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Nothing compares to New York. Boston belongs on that short list of second- tier cities that also includes Los Angeles, Chicago, maybe Washington D.C., and maybe San Francisco. San Francisco has great vistas, but up close, it often seems shallow and somewhat seedy. I love it, but it seems...

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking garage. It's bold and daring, and I don't have a problem with its height, however, it still needs modification and refinement. Those massive amounts of terra cotta, truly visible on the sidewalls from certain perspectives, need to be re-thought, for one...

Re: Russia Wharf VALIDATION IS MY FAVORITE FORM OF FLATTERY, PaulC. Thank you!

Re: Russia Wharf Does anyone actually know where the original bones of this icon came from? If memory serves me correctly, (it often doesn't) I think it was salvaged from the Attleboro/Taunton area. Another exists in New Bedford, on Ashley Boulevard, I think. The names "Sanky" and "Frates"...

Yes, it does sound a bit silly.....BUT, it also sounds delightful. If there's anything Boston lacks, it's a true sense of the whimsical, and this idea would fill the bill. I'm all for it.

^......and I second it!

Re: Filene's They COULD, and they SHOULD!

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking garage. The SST is to reach a height of about 621 feet. It was reduced from the original height of over 700 feet, I believe, due to concerns about flight paths and for other reasons. My point is that if 625 feet is safe for this area, why should anyone be...

Re: New BU Tower Yes, CZ, start thinking in terms of community....and continuity!

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking garage. I don't think the issue here is so much proximity, but rather the alignment of the flight paths. Rosslyn is in a direct line with flight paths in D.C.

Re: New BU Tower Come on. Try to see the bigger picture. Your predecessors had a hand in enabling you to receive your education, and you should do be willing to demonstrate some gratitude by doing the same for future generations.

Re: Filene's The site demands something big and iconic. I've heard rumors for years that the developers were trying to entice Harrod's, even ofering them a fifteen-year lease with the first ten years for free. If only this could really happen. Then you would really see the rebirth of New...

Re: Patriots Place They can call it whatever they like, it still has the mall mentality!

Right you are!.....but, that hideous GSA/federal building would have to go. That takes my nomination for the worst/ugliest building in Boston, bar none!

You bet. It's been far too long in that condition, and I am sick of having to look at that gaping cavity.

Re: Russia Wharf Great shots! Thanks! Boston looks quite eclectic from on high!

You are absolutely correct with that last statement. Why do you think most all new schools are built as one-story affairs spread out over far too many acres?

Re: New tower at Aquarium parking garage. Wow! Enacting such rigid conformation will not produce anything valuable or interesting. It certainly wouldn't be of any interest to me.

They used a bad seed!

Re: NorthPoint Cambridge (The one that was train yards, the big plan.) That park looks very bleak and anti-urban to me. I hope future plans include building upon some of this no-man's-land.