Marginal street. Just east of the shipyard.I really like those buildings in the last three pictures. What street(s) are they on?
As that Maverick Square building rises, the 7/11 looks even more out of place. Can't wait for it to go.
I've always liked those buildings on Marginal. Is the shiny silver mannequin still perched on a chain on one of the balconies of the black framed on (whose balconies remind me of lobster pots)?
Can development pundits explain the process of 7-eleven being redeveloped?As that Maverick Square building rises, the 7/11 looks even more out of place. Can't wait for it to go.
I've always liked those buildings on Marginal. Is the shiny silver mannequin still perched on a chain on one of the balconies of the black framed on (whose balconies remind me of lobster pots)?
A quick dig shows the property is owned by the trust of William T Gilmartin who it seems previously operated a store there. https://sullivanfuneralhome.net/tribute/details/2100/William-Gilmartin/obituary.htmlCan development pundits explain the process of 7-eleven being redeveloped?
Is that plot owned by 7-11? A franchisee? Or is it rented to 7-11? Is something corporate like that easier to buy out of its spot vs. a small business?
It would be great if that spot being a 7-11 meant it wouldn't be a difficult redevelopment
It looks like a party wall, which means the anticipation is that 7-Eleven's days are numbered and one day another multi-story building will rise up adjacent to it.So is that backside just not going to have any windows...?
The 7-Eleven could be there for 50 more years, and they'd still have to build it as a party wall if they build to the lot line.It looks like a party wall, which means the anticipation is that 7-Eleven's days are numbered and one day another multi-story building will rise up adjacent to it.
What’s interesting to me about East Boston is the fact that there are so many abutting multi family dwellings that are made of wood. Usually, at least in Boston, you get two family homes, then separate triple deckers and then the next level up is either stone-clad triple deckers, or stone- or brick-clad townhomes that abut each other. There’s really nowhere else in Boston where you get long streets like Chelsea St, with a continuous wall of wood (now aluminum or vinyl) sided houses. I think in other cities you see this (I’ve certainly seen walls of what I’d call 2 story triple deckers in Brooklyn that are abutting, I think Baltimore and Philly also have abutting 2- and 3-family houses). But for Boston this is unique. The idea that East Boston was developed slightly later maybe holds some truth but there must be other factors. The book Streetcar Suburbs really gets into very specific details of housing stock and might be one place to look, off the top of my head I don’t remember if it mentions East Boston.
Very cool, thank you for this.I believe that it has to do with the institution of building codes after the Great Boston Fire of 1872. After the fire, starting in the 1880s or so depending on the municipality, local building codes were adopted in most Boston-area cities, and building inspections became more regular. Lack of space between buildings and too much wood construction were specifically noted as issues that exacerbated the fire, so abutting wooden buildings were specifically discouraged or banned in the new building codes. Much of the East Boston south of Day Square was already developed by 1870, whereas triple decker neighborhoods are typically 1890-1920 construction.