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Re: Innovation Dist. / South Boston Seaport District Hall FWIW it's a nice bar and it has a really good view. Sorry for the picture quality.

Re: Pier 4 Residential Tower | 136-146 Northern Avenue | Seaport The 'core' is a concrete shear wall, the steel framing is not really the core it's just gravity framing. This approach is not uncommon although more so in office than residential.

The Massport air rights parcel, colloquially known as Core Block, is the current proposed site for the 'Headquarters' (1200-1500 rooms) Hotel. Shown roughly in the picture below.

Re: Pier 4 Residential Tower | 136-146 Northern Avenue | Seaport [/IMG]

Your sarcasm and negativity are noted. No where did I mention that you should not discuss the Olympics. In fact in my last post I said "[So I am not] misunderstood, I am happy, and strongly support an appropriate political dialogue around proposing a bid". I did however bring a contrary...

(1) I am not considering the history of only one Olympics, but rather many (although the circumstances vary so widely one must be careful when using direct comparisons here). I am referencing details from the London games for the clear reasons which I have already stated. It is far better to use...

Before I try to address your points, a few comments. In a discussion on this topic the evidence on the most of the points are effectively subjective and therefore impossible to definitively prove. The circumstances surrounding historical precedents vary widely and therefore must be used...

I really felt the need to add some balance to the overwhelming pro-Olympic talk on this thread. Let me try and keep it simple. Bringing the Olympics to Boston is a terrible idea because: 1. Boston is too small a city to motivate all of the sporting and travel infrastructure required. 2. The...