wet_cupcake

wet_cupcake t1_jd8b6ap wrote

They’re starting to implement more successful master plans. Can’t say as much in the South Shore but Assembly Row is an incredible example of how proper phasing and master planning for retail/housing/parking can work on an urban scale.

Clustering retail with housing on top has been successful for centuries throughout the world. I’ve been to Derby Street and a few other strip malls and they unfortunately are often large wastelands of asphalt.

The approach of defining small neighborhoods or clusters with ample green space will always be more successful. MarketStreet Lynnfield is a great example of how to achieve this in a suburban setting. Developers should be taking notes. South shore doesn’t need more asphalt. It needs user friendly nodes where people can interact besides just having to shop.

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wet_cupcake t1_jcxx06n wrote

Loved Wawa. Such a great mountain to learn to snowboard on. Tons of memories in the early 90s.

Unfortunately the lift ticket costs aren’t justifiable there anymore. Way too expensive for how small it is.

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wet_cupcake t1_j66yv67 wrote

Varies which time periods/subjects you’re interested in.

The Revolution: Boston Bloody Boston is a nice little documentary during, you guessed it, the Revolutionary War.

A Reckoning In Boston follows Clemente Course students through their upbringing and racial history.

Few youtube videos of the Chinatown Massacre are very interesting.

To me anything Winter Hill Gang or Patriarca Crime family on youtube is also fascinating. Black Mass with Johnny Depp was eh at best.

I love The Town and the Departed but obviously those are Hollywood spins.

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