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(furiously googles..... pyrrhotite???) Well shit, this is the first I'm hearing about it and I'm measuring house basements for floor plans almost every day I work. I guess I can plead ignorance since most houses around here are much older than the period in question, but still I'm surprised I missed this up until this point. Woof.

As for condo boards and keeping a certain percentage of cash on hand, I agree 100%. As painful as it might be, there's just no other way around the issue. There's too many examples out there and they're almost all at the end of their functional lifespans.
 
Great photo from Reddit post-Reddit Link I caught the last 5 years or so of drafting; ink on Mylar. Someone in the comments noticed a lot of the drafters are left handed. Too funny.

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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 been seeing more and more stories about residents of 'tourist cities' protesting tourists and tourism.

Has this become a problem in Boston at all?
 
Personally not at all. Congress st bridge by the tea party museum gets mobbed most weekends and the children’s museum gets really busy too. The rest of downtown isn’t super tourist heavy in my experience, but there’s a noticeable increase around Washington/School streets from people walking the freedom trail.

North End residents do loudly complain about crowds and trash and parking but that’s impossible to avoid in the neighborhood.

I think we’re pretty far from being Barcelona, Paris or Tokyo where tourists get blamed for ruining the feel of the city. I will take this opportunity to advocate for more hotels though, as Boston prices get insane around big events and during the summer.

Having lived in the city before, during, and after the pandemic I welcome the return of so many people. Looks like the city proper is almost back to pre pandemic trends.

International visitor spending in Massachusetts grew 80 percent to $2.9 billion in calendar year 2023, nearing the pre-pandemic amount of $3.3 billion spent in 2019. Domestic visitor spending remained at 2022 levels with $20.7 billion spent.
 
Anyone getting involved on bluesky? I just joined and would love to see some more Boston Urbanism and Transit on my thread.
 
statler said:
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 been seeing more and more stories about residents of 'tourist cities' protesting tourists and tourism.

Has this become a problem in Boston at all?
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As someone who works in downtown Boston, but doesn't live there, I agree with Justbuildit's comments, we are not overrun with tourists like some European cities like Venice, et. al., Tourists don't annoy me, I say bring more, downtown proper could use a shot in the arm. In my experience, the only time I've seen too many tourists in one place is in the rare instance when a tour group from a cruise etc. swarms the Old North Church or they congregate in front of the Old State House but overall Boston should continue to welcome more tourists in my opinion.
 
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