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Would love to see Boston added. (Most believe that Boston city planners used the throw-spaghetti-against-the-wall method of city planning.)
by jpdoctor 14y ago
Would love to see Boston added. (Most believe that Boston city planners used the throw-spaghetti-against-the-wall method of city planning.)
- presidentender 14y agoI heard that Boston's layout was the result of paving cow paths.
- bostonpete 14y agoThat's hogwash, they were goat paths!
- sammyo 14y agoThat may be partially accurate, the large park in the center (Boston Common) was originally a public grazing area. But Boston was originally a small round island at the end of a long isthmus and many streets are spokes or perimeter arcs around the waterfront or older obstructions. Incredible amounts of landfill in the 1800s changed the borders of the city but by then core roads had been long established.
- nja 14y agoI agree. It would be pretty interesting.
- barrkel 14y agoI thought Boston was the most European-like city I ever visited in the US. To be honest, it was the only one that really appealed to me, as a place.
- Gmo 14y agoSame here, although I was there only for a (long) week-end, I really liked the city. I've also stayed several days in SF, but did not quite like it as much as Boston. In contrast, I've stayed 6 months in DC, which I ... hum ... did not particularly like.
- jpdoctor 14y agoBTW, I agree. I lived in the Boston area (mostly across the river in Cambridge) for over a decade and still miss it somewhat. OTOH, I do not miss winter in Boston. When they paved over the cowpaths, they didn't leave room for snow removal.