HUUUUUGE TRACKS OF LAND!

[dancerjodi]

An interesting article about Waltham development that was in yesterday's Globe.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/11/extreme_makeover_in_works_for_waltham/

I'm really thankful that the behemoth in the works on the corner of Main and Moody was turned down http://www.dailynewstribune.com/homepage/8998998136609308671 . Something new there would be neat, but of that size would be awful to deal with (there's already a lack of parking in that area at night). I'm really curious to see what happens with the massive former Polaroid site, and how things change around 117/Rt. 20.

As usual, its interesting seeing such change coming to a city that when I was a kid was a total dump where some people were kind of scared to spend their time. Waltham in the grand scheme of things has seen great change, but most only see a small snapshot of a town. Its neat to be a part of something like that, and I'm curious where it will make us end up.

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[mizdarkgirl.livejournal.com]

Are you going to the hearing?

Waltham real estate hearing

[dancer.livejournal.com]

Well the hearing about 1 Moody Street was weeks ago.

I normally can't go to those meetings, because they are usually on Tuesday nights (and I have dance class). I'm not sure what it is the city likes about Tuesdays, because their historical society meetings also fall on Tuesdays (I'm a member, but I can never go actually see any of their demonstrations).

[tiamatlady]

its interesting seeing such change coming to a city that when I was a kid was a total dump where some people were kind of scared to spend their time

Which is ironic, considering I grew up in Dorchester, yet my grandparents had exactly that opinion of Waltham. Plus it was "way out" Stupid sexy toy store.

I mean I know now there are parts of pretty much every town you don't want to go into. When I tell people I grew up in Dorchester and they go Ewwwww, I think about how it's OK near the irish pubs *grins* but not OK the closer you get to Boston via Dorchester Ave.

I have a very un-PC statement I make about where certain people in Dorchester live, but that's from my experience with the neighborhood - I certainly wouldn't want to live there. I'm not talking out of my ass. There are parts of Dorchester I just wouldn't buy into, you know?

Weird.

(on a side note, there's something I want you to look at, not at work. Go to You Tube, and you either have be signed in or I found one not locked down by age restrictions. It's NSFW. Do a search for "Kylie Minogue agent provocateur" And hold down your husband. *shivers*)

Bad towns

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"Which is ironic, considering I grew up in Dorchester, yet my grandparents had exactly that opinion of Waltham. Plus it was "way out" Stupid sexy toy store."

Tee hee. OK, Waltham was a dump *except for* that store. And Outer Limits (who is moving down the street into a larger space soon, by the way).

"I mean I know now there are parts of pretty much every town you don't want to go into. When I tell people I grew up in Dorchester and they go Ewwwww, I think about how it's OK near the irish pubs *grins* but not OK the closer you get to Boston via Dorchester Ave."

And I've met people that grew up in Dorchester as fiercely protective of it as the crazy Walthamites. I wonder if its something about the demographics? I haven't met many residents of say, Wellesley, that are so fiercely defensive of it (or proud of it for that matter either). I'm just picking on Wellesley, since that's where I first lived as a kid, and from where my parents ran screaming. :)

"I have a very un-PC statement I make about where certain people in Dorchester live, but that's from my experience with the neighborhood - I certainly wouldn't want to live there. I'm not talking out of my ass. There are parts of Dorchester I just wouldn't buy into, you know?"

As for me in Waltham. For a while though, I was getting kind of desperate. There are 2 streets in particular I always said I'd never live, but we rented right off one of them (though we were on "the good end") and we looked at a house that was for sale around the corner from our old apartment too.

I guess its all relevant. Compared to some places in say, India, the nastiest, scariest neighborhood in Boston (or Lawrence, or Brockton, or NOLA) are the Taj Mahal! :)

"Go to You Tube, and you either have be signed in or I found one not locked down by age restrictions. It's NSFW. Do a search for "Kylie Minogue agent provocateur" And hold down your husband. *shivers*"

Oh my. That was very - nice.

Re: Bad towns

[tiamatlady]

I swear I was looking for a clip of an awards show where Kylie does "Can't Get (Blue Monday) Out Of My Head" with Blue Man Group. I found that instead. it was time well spent.

I fear putting it up on my LJ for it might hurt little peoples. Especially Carlos.