In article <1149149298.585903.171170@h76g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"Denverite" wrote:
> - Bobb - wrote:
> > I live near Boston and was thinking ... now that the big dig is done and
> > you can once again walk around, it might be nice.
>
> I attended a conference in May 2004 that was held at the Marriott Long
> Wharf right on Boston Harbor. A coworker who recently moved from
> Boston told me all kinds of horror stories about "The Big Dig" and how
> it was right next to the hotel and how I probably wouldn't even be able
> to walk to Quincy Market two blocks away. So I was pretty bummed about
> the trip. When I got to my hotel, I looked around and didn't see
> ANYTHING. No highway, no Big Dig, just a street running next to the
> hotel with a little construction going on. As I wandered around the
> north end of Boston, I did notice some street construction but nothing
> like what I had been warned about. When I returned home, I told my
> coworker that I didn't see anything and he couldn't believe it. "YOU
> COULDN'T MISS IT! IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR HOTEL!" he said (loudly).
> We did a little web searching and found out that the highway did indeed
> run right next to the Long Wharf Marriott, only now it was all
> underground! I have to say the I like the end results of The Big Dig
> ;^)
I stayed at the Marriott Long Wharf several years ago for a week right
when the Big Dig's construction in that area was at its height. I had no
problem walking around the area. The construction noise was a bit
unnerving when I walked in that area, but it was definitely navigable. |