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  1. Padre Mike

    MA Casino Developments

    While I don't really want more gambling preying on the poor, I also believe that any casino ought to be part of the larger, downtown scene so that tourists, residents, and others find it more accessible and part of a larger whole. Otherwise they become destinations for senior citizens and...
  2. Padre Mike

    Ted Kennedy was a Muderer/Hero! A Murdero! That's it!

    Re: Edward M. Kennedy Institute <groan> I agree with van.
  3. Padre Mike

    Seaport Neighborhood - Infill and Discussion

    Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport ^Many of us could say the same about some of the buildings built/being built/will be built in this district. At least the chapel will be freely open to the public, and a quiet refuge for the insane worker-bees populating this area by day! (full...
  4. Padre Mike

    Downtown Crossing/Financial District | Discussion

    Which begs the question I've been dying to ask...why is it taking something like 20 years to rehab the Kennedy Fed. building? The area around the entrance has looked like a mess since I had a full head of hair!
  5. Padre Mike

    The New Retail Thread

    Signage is fine with me too. These corners are DEAD otherwise, especially as the other corners have a DD and an uninviting "plaza" that need serious reworking. Want upscale, walk up Washington 100 feet and get blown out of your bank account!
  6. Padre Mike

    Cambridge Architecture History Books

    Anyone interested in the complete series of "Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge" volumes 1-5 please let me know. I'm letting them go for $100 or best offer, since I bought them originally at Brattle Books. They were published in 1977 by the Cambridge Historical Society. Contact me...
  7. Padre Mike

    South Huntington Ave Infill and Small Projects

    All the paperwork the VA's been hiding. There must be enough to plaster the facade in several layers of insulation.
  8. Padre Mike

    Proposed But Never Built

    I have a large booklet, 8.5 x 11": "Proposed Congress Street Pedestrian Bridge" published by Chiviano/Roche Design Studio, Boston Architectural Center. It looks to be a student project for Summer/fall Semester 1985. Instructors: Pedro Chiviano and J. Edward Roche with Student Assistant...
  9. Padre Mike

    Academic Building @ Suffolk U | 20 Somerset Street | Beacon Hill

    Azimuth: Wow, thanks for the concise and detailed explanation!
  10. Padre Mike

    Millennium Tower (Filene's) | 426 Washington Street | Downtown

    I care! I was really hoping that that bit of history would remain...what's next, silencing the carillon?
  11. Padre Mike

    Seaport Neighborhood - Infill and Discussion

    Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport Wow, thanks for the rants guys. I feel less isolated and alone now...I've felt similarly about nearly all of Boston proper for a long time. Too many low end and high end eateries trying to overwhelm each other and underwhelm the public. Too much...
  12. Padre Mike

    The New Retail Thread

    Stars didn't start off being dumpsl; it was a small, family owned business if I remember correctly. I worked in one of the first in the area, 1969-1975, part time in Woburn/Winchester on Rt. 3A. It was an innovative store for its time, shaped architecturally like a four-pointed star. Prices...
  13. Padre Mike

    Academic Building @ Suffolk U | 20 Somerset Street | Beacon Hill

    Anything that covers up the view of the McCormack building is fine with me....probably the ugliest building in the most prominent place (near the State House) in the city.
  14. Padre Mike

    Millennium Tower (Filene's) | 426 Washington Street | Downtown

    (nitpicking here) It's actually Summer St. We in Boston like to say that it's the only place on earth where Winter flows directly into Summer.
  15. Padre Mike

    The Viridian (Fenway McDonald's) | 1282 Boylston Street | Fenway

    John, if you mean the low white building, I hope they keep the facade as a base and build up from there, incorporating the gas station in some manner to blend into the new development.
  16. Padre Mike

    Millennium Tower (Filene's) | 426 Washington Street | Downtown

    KZ: As always...GREAT PICS! Thanks!
  17. Padre Mike

    [ARCHIVED] Harbor Garage Redevelopment | 70 East India Row | Waterfront | Downtown

    Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) I won't mind the terracotta...It will blend in nicely with all the brick around town. Much better than black or dk. brown. If the glazing is not mirrored and permits a kind of transparency to both structures, I think the project could be a great...
  18. Padre Mike

    [ARCHIVED] Harbor Garage Redevelopment | 70 East India Row | Waterfront | Downtown

    Re: The Boston Arch (Aquarium parking garage) A lot of gut reactions concerning the fat, bottom heavy tower. Looks like bloat for its own sake rather than for aesthetic purposes. Wondering what the two towers would look like from either end of the Greenway? How about some renderings from...

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