MA Casino Developments

GW2500 said:
I still think a vote localized in Eastie stands a better chance of defeating the casino than a city wide vote.
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Perhaps.

But also consider, it's easier to "sell" jobs and mitigation money to 40,000 in East Boston (Working Class/Low Income Wage-Earners) than an entire City.

Addition by subtraction -- it's voter suppression in the guise of community empowerment.

GW2500 said:
I live in Allston, even if the casino ends up becoming the Atlantic City the opponents fear, it wouldn't effect me in the least.
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Bostonians need to stop thinking about where a casino might be, and consider what it would mean for our city and region.
 
Ok now I see how it might be able to work against your community's cause. But as a whole I'm still uncertain weather or not your cause will benefit or not from a localized vote.
 
From boston.com: renderings released

http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrod...Oj3VlV29oiiXsgALkA9M/index.html?p1=News_links

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I actually thought that this was proposed for E.Boston for second. Can anybody say the Great Outdoors with John Candy?
 
I don't get this kind of thing. It's not as if Foxborough has log cabins all over the place and this is trying to blend in with anything else. Does he think this will win people over more than a more contemporary design would?
 
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Wynn's design should have been a sometype of Architectural sports Casino theme. I'm not sure what that would actually look like..... but I know it wouldn't look like John Candy's Vacation home.
 
TheRifleman said:
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I actually thought that this was proposed for E.Boston for second. Can anybody say the Great Outdoors with John Candy?
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Same here. I just about died thinking this was the rendering for East Boston.

What's that in front of it? A six line boulevard? Sheesh.
 
I think WYNN has a winner for the next Casino Design for Colorado or Vermont.
With a GIANT MOOSE SYMBOL on top of the building.
 
Absolutely Fugly. Keep the fake ski resorts at the fake ski mountains.
 
BostonUrbEx said:
Same here. I just about died thinking this was the rendering for East Boston.

What's that in front of it? A six line boulevard? Sheesh.
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Urb -- I think the 6 lane Blvd is Rt-1

The existing gravel parking lot is directly across Rt-1 from Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place
from the story:

"Wynn wants to develop what is now a vast gravel parking lot on Route 1 into a casino and convention center modeled after the design of his own luxury home in Sun Valley, Idaho, which is built of local stone and heavy timber. The plans in Foxborough include a 5,000-car parking garage, a pedestrian bridge connecting the project with Patriot Place, more retail stores, and a spa, in addition to a gambling room with slot machines and table games."
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However -- as far as the design -- it reminded me of appropriatenss of the 'ol Sheraton in Framingham that tried to look like something from Henry VIII

SheratonFraminghamExterior.jpg


There is nothing which I'd associate with anyplace south of Boston -- its more of a scaled-up Jackson Hole lodge look
 
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HenryAlan said:
This is the planned expansion for Disney's Wilderness Lodge?

disney-wilderness-lodge-overview.jpg
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Dammit, you beat me.

Also Whigh, the Sheraton Braintree (near SSP) looks the same. I think Sheraton went through a Tudor-style phase. I personally LOATHE the Tudor style.
 
datadyne007 said:
Dammit, you beat me.

Also Whigh, the Sheraton Braintree (near SSP) looks the same. I think Sheraton went through a Tudor-style phase. I personally LOATHE the Tudor style.
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Data -- not Sheraton per se -- but a developer who built those two and then got the Sheraton brand under the name Sheraton Tara [something or other]. Now that I recollect and do some Googling -- I believe that there were more than the two we've mentioned -- one in Nashua NH and one in South Portland ME -- perhaps even more

They were great for meeting out-of-towners -- as who could miss a Tudor Castle on the Pike -- but outside of the exterior they were just garden variety suburban hotels

The Sheraton Hotel chain started in Boston and for many years their World HQ was in 60 State St.
That is probably why the Sheraton at the Pru was the flagship hotel of the old Hynes -- as a lot of things in Boston -- it was a local deal
 
Leaving aside my own personal feelings on the matter for a minute - I love the idea of a resort destination, and I just hope that there's going to be more to whatever gets built than the gambling facilities - but...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't we approved to build a grand total of three casinos?

I'm not sure that's feasible... There's already two casinos in Connecticut, plus the aborted "no, really, it's NOT a casino, we PROMISE" Twin River in Rhode Island.

How many times can you split this pie up?
 
Commuting Boston Student said:
Leaving aside my own personal feelings on the matter for a minute - I love the idea of a resort destination, and I just hope that there's going to be more to whatever gets built than the gambling facilities - but...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't we approved to build a grand total of three casinos?

I'm not sure that's feasible... There's already two casinos in Connecticut, plus the aborted "no, really, it's NOT a casino, we PROMISE" Twin River in Rhode Island.

How many times can you split this pie up?
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You make an excellent point.
 
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