ablarc would've been all over it.

Ultra-fine-particle spewing chasm + children's playground = house of death! Where's Ned? You'd think he'd be apoplectic at the health hazards this playground presents.

Hallelujah. Maybe this city can finally move into the 21st century.

Menino proposes 30,000 new residential units by 2020--what a visionary! This city needs 30,000 new units by the end of 2013.

Re: Parcel 9 - The Greenway The density of these proposals would be low for some suburban TOD. For the middle of downtown Boston it's absolutely ridiculous.

Re: Fidelity's HQ may go high There are plenty of parking garages and bad post-war developments located downtown where new towers can go. It would absolutely idiotic to knock down an intact block of handsome 19th-century/early 20th-century buildings for what I'm sure would be just be another...

Re: Millennium Place III | Hayward Place ^This was essentially what the Kensington was originally supposed to do to Boylston Sq. Instead it's now going to be a loading dock.

Ummmm...can someone please explain to me how the hell do you use twitter? That's one service I don't get.

The Metro is clearly assembled by a computer program from AP blurbs. I get angry at myself for even reading it and I feel dumber afterwards. I used to actually enjoy the the local arts and entertainment sections of the Phoenix while riding the T. But no one's interested when they've got a...