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The bay, with dams, was flushed every tide. It stunk from sewage at low tide on hot days, but that wouldn't have stopped wildlife from inhabiting it. Boston's heavy industry was not located on the Charles side of Boston - most was in South Boston, and some along South Bay. The fact is that a...

Boating is a benefit - but so too would be an island. I've often thought that more could be done with that part of the Charles. An island with a walking bridge would be sweet. Let's face it - they raped the Back Bay estuary to build housing for the 1% of the time. Boston as it is the product of...

I'd love to see citations to the Dartmouth bridge during the planning of the Back Bay development. I've never seen any discussion of such a bridge, but I'm willing to be proven wrong.

1922 is hardly 'always.' A little historical context. For over 200 years, 'Boston' was that land north of today's Arlington street. Beyond there was the Back Bay and South Cove. There were two bridges, one to Lechmere Point, and one running towards Cambridge center, which was in the Harvard...

Spelling/typo nazis contribute so much to internet discussions.

You've got your timeline scrambled. The Back Bay was already filled in, streets laid out, and houses built by the time this plan was drawn. There wasn't 'supposed' to be an island in the middle of the Charles. Two architects came up with the same kind of plan between about 1896 and 1906. They...

As if capitol expenses come out of the right hand and operating expenses come out of the left. No one should be allowed out of high school until they understand the concept of a budget. :(

So they had to go to Portland to find out what streetcars would do for development? Are you kidding? It's not like Jamaica Plain is desperately in need of economic development. And the only possible development is on a short strip of South Huntington ave. And that stretch is already fully...

The square first shows up on maps in the mid-1830s - post-1832. Regarding property lines - there is no need for the property lines to run in to the square for it to be private. I live on a private way. My property line does not extend to the middle of the road, but I have to pay to have work...

The 1938 Bromley atlas map shows it Proprietors of Louisburg Square

So who put through these rules that maliciously force people out of the city?

Tighter aisles in an 'urban' supermarket? Oh-oh.... it will be customer bumper car time.

More likely a small but useful component. I've lived in a studio apartment, and I've lived in a single wide trailer, so I have no problem with small spaces. But as a rule, even people who seek out small apartments want to move up before long. And seniors won't have much interest in living with...

I watched the first few minutes. He can't seem to source that 'equal or better' quote. Unless he surprises later with the source, it makes little sense to base the whole thing on something someone thinks someone once said to someone. There was never any serious talk I'm aware of of replacing...

Crazy transit pitch? Get a grip on the budget before any new expansion or service increase is contemplated. And any new money from tax increases goes straight into debt service and maintenance of existing infrastructure.

There's still a few gas lights in Jamaica Plain. http://rememberjamaicaplain.blogspot.com/2009/04/gas-lamps-in-jamaica-plain.html

I thought this referred to your own Matthew and his endless bile-spewing against automobiles. :rolleyes:

Re: North-South Rail Link Another one of those.... thinks cars drive themselves. :rolleyes:

What he said.

Re: North-South Rail Link Don't bother. You just frustrate yourself and piss them off. Some people think that cars are a species of animal, competing with us humans for the good stuff. Some day I'd like to see the anti-highway, anti-auto crowd swear off the benefits of both for a year. By...