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Do you miss Boston? I do, too. Due to the coronavirus, there are scenes of strangely unique, mostly lifeless streets in our major cities (some cities are contemplating opening some streets to bicyclists and pedestrians). Here are some scenes of life in Boston from not long ago.

Henry, thanks for the reply, yes, the LINK stations do bear a resemblance to the Silver Line stations in Seaport, I hadn’t thought of that. Beeline, thanks, you and I have something in common - we get around a lot. citylover94, thanks, I love the best of our cities, too, maybe you can tell.

A large part of taking pictures of New York City is celebrating architecture. Hudson Yards From the High Line, parallel to the Hudson River, tracks leading to Penn Station Number 7 subway station for Hudson Yards 30 Hudson Yards at 10th Avenue and W 33rd St, Kohn Pedersen Fox...

Several buildings in the Pioneer Square neighborhood were influenced by the Romanesque style of architect Henry Hobson Richardson according to a park ranger leading a tour of the neighborhood. He designed Boston’s Trinity Church. First Hill neighborhood streetcar Where the Seattle...

Hing Hay Park International District LINK Station across the street from the Chinatown Gate Bus convoys on 3rd Avenue (exclusively bus lanes which keeps the buses rolling), from here I rode the Number 2 bus north to the hilly Queen Anne neighborhood. My destination was Kerry Park which...

Outside Seattle Art Museum (SAM) “Hammering Man” sculpture Harbor Steps at 1st Avenue and University Street The Henry M. Jackson Federal Building is 37 stories, was completed in 1974, and won the Honor Award of the American Institute of Architects in 1976. - Wikipedia Plaza adjacent...

The fourth floor Red Hall houses the bulk of the library’s meeting rooms. St. James Cathedral University Street Station University of Washington Arboretum is a 1.2 mile walk from the LINK University of Washington Station. Open dawn to dusk everyday, free of charge. You can ride...

Freshly roasted beans $5.95 for this Brazilian cup of coffee. Gulp! Freeway Park The Cultural Landscape Foundation, tclf.org, Oct 23, 2016 - Completed by Lawrence Halprin & Associates under the design direction of Angela Danadjieva, the first phase of this 5.5-acre park opened in 1976...

KeyArena is in Seattle Center and is being redeveloped and is scheduled to reopen in June 2021. The NHL officially approved a franchise expansion to Seattle, and the team will begin play in the new arena for the 2021–22 NHL season. - Wikipedia A view of Lake Union from the Space Needle with...

The Seattle Scene At the Westlake retail district in Seattle. Westlake Park Amazon’s headquarter’s buildings are rectangular, but, rectangular doesn’t have to be boring. Adding surface patterns and colors can make them more interesting and attractive. The Amazon Spheres, opened...

Walking up those steps will make you huff and puff if you’re not young. As soon as I noticed that couple seemingly contemplate whether they should make the attempt, I saw some humor in that and zoomed in from a few blocks away and snapped the picture hurriedly before they dropped their pose...

Space Needle From spaceneedle.com, The Space Needle is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world and is a treasured Seattle icon. Built for the 1962 World’s Fair—the Century 21 Exposition whose theme was “The Age of Space”—the tower’s futuristic design was inspired by the idea that...

Liberty Memorial Dedicated in 1921. Recognized by Congress as the "National World War I Museum and Memorial" TripAdvisor's #1 attraction in Kansas City No. 5 Ranked Museum in the U.S. - Yelp - theworldwar.org You've heard of Emmy, Tony, Oscar and Grammy? This location receives my Gus Award...

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Yes, I had been able to do it in vBulletin as a long photo thread with textual descriptions. After trying to post one yesterday, I exited ArchBoston and, curiously, the edit box under the Post Thread button still had my 76 photos displayed with text when I logged back in. They just won’t post. I...

Adding photos hosted on another server as I did with vBulletin. Attachments involves selecting photos from the photo library on my tablet. If you post the thread and it’s not what you wanted, you probably can’t delete it as with vBulletin. I wish the Help link had a description explaining how to...

I never encountered a photo limitation on the previous vBulletin software, think of the number photos uploaded since the launch of that software for ArchBoston. Did that software even keep a count? There doesn’t seem to be a problem with adding more construction photos to existing threads for...

I just tried to post a photo thread and received the following message, “Please enter a message with no more than 20 images.” This is severely restrictive!! I was trying to post 76 images, although, I’d like to post more.

Regarding Southwest cutting service between Kansas City and Boston permanently, starting in January, I could schedule a flight in February using their website, although, I didn’t make a purchase. I did notice that it appears that non-stop flights have been eliminated.

Outside of New York’s Hudson Yards, I wonder just how rare it is, in the 21st century, for an American city to have a neighborhood this new, this big. Amazingly good fortune for Boston. According to Wikipedia, Boston’s Seaport spans 23 acres and 8.5 million square feet and New York City’s...