tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post7196169328119923837..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G76: Red Sox 4, Orioles 0allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-82977814277718787862009-06-30T06:58:22.341-07:002009-06-30T06:58:22.341-07:00Lessee at random.... Note the Smoots on the downr...Lessee at random.... Note the Smoots on the downriver side of the Mass Ave bridge. The duckling sculpture in the Public Garden in case you're ever in the library reading Robert McCloskey to the kids. The Ritz bar on Arlington is a Boston icon. That bridge walk could combine with your trip to the BPL if you just continue down Com Ave (for the architecture) or Newbury (for the flash and trends) to Dartmouth and hence Copley. Always worth noting that the designer of the BPL was murdered in the old Madison Square Garden in NY in the notorious Thaw-Nesbitt-White love-triangle. <br /><br />Probably getting too ambitious but there's a handsome strip park on the old Boston and Albany tracks, running through South End and starting near Copley.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-87959804485437781602009-06-30T05:38:20.291-07:002009-06-30T05:38:20.291-07:00John, your last two suggestions are brilliant (min...John, your last two suggestions are brilliant (minus the praying). The Library one is especially apt, as this Sept I am starting grad school, working towards a new career as a librarian! <br /><br />And the bridges/walking idea is just perfect, including the drink at the Ritz. If you can think of any other little fun stuff to add into that - without going to any trouble - that would be terrific.<br /><br />Thank you!!laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33453348854759683732009-06-30T04:16:24.604-07:002009-06-30T04:16:24.604-07:00If you've never actually seen them, maybe you ...If you've never actually seen them, maybe you ought to check out the banks of the River Charles! Walk across the Mass Ave bridge, up Memorial Drive in Cambridge, back to Boston on the Longfellow Bridge, down Charles, across Public Garden, drink in the Ritz bar, then down to Arlington Station and via T to Fenway or walk down Commonwealth Ave to Kenmore. And, uh, don't drink the water....johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-34089386562993739972009-06-30T03:47:20.873-07:002009-06-30T03:47:20.873-07:00Art, history, books, small museum, all in one: Bos...Art, history, books, small museum, all in one: Boston Public Library, old building: murals, reading room, rare books, cloister, lions outside. It's not the 42d St library, but it's not bad. If you decide to check out the stained glass in Trinity Church across the square, there's an admission (excuse me, 'donation') unless you tell them you are going in to pray--so go in to pray for Ortiz's continuwed puissance, Dice's return to health, and the further confounding of the MFYs. God will listen.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17925408390452018102009-06-29T19:29:53.820-07:002009-06-29T19:29:53.820-07:00Piedmont, Winchester, Melrose, I think--and then y...Piedmont, Winchester, Melrose, I think--and then you're in trendy South End.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1663092135904513822009-06-29T19:29:47.195-07:002009-06-29T19:29:47.195-07:00This has been great - very helpful! Thanks so much...This has been great - very helpful! Thanks so much.<br /><br />I must go now. But I will come back to collect whatever you've posted to this thread. <br /><br />Yay, now I'm even more excited about the trip.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-41107437953334502752009-06-29T19:28:54.319-07:002009-06-29T19:28:54.319-07:00OK, I will try and think of other things, but for ...OK, I will try and think of other things, but for now, my brain and eyes are tired. Til the next game thread....Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-79855583029480324842009-06-29T19:27:50.946-07:002009-06-29T19:27:50.946-07:00Also, we're kind of brownstoned out. Park Slop...Also, we're kind of brownstoned out. Park Slope, West Village, Harlem...laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-31911005886050009042009-06-29T19:26:43.830-07:002009-06-29T19:26:43.830-07:00L-girl--pretty neighborhood, just off Park Sq, ver...L-girl--pretty neighborhood, just off Park Sq, very Beacon Hillish but not BH. Just a sec and I'll find you the street names.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-85617572242319156432009-06-29T19:26:11.860-07:002009-06-29T19:26:11.860-07:00"The headquarters of Boston used books was ri..."The headquarters of Boston used books was right off Scollay Sq (now Govt Ctr) til Urban Renewal swept it all away.... What books!"<br /><br />I know those areas of NYC too, where all the books used to be.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17716247016362925772009-06-29T19:25:47.408-07:002009-06-29T19:25:47.408-07:00We got to Boston post-Government Center, but alway...We got to Boston post-Government Center, but always heard about the good old days of Scollay Square.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-33946327073741084642009-06-29T19:25:07.132-07:002009-06-29T19:25:07.132-07:00Books sound nice.Books sound nice.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6109681208678627702009-06-29T19:24:48.810-07:002009-06-29T19:24:48.810-07:00We're not shy of "bad" neighbourhood...We're not shy of "bad" neighbourhoods. We go everywhere. But with one or two days, we probably wouldn't take in those areas. If I lived in the area, then I would.<br /><br />The Fens walk... hmm. We've never done that.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-77982636815226042852009-06-29T19:24:39.879-07:002009-06-29T19:24:39.879-07:00The headquarters of Boston used books was right of...The headquarters of Boston used books was right off Scollay Sq (now Govt Ctr) til Urban Renewal swept it all away.... What books!johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-55674286769283095772009-06-29T19:23:24.729-07:002009-06-29T19:23:24.729-07:00I was thinking the same about Dorchester, John. A...I was thinking the same about Dorchester, John. All the triple deckers so typical of Boston working class life. But really not safe if you don't know where you are going...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6644472310082917382009-06-29T19:22:33.216-07:002009-06-29T19:22:33.216-07:00There are tons of walking tour books and websites ...There are tons of walking tour books and websites of Boston. I don't think we're going to do an actual walking tour (altho we like those).<br /><br />Olmstead Greenbelt?? I didn't know Boston had that. Or maybe I did and I forgot. (Always a possibility.)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-89072765420555398262009-06-29T19:22:25.773-07:002009-06-29T19:22:25.773-07:00I did that Fens walk from Northeastern to Fenway a...I did that Fens walk from Northeastern to Fenway a few years back. I'd never done it while living in Boston because back then the Fens was not supposed to be safe, but it seems fine now, and very pretty.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-49534865038158077302009-06-29T19:22:24.925-07:002009-06-29T19:22:24.925-07:00In a perfect world without fear I'd say go wal...In a perfect world without fear I'd say go walk around Roxbury, up on the hills, for the views and the fine remnants of late 19th C middle class utopia. I don't recommend that any more than I would Southie which also has some dazzling brownstones and brick architecture.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-47541274758780830952009-06-29T19:21:02.143-07:002009-06-29T19:21:02.143-07:00Old bookstores, us too! Plus we're driving... ...Old bookstores, us too! Plus we're driving... and books are expensive in Canada. Mmmm...<br /><br />John, it doesn't sound funny, it sounds good. You sound like an urban explorer, like me.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75444267422729707922009-06-29T19:20:26.438-07:002009-06-29T19:20:26.438-07:00I bet there are books with various walking tours o...I bet there are books with various walking tours of Boston and Cambridge. You can walk over the Mass Ave bridge into Cambridge near MIT/Kendall Square and just enjoy the Charles.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-26793123653498913612009-06-29T19:20:18.944-07:002009-06-29T19:20:18.944-07:00Walking up the Fenway toward Jamaica Pond is a pos...Walking up the Fenway toward Jamaica Pond is a possibility. Part of the Olmsted greenbelt. I loved the Arnold Arboretum as a kid.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-52545259278334124442009-06-29T19:19:42.928-07:002009-06-29T19:19:42.928-07:00I'm going to copy/paste all these comments.I'm going to copy/paste all these comments.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-52968832345242084222009-06-29T19:18:54.824-07:002009-06-29T19:18:54.824-07:00Might sound silly but downtown still has some wond...Might sound silly but downtown still has some wonderful art deco buildings and also some fine Victorian things, oddly enough, as you get closer to Atlantic Ave. It's a walking city, full of surprises despite the best efforts of urban renewal.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-42963870805128549732009-06-29T19:18:41.838-07:002009-06-29T19:18:41.838-07:00There are all kinds of bookstores in Cambridge als...There are all kinds of bookstores in Cambridge also (or there once were). I love going into old bookstores.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-51367839133310521052009-06-29T19:18:23.427-07:002009-06-29T19:18:23.427-07:00Walking/architecture is always a good bet for us. ...Walking/architecture is always a good bet for us. Hopefully the weather will permit.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.com