The Hub on Causeway (née TD Garden Towers) | 80 Causeway Street | West End

[DZH22]

From 9/22. Click in to view larger.

IMG_5529 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5536 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5542 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[odurandina]

We should be getting some wicked clear days soon.

 

[DZH22]

We should be getting some wicked clear days soon.

This was taken too early in the day, before the Pats game, so the sun makes it more of a silhouette. I have another much clearer set I'm sorting through from late afternoon a couple days later.

 

[DZH22]

From 9/24. Click in to view larger.

IMG_5547 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5556 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5572 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5575 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[George_Apley]

That cloud cover lighting effect from the first two shots is awesome.

 

[DZH22]

From 9/27

IMG_5584 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[ceo]

The concourse should be left exactly as is to remind people what a hideous dump North Station used to be.
OK, maybe not. But it was built more or less as a temporary station, with the real station to be built as part of the redevelopment of the old Boston Garden site. When that wasn't happening for a while they expanded the station the other direction instead.

 

[chrisbrat]

prelim lineup for the music venue here

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_1966 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_1964 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_1965 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[stick n move]

Remember, this huge fat blue chunk is the tower base... this is not what the tower is going to look like all the way up.

..just incase ppl r getting worried

 

[odurandina]

i like it.
From that angle, it looks like a NYC/ 980' tower going up.
It's not the reason i like it.
What i'm seeing here–is so not Boston (not that that's the reason i like it).
It's just that the texture, materials and sectioning all looks surprisingly good..... especially from that angle.
It's got some weirdness. But, it comes together to be less weird.
Almost like something you'd see in NYC (not that that's the reason i like it).

 

[Charlie_mta]

It's amazing how the actual building ends up looking far better than the renders, pretty much every time.

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_2142 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_2143 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_2146 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[Boston02124]

today

 

[DZH22]

From 9/27. Click in to view larger.

IMG_5592 by David Z, on Flickr

Dirty glass....

IMG_5598 by David Z, on Flickr

vs metal grate....

IMG_5629 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5642 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5644 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5648 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_5650 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[stick n move]

For as long as weve been in the biggest boom ever... it didnt feel like it as much as it does now with multiple towers downtown under construction. For all that was being built in the seaport, fenway, south end...etc when you looked at the skyline it was still the same old skyline minus MT. It actually “feels” like the boom is as big as it is now, if that makes sense.

 

[jass]

I already know why.. but keep asking myself: What is the obsession/misconception in this city that the only supermarkets that can work, are 30-60K suburban style markets. I literally had 5 small format markets near my flat in London (most half the size, or likely less, than a typical suburban CVS ). I survived, as do the other 8M residents on a daily basis. It has been DECADES of moaning in this city 'we need a supermarket in the Seaport, we need a market in the West End', and literally it's like what the actual fuck? How could the small format model not work in urban centers, especially when the workday population doubles?? Why do endless ATMs and CVS's find a way to propagate, but fresh food.... HAS to be a suburban style store only?

Whats insane is that when Tesco came to the US, they started a chain of small-format and super convenient markets called "Fresh and Easy"

But they only opened them in hyper-suburban areas in California. And literally across the street from 60k sq ft Vons and Albertsons.

And so they went out of business.

Made no fing sense.

 

[odurandina]

Apparently, there's a seat crisis at Boston Garden with these new black seats, installed recently.
The problem: no leg room. It's apparently really bad,
and people are seriously pissed, walking out of pre-season Bruins games.
btw, The Bruins have made it to the Stanley Cup Finals 8 times since Bobby Orr
last skated around the ice with the Stanley Cup (1972).
The B's are near the top of the list of teams who've gotten that far Since 1970 (10 times in 50 seasons).
Unfortunately, with a possible maximum # of losses per each Cup Finals series being (4)
then multiplied by 8 for a maximum # of 32 possible losses (since '72),
the Bruins somehow, have managed to lose 31 of those damn games.
So that's 1 Stanley Cup vs 7 Cup Finals loses from 1974-2019.
3 Cups since Pearl Harbor.
1 Cup in the last 79 years when there wasn't a guy named Bobby Orr on the team.
Applying the Felger standards of weights and measures, that kinda sucks.

 

[stick n move]

They also said the seats are to the league standard for the other arenas, they didnt create their own arrangement, so who knows if its a big problem or not. Im sure theres less room than there was, but if theyre being truthful its no less than other new arenas.... which Im sure is the baaaare minimum an avg human can tolerate, but no less here than other arenas.

 

[Lrfox]

Also, this might be the entrance, from the station, to the new food hall. It's the old McD's spot just east of DD's.

IMG_1170 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

Looks like it is. It appears this will run from the station out to Causeway between Banners and Citizen M. Foot traffic should be pretty good.

Now that the main entrance directly opposite Canal St. is open and in use, I think it's worth making the case for a pedestrianized Canal St. It'd be great if they could pilot it during the summer and mix in a few weekdays. It's amazing to see the flow of foot traffic along that corridor at all hours, but especially the morning rush. The Starbucks there is also a gold mine. Line was out the door this morning.