The Lynn Daily Item asks: Is the Lynnway the ugliest street in America?
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By ScottR
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 1:37pm
Clearly the author of this article has never been to Houston.
Not that I'm a fan of
By anon
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 6:44pm
Not that I'm a fan of highwayside suburban sprawl, but if it's going to exist anyway, I'd much rather have Houston's look:
https://goo.gl/maps/uWr5ToPZHPF2
than ours:
https://goo.gl/maps/rxFd7wf7qMk
Note the lack of sidewalks in the MA picture, and the landscaping and decorations on the overpass in the Houston one.
Notice the lack of
By Saul
Thu, 05/26/2016 - 10:52am
Notice the lack of pedestrians in the Houston scene.
Adding sidewalks doesn't make a traffic sewer any less of a traffic sewer.
If a road is wide and has a
By anon
Thu, 05/26/2016 - 12:18pm
If a road is wide and has a lot of traffic, I won't mind walking there if there are well-designed sidewalks and crosswalks. (Of course it would be more pleasant with a narrower street and less motorized traffic, but that's not what I'm comparing here.)
If there are no sidewalks, it really really sucks. Especially in the winter when there are snow berms.
There are two pedestrians in
By anon
Thu, 05/26/2016 - 12:20pm
There are two pedestrians in the Houston scene, and zero in the MA scene.
Route 1
By Steve Laniel
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 2:04pm
...gives the Lynnway a run for its money.
No
By mediaseth
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 2:12pm
It may not even be the ugliest street in Lynn. Besides, the New Angle Glass sign looks really cool when it's working.
The ugliest thing on the Lynnway is the Walmart. Second ugliest just may be the Starbucks. (sorry - don't like them, but I do understand how it's good for the city, personal opinions aside)
Yes, there's room for improvement and I welcome the new developments.
Not unique
By anon
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 2:17pm
There are many places in America (and Canada) that look like that.
The author
By anon
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 2:29pm
Has obviously never driven down Dorchester Ave, especially the stretch between Harbor View and Adams.
Mystic Ave.
By anon
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 2:43pm
I think Mystic Ave. in Medford and Somerville has it beat.
I'll pick the Melnea Cass
By Kinopio
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 2:50pm
I'll pick the Melnea Cass methadone mile. Can't believe how bad the city has let it become down there.
Don't see potholes. Don't
By anon
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 3:45pm
Don't see potholes. Don't see litter left by people who live like animals. It's not so bad.
Author has never been to Detroit.
By JimGaffigan
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 5:06pm
Be grateful you don't live there.
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On Reddit, someone suggests
By Ron Newman
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 5:39pm
On Reddit, someone suggests that Beacham Street in Everett and Chelsea is far uglier.
I like the part where
By anon
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 6:37pm
I like the part where Framingam declares itself a success at beautifying Route 9.
Here's to beauty all around us: https://goo.gl/maps/H3m8w2ofHgT2
My hometown, Tucson AZ, had America's ugliest street -Life photo
By BrianR
Fri, 05/27/2016 - 2:17pm
The main commercial street in my hometown of Tucson Arizona was declared by Life magazine to be ugliest street in America in 1970.
Compare this to the Lynnway:
http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads...
http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads...
Article: https://books.google.com/books?id=sFUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=...
By comparison to that, Route 1 in Saugus is sedate and tasteful
By Ron Newman
Fri, 05/27/2016 - 3:15pm
Dumbest rotary
By Aaaaahhhhh
Tue, 06/07/2016 - 7:10pm
I don't know about ugliest, but the 3 green arrow traffic lights entering the rotary at the northeast end of the Lynnway sure do win dumbest traffic lights in the country, given that one always has to YIELD when entering a rotary and green arrows mean "proceed full steam ahead, you have the right of way"
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