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    AI Redraws Boston

    I find it interesting that bits and pieces of this image sort of fade in and out of modern times. The far left side, especially, looks like it's grabbing data from early-1900s imagery and merging it in. I wonder what a "Boston waterfront in 1900" prompt would result in, if it would add in...
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    kz's Wanderings Around Greater Boston

    I've been watching way too many Bright Sun Films abandoned Orlando hotel videos recently, and the exterior of that place totally gives that vibe. The photo with the ducks nails it. Meanwhile, the interior just reminds me of my Nana's place at 1000 Southern Artery in the late '80s/early '90s.
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    The 2024 Olympics at Boston. Globe retrospective of sites then and now.

    It simply would have been an easier sell. The Winter Olympics would have been somewhat decentralized and distributed the hosting, and the headaches, to a wider area of the region rather than putting all of the pressure on the city itself. It would have required fewer new facilities, and the load...
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    Josiah Quincy Upper School | 900 Washington Street | Chinatown

    I didn't realize it was something separate from the elementary school! Well then, it's all good.
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    Josiah Quincy Upper School | 900 Washington Street | Chinatown

    I know this building has its haters, but I think it's come out exceptionally well. I wish they could have somehow referenced the artwork along the top of the building it's replacing, the city is going to lose some color and personality if that goes away.
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    Lyrik Back Bay | 1001 Boylston Street (Parcel 12) | Back Bay

    Neither Rivian nor Tesla work on the traditional dealership model, which makes the urban showrooms much more appealing, especially with how they're targeting the upper end of the market. They don't have to keep stock around, so they can just have a storefront in a trendy area of the city with...
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    Boston Skyline Photos

    That last one is phenomenal!
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    "Dirty Old Boston"

    I rediscovered my photos from the Bruins Stanley Cup parade from 2011. Can't believe it's that long ago now. Not quite so dirty but getting older all the time...
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    AI Redraws Boston

    This one popped into my FB feed somehow...and oh man is it in full Uncanny Valley territory. Just unsettling.
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    The 2024 Olympics at Boston. Globe retrospective of sites then and now.

    This is one of those ideas that almost everyone except the IOC would be on board with. There's political and financial power in the process of awarding the games - just today there's reports that as part of the SLC 2034 award the IOC was demanding the FBI step back from investigations into the...
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    The 2024 Olympics at Boston. Globe retrospective of sites then and now.

    Would have been nice to obliterate Kosciuszko Circle like they did there. Still would be nice. The amount of new venues that would have been required in the area for a summer games would have been prohibitive, and I don't think many of the venues would have been useful past the games...
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    Ideas for a new arena for the Boston women's hockey team?

    The ultimate goal is to have the women's sports on par with the men's leagues in both attendance and media coverage, so it's in their best interests to have good press facilities to drive that. I think that's also where the lack of other amenities at Walter Brown start to play in - it doesn't...
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    Westborough developments

    That's going to take out the HomeGoods and Staples in that plaza. That Staples can be convenient but both chains have other outlets just a few miles further west on 9.
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    Ideas for a new arena for the Boston women's hockey team?

    The team averaged ~3,750 per game during the regular season, and a little over 4,500 for the playoffs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_PWHL_season#Attendance). More than respectable for a new league! So you'd be looking at something like a 5-6,000 seat place as a sustainable venue...
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    An Ode to Trophy Row

    My gut feeling is some random local thought they were doing a favor by "cleaning up" the bridge, without realizing that so many people cared about it. Like the story of the 81 year old who attempted a "repair" of a fresco of Jesus without recognizing the damage she was doing. Whoever did do it...
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    Eli Lilly IGM | 15 Necco Street | Fort Point

    Is that cobblestone-ish thing meant to be a walkable path?
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    Kendall/MIT Infill and Small Developments

    Land Blvd. that becomes Memorial Drive.
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    Cars

    In general, but the 4th gen Trans-Ams look overstyled compared to the simpler Camaros to me. I'm also biased in that one of my favorite all-time race cars (and this is a Ford guy speaking) is the Jack Baldwin Hot Wheels Camaro.
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    Cars

    The F-body Camaros have aged way better than the Firebirds, IMO.

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