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Especially when close to a million dollars has been donated. And I'm with you. I thought the winter garden idea was really cool. New York, San Francisco and Seattle all have pretty elaborate greenhouses and people really enjoy them.

Over all, I'm happy with what the Big Dig achieved for Boston. However, I'm pretty tired of hearing about how different factions of the project are getting canceled or scaled way back. I know it's life, but it really seems like many of the civic areas are now getting shafted. I really hope that...

Turnpike News Columbus Center Project Ground and Air Rights Lease Agreements Chairman Matthew J. Amorello announces that the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and CUIP-WINN Columbus Center LLC have executed the Ground and Air Rights Lease Agreements for the development and construction of the...

Turnpike News Columbus Center Project Ground and Air Rights Lease Agreements Chairman Matthew J. Amorello announces that the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and CUIP-WINN Columbus Center LLC have executed the Ground and Air Rights Lease Agreements for the development and construction of the...

Yes. It's a pretty cool idea. And I have to say, some of the buildings that have been proposed recently are pretty damn good. If they get built, or not, is another question.

Oh come on! This must be a joke. Somebody from Chicago is jealous of Boston Architecture? :? :)

So, any word on the design? Will they be able to stick to the original?

Sure, hopefully I'll see him within the month. He's actually a client of mine at my business. So, I can't be too pushy. But as I said, when we originally talked about it he knew it wasn't a popular idea.

Maybe something has changed. I know somebody who works at The Abbey Group. They're the developers for this building. I asked him about six months back about the fate of The Littlest Bar. He said it was closing. He knows they're not popular for it.

Supposedly it's closing permanently.

Thank you. And why is it so hard to believe that most people can't afford to live here? Tell me, where in Boston can a family live who makes under $50,000 and has two children? Roxbury or Dorchester? Yes, maybe. But there isn't that much housing left in those areas either.

I don't think he's truly in denial. I think he's in damage control mode. Remember, a few years back he tried to reinstate a form of rent control but it never went through. The bottom line is that this city, and many others across the nation, are becoming places for the elite to reside. That's...

Sorry, this is off topic, but is that project dead in the water? According to their website it's still in the works.

So, are they all being used for other purposes than ventilation?

Maybe there are some that I haven't even noticed because they're nicer looking. I guess The Intercontinental Hotel is actually wrapped around one of them.

That's the one that is particularly bad.

Well, in this case I think indifference is OK. It's better than finding them offensive. I don't know, as I was standing by the ICA construction site I looked across the way and saw the new Westin Hotel, the new convention center and one of the Big Dig ventilation buildings. The scene was pretty...

Wow! 31 views and no body's replied. :? I'm surprised nobody has a comment on these structures. They're monsters and they're all over the place down by all the construction. They are, in fact, now part of the skyline.

Have these been discussed at all? I find them ugly. I really think more consideration should have been taken. What about all of you?