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Has anyone heard the Longfellow Bridge referred to as the "Salt and Pepper Bridge" recently or has that nickname completely died out?

I know that there are a lot of different inputs that go into the design of a building but the fact that there isn't a door at the corner irks me. 😐

While I know that photography wasn't exactly uncommon in the late 1890's, it's still kind of amazing and impressive that @alewife was able to find a photograph of a random piece of infrastructure from 128 years ago!

As much as I hate 'townie' jokes with bad accents I have to admit that this is 100% me. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNoaxmVpGeX/?igsh=MXRyczF4ZnU1emhwMg=

I get not wanting to(or not being allowed to) block windows, but why not at least go to the top of that one party wall?

https://zedprints.com/collections/boston-lamps Never bought anything from this place so for all I know they are junk. But they look pretty cool online!

Oh, are we finally at the stage where people start freaking out about the missing windows?

Just like new!

Which would fine if they weren't, you know, in the foreground of the city.

I know it's a bit early to be thinking about Christmas, but I hope Wu is looking into large tree vendors. I'm not sure that our friends in Nova Scotia are going to be feeling very generous this year.

Nothing new in this video (if anything, it's probably outdated now) but Fred really doesn't pull any punches about his feeling towards American infrastructure.

An interesting video related to this thread. Most people on this forum probably already know most of this but I actually learned a lot.

Thank you!

Sorry if there is a thread on this somewhere, but are there any rendering of what the Pit in Harvard Sq will look like when the renovation is completed? Obviously it won't be a pit anymore due to ADA, etc.

Sad news for some folks on this forum.

I am surprised Historic New England didn't pitch a fit about shadows on the Otis House.

I have a question for those of you that live in or around downtown. Are tourists a problem? I remember working downtown and being slightly annoyed by groups slowly walking four abreast on the sidewalks and stuff like that, but beyond that I liked the extra people in the city. However, I have...

I think the fountain has set a record for longest operating fountain in Boston without a year+ shutdown.