Encore Boston Harbor Casino | 1 Broadway | Everett

RandomWalk said:
It’s crap, but it’s the only crap that could make it economically feasible to redevelop that particular site.
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As the Bible says, the first shall be last, and the last shall be first. Everett will pull ahead with developments like this because it's hungry and is willing to take risks, unlike many of the pearl-clutching prissy towns in the metro area. I see a bright future for Everett.
 
Honestly, my only critique is the anemic yellow paint. Otherwise, it is the most attractive thing to grace this parcel since the 17th century.
 
Charlie_mta said:
As the Bible says, the first shall be last, and the last shall be first. Everett will pull ahead with developments like this because it's hungry and is willing to take risks, unlike many of the pearl-clutching prissy towns in the metro area. I see a bright future for Everett.
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Ye olde English proverb … “Beggars can’t be choosers.”

This is a lateral move at best, trading one wasteland full of negative externalities for another.
 
I just think that the rules for what a well-designed Casino looks like are different from any other rules. Can't we just say that 1) there's a large amount of personal taste that we're all permitted to love/hate it but also that 2) Casinos need to look different from other hotel or amusement or, indeed, any other thing in the skyline? Its like brutalism: the whole category is not everyone's taste (all of Vegas, anyone?), but good examples are good exemplars of their type.
 
How do people feel about the MGM in Springfield from an architectural point of view? I haven't visited, but my understanding is that it's better integrated with the contextual surroundings of the city. In any case, I don't mind the Vegas or Disney architecture at the Everett Wynn site as an Entertainment Destination. I would be far more offended if this was located in Back Bay, Fenway, or Kenmore Square as an example.

Before the pandemic, I was in Melbourne, Australia for a work event located at a Casino that was very nicely integrated with the downtown street grid and urban architecture. Crown Hotels, Accommodation, Casino - Crown Melbourne
 
Also, isn’t the point of a Casino That it is profoundly unlike any other place in the metro area? Should the Eiffel Tower had a Second Empire mansard so it would better fit its context? Should a cathedral have street level retail to better extend the street wall?
 
Even with retail it still doesn't integrate well with the streetscape. :cool:

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[Mod note: while I very much appreciate the riff on my point about "how a building fits its neighborhood," I thought the photo of this building (at 45 Vine St in Charlestown) should be a little smaller since it is so off-topic in the Casino thread]
 
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The tower is beautiful and works well in its location. The rest of it looks like the world's largest Cheesecake Factory and was 25-30 years out of date before it even started construction. Hopefully the next phases are less tacky and make the area a better destination for everyone, and not just the gamblers. As Beeline stated with his marvelous update on the prior page, there really isn't a reason to go there!
 
TomOfBoston said:
Even with retail it still doesn't integrate well with the streetscape. :cool:

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This on Broadway Everett? A church converted into the Dollar Tree store. Talk about corporations taking it all over. God House is now the Dollar Tree Store.
[Mod Note: 45 Vine St in Charlestown, and about as out-of-context in this thread as it is on Vine st ;-) ]
 
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Johnnyrocket891 said:
A church converted into the Dollar Tree store. Talk about corporations taking it all over. God House is now the Dollar Tree Store.
[Mod Note: 45 Vine St in Charlestown, and about as out-of-context in this thread as it is on Vine st ;-) ]
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Wow, that is cheesy. I thought Charlestown had more class than that.
 
Charlie_mta said:
Wow, that is cheesy. I thought Charlestown had more class than that.
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1. I presume the Church sold (or rented) to the Dollar Store, not "Charlestown". So it's the Church lacking class.
2. It's literally adjacent to the largest public housing development in Massachusetts. Seems like a reasonable place for a Dollar Store.
 
The architectural merits of the casino buildings are debatable for sure but compared to the toxic waste dump that preceded it, I think it's a slight improvement. I suspect residences of Everett would agree, traffic woes notwithstanding.
 
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citydweller said:
traffic woes notwithstanding.
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Are there any documented traffic woes? I think I've seen people complaining out morning and evening rush hours, but as far as tying cause to the Casino (rather than pre/post Covid automotive lifestyles), I haven't seen any.
 
Arlington said:
Are there any documented traffic woes? I think I've seen people complaining out morning and evening rush hours, but as far as tying cause to the Casino (rather than pre/post Covid automotive lifestyles), I haven't seen any.
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I bike through there a couple times a week during rush hour, and traffic is fine. But maybe it's an issue during peek casino hours?
 
citydweller said:
The architectural merits of the casino buildings are debatable for sure but compared to the toxic waste dump that preceded it, I think it's a slight improvement. I suspect residences of Everett would agree, traffic woes notwithstanding.
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Yes. Better than a waste dump. The bar is low. But let's not go thinking this is a friggin' one of a kind! In fact, here's three more of a kind.
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This ones' in Macau...
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And whatever sucker city that comes along next will get the same building.

Wheeeeeeee! Somethin' fer nothin! Wait... got that backward. Never mind.
 
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