Boston is. NYC is.

[Ron Newman]

Re: Boston is better than NYC!!!

I never understood why a hotel next to a major sports arena and transit hub could not be successful.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

Re: Boston is better than NYC!!!

This looks really really really really really familiar for some reason.

 

[ablarc]

Re: Boston is better than NYC!!!

I never understood why a hotel next to a major sports arena and transit hub could not be successful.

They let it run down. Most of the occupants were roaches.

 

[statler]

Re: Boston is better than NYC!!!

It's the uniform module of all those windows. They exactly identify the floor-to-floor height and give these buildings scale. And that scale is awesome, because you can see exactly how many floors there are and how many people live there.

These buildings are not wrapped in the scale-less saran of glass.

We both forgot to mention the harmony of all those buildings using the same notes to create subtle variations on a theme.

Some buildings stack the windows in dense and rigid, columns, some wobble the columns a bit, some vary the windows themselves a little.

Here and there a building will gather a few into a stack that hints at superscale; others spread them like wallpaper over aspirational forms with setbacks; and yet others celebrate with a party hat plopped on top.

It's always somewhat New Year's Eve.

BTW, these are my favorite type of ablarc posts. Quick, little Architecture 101 courses.

 

[tobyjug]

Re: Boston is better than NYC!!!

I never understood why a hotel next to a major sports arena and transit hub could not be successful.

I think the Beatles stayed here in its Madison days when they were doing a gig at the Garden. (They also stayed at the Somerset.)

 

[armpitsOFmight]

I know both of you mods go to bed with a stuffed Statue of Liberty pillow, but please be fair and change back the title of this page to

Boston is better than NYC!!!!

 

[czsz]

^ Is there some kind of internet depot where people get these memetic forum-related images?

 

[KentXie]

I know both of you mods go to bed with a stuffed Statue of Liberty pillow, but please be fair and change back the title of this page to

Boston is better than NYC!!!!

Haha, no. What are you going to do about it if they don't? Whine?

 

[statler]

I know both of you mods go to bed with a stuffed Statue of Liberty

Now, you can say what you like about me, but leave Ms Libby out of this!

 

[kennedy]

^ Is there some kind of internet depot where people get these memetic forum-related images?

Yes. It's known as Google...Images. Learn the ways of this mighty force and be enlightened, as armpits did before he became armpitsOFmight.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

^ Is there some kind of internet depot where people get these memetic forum-related images?

Somethingawful.com

 

[armpitsOFmight]

It's the lamest week in NYC!!!

All of the biggest NYC douches are attending NY fashion week. Van, make sure you leave your giant sized bug-eyed-sun-glasses at home!

 

[Beton Brut]

Van, I think our pal Speed Stick just called you a tranny...

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

Ahh the wonders of the ignore list.

 

[tobyjug]

Nice legs there, dude!

 

[Suffolk 83]

bwahaha. your gettin banned for that one.

 

[ablarc]

you're gettin banned for that one.

I sure hope so.

 

[Scott]

Well, I have to admit I've never understood the point of watching emaciated people dressed like Lady Gaga prance up and down a runway; must be a New York thing.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

Oh yeah, that shit happens all the time here.

 

[kz1000ps]

At least they're not bogarting (I love that word) Bryant Park any more.