A great find today from CP of a bird’s eye view of the Boston Rapid Transit System back in the 1940’s and 50’s. According to the image description, this version of the map is a bit different than today’s Boston T map because the lines shown here are of a different color than what they are today (today’s Red Line was blue, today’s Orange Line was red, and today’s Blue Line was orange).
The current colors were switched during a system wide rebranding when the MBTA was created.
I’ve been saving up some money over the past few weeks to buy a very nice new bike. I guess I could always go the cheaper route and pick up a frame from BikesDirect, but I figured I’d want to spend some real money and get a frame that I’ll really love and kind of show off to other people. I’m thinking of getting something that stands out in a non-extreme sort of way (meaning, not particularly flashy with the colors), but still makes people turn their heads if they were really paying attention.
I’m not 100% sure that Geekhouse Bikes fits this bill, but I’m going to keep them in mind when I make a final decision because I really like their history, their aesthetic to bike building, and the fact that they reign from Boston (one of my favorite cities).
Check out this video below of owner Marty Walsh building a custom bike frame.
I just came back from Boston and I noticed that they still have a Circuit City box store with the Circuit City logo hanging on the exterior. I wonder how many of these still exist in the US (with empty parking lots in tow, of course). You can see a larger version of the image above at You’re My Favourite.
So this is what a Soulja Boy concert is like: lots of white girls and Soulja Boy basically singing karaoke to his own CD. Oh yeah, lots of cellphones too. Where do I get tickets?
A little over a week ago, I was in Boston just hanging out and exploring some random places. One of those places was Dock 16 (or Pier 16) in the Boston Dry Docks area. The building was fenced off and it looked unused and abandoned for quite some time. I’m not sure what the building was used for previously, but it certainly looked like it could have been some sort of repair shop for ships.
