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Sorry for derailing the thread. You're right about St. Andrews - it's a gorgeous church in one of the more interesting neighborhoods. When I was a kid, we were always told to stay out of that neighborhood. One time I was jogging with my crossing country team down Wilson street and a bunch of...

I remember a lot of my friends parents came from Somerville. My parents were from out of state, but prior to living in Billerica, they were in Melrose. In the 70s, Billerica (and surrounding towns) had lots of cheap land and my parents bought our house on 5/8 acre for $39000. In today's dollars...

Years ago when I was growing up in Billerica, that hack writer Howie Carr wrote an insulting piece about my hometown calling it "Somerville with trees" among other things. For years you could buy bull's eyes in town with Howie's face in it. Nowadays, I wish Billerica was more like Somerville...

It looks nice from a distance, but up close those pastel blues look awful.

Or you could take a real photo of Pru. Now that's an ugly 1960s tower!

Thanks. Let's look at what we're losing and what we're gaining here: Losing: "Iconic" retail (whatever the hell that means) Hotel/Condo Boutique Office Gaining Lab space Ground floor retail I'm not all that bothered about losing the office or the "iconic" retail, but the loss of the hotel...

Please help me to clarify. The residential tower and One Congress are nearly complete. Will they still be building Residential Tower II? This change is only for the retail, hotel/condo and boutique office, right?

"Queer" "People of Color" "White Dominance" "Marginalized" " Columbusing" - That's a new one I hadn't heard We've got "woke" bingo! Bingo!

How long have we been hearing about the the permanent Revs home in the Boston area? 5 years? 10 years? 20 years? I'll believe it when see the first kickoff in a SSS.

I've often wondered why the Revs don't move to Harvard Stadium. The public transit there isn't ideal, but, in my strong opinion, Harvard Stadium is one of the coolest stadiums in the country. It's old, it's dripping with character and it's actually in Boston! I think a stadium that unique would...

And seeing how they forgot the Patriots flag, I'll just assume the American flag represents the real "America's team"!

Is there a bar there or is it pretty much BYOB?

It's still a nice looking building that looks slightly out of place in Haverhill, which is a good thing.

During that time, my father was commuting to Boston by train everyday. He would take pictures of the progress of the tearing down of the old Gahden. I'm sure I have those pictures somewhere.

I love having baseball, hockey and basketball in the city, but to me, football is a perfect for the suburbs. Sure, it's a mediocre stadium surrounded by parking lots, but that's where the fun is. Would you really be able to have the type of tailgating you have in Foxboro at a stadium in Southie...

I remember before the Big Dig, I didn't want them to tear down the SE Expressway because I thought it would take away from the character of the city. I was quite the fool in my youth.

Looking back on the Old Garden, the place was kind of a dump with poor sight lines. I disliked the TD Garden for years, but with the changes in the seating, I think it's a much better arena.

I'm looking at this park like a desperate drunk guy looks at a fat girl at last call. It's on the inside that counts, right boys?

I agree. I mean the ballpark looks "nice", but I had expected more than "nice". Still, I'm glad it's been built and I hope it helps Worcester with its economic development

I've gotten almost every single one wrong. Edit: I'm getting better, but it's really a crap shoot.