Boston Easter Eggs

[Jouhou]

Ok, so as someone who has never lived in Boston but has always lived 1-2 hours from Boston, I recently found the Potato Monument and that experience really felt like discovering an easter egg.

 

[Plen-T-Pak]

Yea Boston is technically an island.

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And the neighborhood of Riverdale in Dedham is another island, albeit a smaller one. I heard they used to graze cows there.

 

[OldColony]

And the neighborhood of Riverdale in Dedham is another island, albeit a smaller one. I heard they used to graze cows there.

My wife, who grew up in Dedham, says this area is known as Cow Island.

 

[HenryAlan]

And the neighborhood of Riverdale in Dedham is another island, albeit a smaller one. I heard they used to graze cows there.

I've always been curious about Riverdale -- whether it was a true island originally, or drained/filled swamp. I do like the way you cross the Charles twice when you pass through the neighborhood.

 

[The EGE]

Does anyone know the purpose/history of this mystery bridge in Sullivan Square? It dates to the 1950s underpass construction; as you can see in the historic aerial, it was not part of the Orange Line or the Sullivan Square station footbridge, and I don't think it was part of the old overpass either. Perhaps a utility bridge?

 

[Charlie_mta]

Does anyone know the purpose/history of this mystery bridge in Sullivan Square? It dates to the 1950s underpass construction; as you can see in the historic aerial, it was not part of the Orange Line or the Sullivan Square station footbridge, and I don't think it was part of the old overpass either. Perhaps a utility bridge?

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I vaguely remember seeing it when I would ride the el back in the 1960s as a teenager. Somehow the utility function of it is what I remember seeing.

 

[stick n move]

Never knew this before

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[JohnCostello]

The former Lincoln Wharf power station is still intact - converted to condos, I believe.

Also still extant - albeit gutted - is the West End Street Railway's 1888 Central Power Station

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Lincoln Wharf was converted circa 1987 to a mixed income ownership property. It was sponsored by the San Marco Housing Corp., a non-profit in the North End. Roughly 30% of the units were market units, the rest sold at a discount providing that they not be resold at market rates. Things did not go as planned with all of the resales and some people scammed many tens of thousands of dollars. The market units, though only 30% of the building, but 70% of the voting rights in the association. It was a lousy rehab with the brick exterior not done right. I used to manage it for two years in the 90's. Two years I would like to get back.

 

[stick n move]

I personally think it looks like a masterpiece and with a cool history to go along with it.