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Tag Archives: Slums
Oooh, Oooh, That Smell
Yesterday’s Journal has a write-up on the latest malady to plague Florida’s craptastic housing stock: It’s not just cheap and empty, but it also smells. Home builder Lennar Corp. is suing two Chinese manufacturers of drywall, claiming the wallboard is … Continue reading
Close Encounters
The wife checks in from Dunkin’ Donuts — where, she reports, Spare Change Guy is blocking doorways and flicking cigarette butts at women and paying for his coffee in nickels and pennies. I will counter with this dude, whom I … Continue reading
OBEY Does Boston
Shepard Fairey was in town last week prepping for his upcoming ICA exhibition. And he was kind enough to paint up the side of the Dig‘s South End offices while he was here. After the jump, a couple hastily-snapped cell … Continue reading
Urban Renewal Nearly Brings Timothy Leary to the Comm. Ave. Mall
And hello there to you. Not a whole lot of activity on these here internets lately. I know. A light blogging regimen is the sign of a guy with a bunch of work that actually pays. But who needs rent … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Boston Magazine, BRA, Slums, Urban Renewal
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All the Attendant Evils of a Bad Slum
I spent most of yesterday in the BPL, dodging sleepy homeless people and researching a BoMag piece on Boylston Street‘s weird place in the city’s architectural bureaucracy. Half of it is part of the Back Bay Architectural District, and subject … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Boston City Council, Boston Magazine, Slums, Urban Renewal
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