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I wanted to reel in at least one person before I dashed their perspective on this. It may end up being you, kennedy. I want you to know, beforehand, that I do have a conscience and hate dashing the enthusiasms of young impressionables. ;) When I first saw this basic form, I said, aloud, to...

Thriving part of the city? Aaaaaaahahahahahaha No. Everyobody's too lazy to accomplish anything there. Far as I can tell. _____________________________________________ Oakland police chief resigns amid criticism By TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press Writer Terry Collins, Associated Press...

My objection is not architectural aesthetics of the museums. I am more concerned with the interiors. Every new museum built here in the last decade fails from a gallery viewing experience. That's my preference speaking, which may not be the consensus. (Never is, it seems. :)) I like a more...

blade summed it up for me well enough. czsz--'...left without any service.' Are you kidding? Where? One thing that I find truly incomprehensible is how saturated the bus service is, even outside the city limits. A new line runs every few blocks. Even cross-town bus lines aren't very spread...

Re: Fenway Center (One Kenmore, Mass Turnpike PARCEL 7) ^ Czsz -- The tower is more 70s. Numerous buildings in NYC have that exact treatment/skin. Somebody here lives in NYC now. Pics plz. Midtown around Grand Central, 6th and 7th Avenues, I think, or in the East 40s and up. And it doesn't...

blade blade blade... (May I call you 'blade'? :)) Yoshi's began its life in Berkeley, btw. Oakland had a music scene. The city 'leaders' have managed to kill that, too, during my tenure here. It's criminal! Unfortunately, the East Bay does encompass the Walnut Creek/Concord/Danville areas...

After a very early morning, sunrise bike ride. Nice light. Next time, I'll go out for one last attempt at evening/night shots. Then I feel it is time to close the book on COCTL. (Heh heh heh)

Hey, mods--Everything's groovy, but I think Ron was right (as usual). Maybe it's time to break off the Cathedral chatter into its own thread, especially as I am adding more pics below. Thanks. However, look what I am going to do. Kinda bring this back around to near where it started... sorta...

Re: Fenway Center (One Kenmore, Mass Turnpike PARCEL 7) Och! This is aesthetically miserable for a rendering, so I can only imagine how horrifying it will look in person when complete. Makes the various Seaport plans look stellar. Makes Columbus Center look like a masterpiece, too. What...

Museums have improved here only in that they have shiny new buildings. Their exhibit spaces should have been greatly expanded for both permanent and rotating exhibits. They don't seem to be much bigger in their public spaces. I sense the buildings' architectural forms have taken precedent over...

The nostalgia is killing me! And the resurrected, long-dormant roar in my ears almost made me cry! :o (Oup. No. That's just tinnitus. :() Forgot about a few from that Rumble list--the bands that didn't emit much from beyond our insulated northeastern circle, but just as awesome. (How could I...

I don't know if you are being sarcastic or what, ablarc. I am not entirely sure if it can be classified as just another form of facadectomy or even if it is a complete rehab of the previously existing hall. A friend said, 'Look at the floor. It's old. It's original.' Maybe it was part of the...

Oh, this is going to be ugly. I will respond like this once. Then back to deceptively pretty pictures. Ablarc--No! Despite what his press releases say, he did nothing. Cannot believe I was duped into supporting (in many ways) that charlatan. His legacy is one of continued inertia...

Many bands began in those 'scummy clubs' in the subs. That's one thing that Boston had (has?) that other places I've lived and visited didn't seem to have--a vibrant scene outside the perceived 'city limits' and not beholden to the student population, per se. Even many small towns seemed to...

Whoa. I came here to find out about Central Square. I dunno if I want to get into all this other stuff. (Yes, I do.) Homelessness can happen to ANYBODY! And not only for the reasons quoted above. This economy will certainly drive that home for a few who won't see it coming. Risk takers and...

Thanks for the info all. Cannot quite wrap my eyes/brain around what is going on in that pic of Kenmore. I assume those are bricks? Paving stones? White mixed with gray or red? Anyway, frost heaves. Ha! There's something I've forgotten about. Although I live in the land of ground...

Pity. Mr. DiMasi is a do-er. And do-ers often become entangled in stupid things that undermine them especially when they challenge the naysayers, the laggards, and the status quo. Need more of him. Will be hard to replace.

Big picture--the Filene's delay really shouldn't be blamed as the lynchpin of the decline. If it is, this area is in worse shape than it seems. It was always a bit dowdy during my lifetime. Vibrant and dowdy can go hand in hand. It worked for a few decades. I will stand by my previous rant in...

Re: Fan Pier "One Marina Park Drive" The name says it all. Screams office park. Pathetic. The collective mass of development/developers in Fan Pier/South Boston Waterfront/Fort Point needs a do-over. I hope the economy stalls the remainder. On a side note: was reading an article from...

Does it have to be a completed project? Before I read the spew immediately above, I was considering whether I should suggest the debacle that is Columbus Center, or Filene's, to a lesser extent. Anything that remains an excavated, stalled hole in the ground, or a parking lot. (The Gaiety...