Why do they do this? Dig up a pedestrian walkway to do utility work I am assuming, and then leave it looking like this? The seams between the concrete and asphalt will lead to further cracks and damage to the walkway.
Passive House, developed in Germany, is an international set of standards widely regarded as the most advanced sustainability building code in the world.Something strange about the wording. It's not going to be certified by the sound of it, just "use passive house design." Also, if I recall correctly, only the office is passive (or the other way around).
Also, if there was ever a hidden-in-plain-sight CIA training center a la Jason Bourne, the red and pink foreground building would be it! Seriously what is that place??
Actually, the presence of a restaurant and a college fitness center in the building does not preclude there being a CIA ops center in the building.Bro, do you even bench? Clearly not--or at least, not in DTX, otherwise you'd be seeing all the hulking specimens that comprise Emerson College's legendary football powerhouse going in there constantly to get diesel.
(In all seriousness, there's a very large and conspicuous "EMERSON" decal stenciled on the Arch Street doorway. From there it was just a matter of Googling "Emerson" and "Arch" together. Very first hit.)
Doesn’t Druker own it?Actually, the presence of a restaurant and a college fitness center in the building does not preclude there being a CIA ops center in the building.
The UDG on the first floor used to be a CVS. The ugly facade is now crumbling. A perfect cover!![]()
For decades it was the Bond Shoe Store, a familiar sight near Jordan Marsh.Bro, do you even bench? Clearly not--or at least, not in DTX, otherwise you'd be seeing all the hulking specimens that comprise Emerson College's legendary football powerhouse going in there constantly to get diesel.
(In all seriousness, there's a very large and conspicuous "EMERSON" decal stenciled on the Arch Street doorway. From there it was just a matter of Googling "Emerson" and "Arch" together. Very first hit.)
I bought a few leisure suits at Bond’s back in the 70’s!For decades it was the Bond Shoe Store, a familiar sight near Jordan Marsh.
What is slowly getting nibbled away - what makes Boston truly Boston - cannot be reclaimed when lost.
Is this better than what was once there, a public garage? That’s the wrong question. The better question: Was this the best we could do? I say, no.