Photo of the Day, Boston Style - Part Deux

[xec]

 

[KentXie]

^^ If only the Archstone residence could be around the same height as the Millennium Towers. It would have looked a lot sleeky.

 

[xec]

 

[kz1000ps]

Where was that taken?

 

[czsz]

When I look at that I can only mournfully utter the words "start over".

 

[TC]

Keep in mind that this picture is taken almost directly over the Mass Pike.

 

[xec]

Where was that taken?

Longwood. It's the Blackfan crane reflected by the Harvard research building.

 

[jass]

I was looking through my summer pictures...

 

[czsz]

Keep in mind that this picture is taken almost directly over the Mass Pike.

Bad excuse. Just because there wasn't a vintage 19th century streetscape there before doesn't mean something better could have been created.

 

[kz1000ps]

From the '70s



Random eye candy from the library: this came from a study released in 2002 concerning transportation issues to be addressed through 2000-10

Line thickness denotes traffic volume

 

[bosdevelopment]

I, for one, prefer the brutalist style park in front of trinity church over what exists there now, fountain and all. This area appears more of a bona fide gathering place than a suburban green.

Government center still is disgusting but a government center on a mini-scale right in back bay works perfectly.

 

[Ron Newman]

The Brutalist version of Copley Square didn't work very well. Being depressed from the street level, it became a 'hangout' for street people, and many people didn't feel safe walking through it at night.

The current version facilitates various concert series during the warm months, as well as a farmer's market. People genuinely like being there.

 

[Waldorf]

Here's a pic from the good ole days...

 

[tocoto]

Some crappy shots I took from a plane on a really gray day using my cell.

 

[Ron Newman]

A green rectangle sticks out from the otherwise gray scene, near the bottom of the last photo. What is it?

 

[kz1000ps]

^ It's the East Boston Stadium and Recreation Center

 

[Ron Newman]

Must be FieldTurf or the like.

 

[JoeGallows]

Brighton, on that 70 degree day a few weeks ago:

 

[Corey]

^

 

[czsz]

Nice; I love the cityscape of Allston/Brighton. If only other parts of Boston/Cambridge/Somerville had been developed so intensely and preserved their streetcar lines. Boston would be like a brick Vienna!