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Sat 20/ 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Brewery Building Tour /
Brewey Building Lobby, 284 Amory Street
Andy Waxman of JPNDC and Gail Sullivan of Studio
G Architects will lead this tour of the adaptive reuse
redevelopment project of the old Haffenreffer Brewery
near the Stony Brook T stop on the Orange Line. It
will encompass the early history, subsequent decline
and creative reuse of this national historic landmark.
Sat 20/ 11:00 AM
Franklin Park Walking Tour /
Franklin Park?s Forest Hills Entrance
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site will be
conducting a guided walk of Franklin Park entitled
?Country in the City.? The tour will meet at the Resting
Place picnic tables across from the Lemuel Shattuck
Hospital, a short distance inside Franklin Park?s
Forest Hills Entrance. It will be held rain or shine.
Sat 20/ 11:00 AM
Biking Roxbury?s Highlands /
On the Trail of Bigfoot
Forest Hills T Station
Starting in Forest Hills T station, and ending at the
Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Center, avid cyclists
will be taken for an architectural escapade through
some of Boston?s lesser traveled neighborhoods,
cemeteries, and parks. Among the questions this tour
will answer:
What?s the JP Greenhouse? Where?s Waldo?s house?
And lastly, what?s Bigfoot Research Center doing in
Egleston Square? Cyclists are encouraged to carry
their own bike safety and repair equipment. Short
portions of the tour are on wide unpaved paths. Tour
guide will be Simon Hare of Placetailor Inc.
Preregistration is recommended due to limited space.
Sat 20/ 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
JP Greenhouse Open House /
133 Bourne Street
The JP Greenhouse is a renovation project, turning
a 100 year old former neighborhood store into a
sustainable, mixed use establishment that will be
a gathering place for the neighborhood. One of the
main goals of the project is to provide its own energy
source, enabling the users to live predominantly off
the grid.
Sat 20/ 1:00 PM
Arboretum Walking Tour /
Arnold Arboretum Main Entrance, 125 Arborway
Guided by an Arnold Arboretum docent, this walking
tour will cover general information about the history,
mission and major botanical aspects of the park.
Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather,
wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars.
Preregistration is recommended due to limited space.
Sat 20/ 2:00 PM
DotBike Tour to JP /
1906 Dorchester Avenue, see Ashmont map
Explore the future of architecture and landscape in
Dorchester and Jamaica Plain by bike, with Justin
Crane of Common Boston; Christine Poff, of DotBike
and the Franklin Park Coalition; Joe Pryse, AIA & Josiah
Stevenson, AIA of Leers Weinzapfel Associates.
Preregistration is recommended due to limited space.
Sat 20/ 2:30 PM
Hyde Square
Task Force Open House /
365 Centre Street, behind Blessed Sacrament Church
Former youth commmunity organizer and HSTF staff
member Ashley Cotton will give a brief multimedia
presentation on the group?s efforts to create a liveable
city through its youth-led community organizing
and development initiatives emphasizing recent past,
present and future of the Cheverus Building. The
presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A session
and building tour.
More info about JP Open Buildings and Neighborhood Tours @ http://www.commonboston.org/cb09/jp/
Held in conjunction with Common Boston 2009: a celebration of our built environment?the streets, landscapes, buildings, and neighborhoods that make us distinctive.
The Common Boston 09 festival provides an opportunity for all of us to engage with new places and to interact with the people who shape the city. During our tours, discussions, open buildings, and student exhibition, we invite you to take a fresh look at Boston, to understand its history and imagine its future.
All events are free and open to the public.
Brewery Building Tour /
Brewey Building Lobby, 284 Amory Street
Andy Waxman of JPNDC and Gail Sullivan of Studio
G Architects will lead this tour of the adaptive reuse
redevelopment project of the old Haffenreffer Brewery
near the Stony Brook T stop on the Orange Line. It
will encompass the early history, subsequent decline
and creative reuse of this national historic landmark.
Sat 20/ 11:00 AM
Franklin Park Walking Tour /
Franklin Park?s Forest Hills Entrance
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site will be
conducting a guided walk of Franklin Park entitled
?Country in the City.? The tour will meet at the Resting
Place picnic tables across from the Lemuel Shattuck
Hospital, a short distance inside Franklin Park?s
Forest Hills Entrance. It will be held rain or shine.
Sat 20/ 11:00 AM
Biking Roxbury?s Highlands /
On the Trail of Bigfoot
Forest Hills T Station
Starting in Forest Hills T station, and ending at the
Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Center, avid cyclists
will be taken for an architectural escapade through
some of Boston?s lesser traveled neighborhoods,
cemeteries, and parks. Among the questions this tour
will answer:
What?s the JP Greenhouse? Where?s Waldo?s house?
And lastly, what?s Bigfoot Research Center doing in
Egleston Square? Cyclists are encouraged to carry
their own bike safety and repair equipment. Short
portions of the tour are on wide unpaved paths. Tour
guide will be Simon Hare of Placetailor Inc.
Preregistration is recommended due to limited space.
Sat 20/ 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
JP Greenhouse Open House /
133 Bourne Street
The JP Greenhouse is a renovation project, turning
a 100 year old former neighborhood store into a
sustainable, mixed use establishment that will be
a gathering place for the neighborhood. One of the
main goals of the project is to provide its own energy
source, enabling the users to live predominantly off
the grid.
Sat 20/ 1:00 PM
Arboretum Walking Tour /
Arnold Arboretum Main Entrance, 125 Arborway
Guided by an Arnold Arboretum docent, this walking
tour will cover general information about the history,
mission and major botanical aspects of the park.
Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather,
wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars.
Preregistration is recommended due to limited space.
Sat 20/ 2:00 PM
DotBike Tour to JP /
1906 Dorchester Avenue, see Ashmont map
Explore the future of architecture and landscape in
Dorchester and Jamaica Plain by bike, with Justin
Crane of Common Boston; Christine Poff, of DotBike
and the Franklin Park Coalition; Joe Pryse, AIA & Josiah
Stevenson, AIA of Leers Weinzapfel Associates.
Preregistration is recommended due to limited space.
Sat 20/ 2:30 PM
Hyde Square
Task Force Open House /
365 Centre Street, behind Blessed Sacrament Church
Former youth commmunity organizer and HSTF staff
member Ashley Cotton will give a brief multimedia
presentation on the group?s efforts to create a liveable
city through its youth-led community organizing
and development initiatives emphasizing recent past,
present and future of the Cheverus Building. The
presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A session
and building tour.
More info about JP Open Buildings and Neighborhood Tours @ http://www.commonboston.org/cb09/jp/
Held in conjunction with Common Boston 2009: a celebration of our built environment?the streets, landscapes, buildings, and neighborhoods that make us distinctive.
The Common Boston 09 festival provides an opportunity for all of us to engage with new places and to interact with the people who shape the city. During our tours, discussions, open buildings, and student exhibition, we invite you to take a fresh look at Boston, to understand its history and imagine its future.
All events are free and open to the public.