NorthshoreCity
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9/23/20 - From Staniford at night and a blurry cell phone pic from the NRB in Longwood Area to provide some skyline context.
9/29. Already a big fan of this skyline change, and the State Street tower will make it even better.
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There is soooo much space behind the Garden to expand and build on. I Didn't even know when I walked past it, that there was a ton of space even there. Theres lot after lot.
Seriously though, with a few exceptions Boston has become such an ugly city over the last ten years.
Such glowing mediocrity! Seriously though, with a few exceptions Boston has become such an ugly city over the last ten years.
Remember the parking lot in front of the Garden? Remember how practical it was?
Such glowing mediocrity! Seriously though, with a few exceptions Boston has become such an ugly city over the last ten years.
I, too, remember how gorgeous the West End used to be before the new construction.
Back when the Tip O’Neil Building could shine brightly as a true work of art, before it became surrounded by this modern garbage with its “food halls” and its “housing”.
Remember the parking lot in front of the Garden? Remember how practical it was?
Comparing Boston of the 1960's to today is pointless, because the culture, the economy, and just about everything else has changed so completely; it's comparing apples and oranges. There were a lot of things about 1960's Boston that were better IMO: the vibrant downtown shopping district, lack of homeless people, the MTA/MBTA in better condition overall, more civility in people generally, the communities were safer, housing affordable, family wage jobs very much available, etc. Today things are cleaner and shinier, and there are a lot more pedestrian and biking facilities than back then. So, to me it's a mix. Me, I liked it better back in the 60's, but obviously a lot of nostalgia in the mix on that one.Boston is more beautiful, cleaner and world-class than it ever has been (at least since the 1890's). Really, folks, the song WAS tongue in cheek - - NOBODY loved the Dirty Water. And Boston was a sewer hole in the 1960's. I love to read dirtyoldboston.com as much as the next person for nostalgia - - but do I want a return to that city as a whole? No thanks.
LOL except not even because there was no public access
Comparing Boston of the 1960's to today is pointless, because the culture, the economy, and just about everything else has changed so completely; it's comparing apples and oranges. There were a lot of things about 1960's Boston that were better IMO: the vibrant downtown shopping district, lack of homeless people, the MTA/MBTA in better condition overall, more civility in people generally, the communities were safer, housing affordable, family wage jobs very much available, etc. Today things are cleaner and shinier, and there are a lot more pedestrian and biking facilities than back then. So, to me it's a mix. Me, I liked it better back in the 60's, but obviously a lot of nostalgia in the mix on that one.
What I do think is a huge negative is the over-reliance on glass cladding. It anonymizes.
Can we replace the 2-story-motel-looking building at the corner of Storrow with another of these?