Good find! Disappointed in "65% in 10 minute" result. I definitely have avoided the Green line post-Kenmore, and never been on the Mattapan trolley.![]()
Boston Metro Memory
How many of the Boston metro stations can you name from memory?metro-memory.com
96.5%, turns out spending way too much time looking at the map does work for memorizing it. Only missed Valley Rd and ~50% of the C branch.Good find! Disappointed in "65% in 10 minute" result. I definitely have avoided the Green line post-Kendall, and never been on the Mattapan trolley. View attachment 47418
I mean... Its also not exactly *new*. That building is part of Shetland Park and that entire complex was an old textile mill; a quick Google suggests those buildings date to the 1920s after the Salem fire of 1914. A lot of that complex is mostly office space at this point, but yes, the same company that owns Prime Self Storage also owns the entire complex.View attachment 48001
Can someone from Salem explain how this enormous landscaper storage facility got built on prime waterfront property?
I'm guessing it went something like this:
Land owner: "We'd like to put some luxury condos on this prime waterfront property."
NIMBYs: "Are you nuts?!! This city is already over crowded as it is! We don't want more housing!"
Land Owner: "Oh, OK. How a nice high end retail/hotel complex?"
NIMBYs: "Are you nuts?!! This city is already overrun with tourists! We don't want any more coming in!"
Land Owner: "OK, what do you think the city needs?"
NIMBYs: Well, our houses are old and we don't have a lot of closet space...."
Land Owner: "On it!"
Edit: Google Maps is telling me that it its not in fact just a storage place. I was going by this sign:
Now that's an odd one. You think they could have splurged on wrapping the house in vinyl while fortifying the front.I'm sure this has been posted here before, but I have a work trip in the New Haven area, and I encountered this today, which may be the single most cheeky bit of architecture I've ever seen: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MvWLNGVGqDhD9WpM6
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‘Are we going to end up homeless?' Chelmsford condo complex facing condemnation
Thirty families could soon end up without a home after the town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, found concerning structural damages at Milestone Condo. Many of the residents of the building on Chelmsford Street are low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities. They now face a...www.nbcboston.com
There's probably a better thread for this but I thought it was interesting. A 60s era condo complex in Chelmsford is facing being condemned after serious structural damage was found. Unit Owners are unable (or unwilling) to pony up the million+ price tag for repairs. Even getting a loan is problematic because of lack of faith.
Intriguing on a local level, but between this and the Surfside condo collapse of three years ago one has to wonder just how many of these neglected 1960s apartment/condo boxes all over the country are on the precipice. Lord knows these things are littered all over every town and neighborhood here in Greater Boston, and speaking from experience working in residential real estate for almost three years now the vast majority of them look as shabby on the inside as they do outside. 7'6" popcorn ceilings, no light fixtures in most rooms, fogged over windows, grungy carpeting, tan plastic bathtubs... they're at their do or die moment.