jamesland7
jamesland7 OP t1_iu9a8mn wrote
Reply to comment by Northeastern_J in Anyone know why there’s a Pullman train car at S Station? by jamesland7
Not surprising
jamesland7 OP t1_iu906rt wrote
Reply to comment by -Slan- in Whats up with traffic today? by jamesland7
I noticed too
jamesland7 OP t1_iu8y6z9 wrote
Theres a woman onboard cleaning/setting up so it’s clearly being used for something!
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jamesland7 OP t1_iu4qfur wrote
Reply to comment by patwm11 in Whats up with traffic today? by jamesland7
Good call
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jamesland7 t1_iu1l8bg wrote
Reply to comment by meanders_some in City Pass questions by JaylenBrownAllStar
Def an out of towner so wont have a library card
jamesland7 t1_iu1l4cp wrote
You could always drive to Quincy Adams and just take the red line
jamesland7 t1_itzgzm6 wrote
Can you handle cold? You’ll be fine. We have a subway system that will get you around no matter the weather. Even in a blizzard, stuff is shut down less than a day
jamesland7 t1_itn63d0 wrote
Rino’s Place in Eastie. Easy from blue line
jamesland7 t1_iti93uu wrote
Reply to Is anyone is looking for something to do Mr Swindle’s old timey circus at Harpoon is definitely worth the show! My wife and I had a blast and would go back anytime! by Dontleave
Sounded cool, but way too expensive
jamesland7 t1_itf48a7 wrote
Reply to comment by SomeHaoleGuy in Question about city terminology. by [deleted]
Boston has 23 official neighborhoods:
Charlestown: Across the Charles River with Bunker Hill monument
East Boston: Across the harbor with the airport
Brighton: Area along Comm Ave towards BC
Allston: BU and area across the Charles from Harvard
Fenway/Kenmore: Area around Fenway Park and Gardner/MFA
Back Bay: All the perfectly straight roads around Newbury & Copley
Beacon Hill: Narrow hilly roads around the State Capitol
West End: Mostly gone now. TD Garden and MGH
North End: Little Italy
Downtown: its downtown
Chinatown; its Chinatown and around South Station
Bay Village: Tiny little neighborhood just West of the Shubert and Wang theatres
South End: The Philly style row houses across the Mass Pike from Downtown
South Boston (Southie): all of the super dense houses in the old Irish area East of I-93....also Seaport
Mission Hill: The area around all the Longwood hospitals
Roxbury: Primarily black neighborhood south of BMC
Mid Dorchester: Upper half of Dorchester (mostly minority neighborhoods north and West of the Red Line)
Dorchester: Lower Half of Dorchester (Mostly white neighborhoods south and East of the Red Line)....Dorchester is split for planning purposes because its so big
Jamaica Plain: Hipsters west of the Orange Line
Mattapan: Largely black neighborhood at the south end of Blue Hill Ave
Roslindale: Extremely diverse suburb
Hyde Park: Slightly less diverse suburb
West Roxbury: Decidedly undiverse suburb
jamesland7 t1_itezb5p wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Question about city terminology. by [deleted]
It is officially a neighborhood of Boston, but you can put either in a mailing address. Hell, here in Fields Corner, some put Boston MA, some Dorchester MA, some Fields Corner MA
jamesland7 t1_itewy2b wrote
Reply to comment by LadyGreyIcedTea in Question about city terminology. by [deleted]
Ugh, i wish they had something like “borough” for the official sections of the city i.e. Dorchester/Hyde Park etc
jamesland7 t1_itdxz2l wrote
Reply to Questions 5 and 6 seem like a no brainer to me. Anyone want to try and change my mind? by MarcoVinicius
They’re on the ballot in Boston too
jamesland7 t1_itchcad wrote
Reply to comment by need2know2 in Library users—if I place a hold on a title that my local branch doesn’t have, will it be delivered to my local branch for me? by secretsofthedivine
Did not know that! I know i have BPL & OCLN
jamesland7 t1_it9kfip wrote
Reply to Library users—if I place a hold on a title that my local branch doesn’t have, will it be delivered to my local branch for me? by secretsofthedivine
The default is copley. Make sure to select where you want it sent. You can also return it to any branch
jamesland7 t1_it5ezp1 wrote
Its a quick and easy train ride to the city, and the Chinatown area around Wollaston has GREAT food
jamesland7 t1_irsp97s wrote
Reply to Whale watching in Boston. Please recommend companies for whale watching in Boston. Thank you! by TeafromSofia
Aquarium is the only one in Boston, but there’s several up in Cape Ann. Cape Ann Whale Watch always has groupons and free parking
jamesland7 t1_irsp54s wrote
Reply to Tall buildings with public roof access? by Batteryshower
Terminal B parking garage at the Airport
jamesland7 OP t1_iud8qq6 wrote
Reply to comment by 470vinyl in Anyone know why there’s a Pullman train car at S Station? by jamesland7
Oh. Thats the fire proofing on one of the poles holding up the new skyscraper they’re building.