Mary Beth O'Leary spotted this sign on Salem Street in the North End this morning, in reaction to (brace yourself) these railings:
It does kind of look like a Pachinko machine. pic.twitter.com/BUYGKs3Xwi
— Kev O'Leary (@Kev_OLeary) December 21, 2017
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Super Max style?
By anon
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:15am
It looks like the round razor wire that lines a prison to prevent inmates from climbing over the wall to escape. And whats up with the big gap in the middle of the top one?
Hahahahaha!!!!
By BriccoNEP
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:22am
I bet 99% of the people commenting on this aren't from the North End & have never seen this building in person. It is GROSS!!!! Frank DePasquale almost bought it out because he thought it gave such a bad look to what just so happens to be one of the most central locations of the neighborhood - corner of Prince of Salem, where hundreds of thousands of tourists come each year to take pictures of the beautiful building that houses Dino's.
I saw it in person
By spin_o_rama
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 1:30pm
And from the zoning board minutes. And from drawings put on the building years ago. I like it.
But I'm not from the North End, I only work nearby, so my opinion apparently means nothing.
Edit: And its been up since August of this year according to Google Street view, do none of you people walk down this street enough to know this?
What other kind of comment
By anon
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:28am
What other kind of comment would you expect from this citizen from a city struggling to be world class.
Roar Shark
By capecoddah
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:30am
I see Lebanon 1982, not Tokyo.
I guess the art is doing it's job, but I feel bad for the residents.
First world problems.
By anon
Fri, 12/22/2017 - 9:52am
First world problems.
OMG someone did something DIFFERENT that I DON"T LIKE!
WAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Residents?
By Suldog
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:37am
Has anyone polled the actual residents of the building about how they feel?
I think it's horrible, North End or Japan or anywhere else. As someone else pointed out, the upper balcony - where it stretches across a space with no balcony level - may be the worst. And it is unnecessary, as there appear to be glass/plastic barriers on all the balconies already.
If I was a resident, my complaint - aside from aesthetics - would be about my views being obstructed by it.
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
Plant some climbing vines here
By Ron Newman
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:40am
and the problem will disappear from view in a few years.
If I only had pearls to clutch or a fist to waive in
By bulgingbuick
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:57am
outrage. Unfortunately I'm too busy trying to find a parking space in the Nort Enn.
As a former North End resident
By anon
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:35pm
The correct answer to that is you don't - park in a garage if you want to visit. There isn't enough parking for the residents.
Tonic or soda
By anon
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:30pm
It looks like a table where nobody ever used coasters for their sweaty cans. .
And the fabricator of the railings
By AMCoffee
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:30pm
Is laughing all the way to the bank !
Capitalism does not necessarily equal aestheticism
The sign has nothing to do
By North Ender
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:39pm
The sign has nothing to do with the railings but is a racist dig at the building owner.
But, its great to see so many people have time to worry about railings, truly the scourge of the city.
Have you even seen it in person??
By Broderick
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 1:08pm
It looks awful. I highly doubt racism was the intention of the perpetrator...
How does it look any worse
By anon
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 2:48pm
How does it look any worse than the railing in the building next to it?
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&so...
Well, its not "literally"
By cqbent
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 1:24pm
Well, its not "literally" every single resident that hates the railings if the owner likes it. Just sayin'.
When most people say
By anon
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 4:25pm
When most people say literally, they literally mean figuratively.
NorthEndWaterfront.com took a poll
By AdamB
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 2:16pm
https://northendwaterfront.com/2017/03/poll-like-o...
THANK YOU!
By anon
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 2:27pm
Thanks for the reality check.
To all pedestrians: DO NOT
By anon
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 3:38pm
To all pedestrians: DO NOT WALK ON THE SIDEWALK UNDERNEATH!! GO ACROSS THE STREET INSTEAD! This doesn't look safe at all. And I hope there won't be any small children or pets living in that building. I guarantee something tragic will happen.
You know what this sounds like, right?
By anon
Fri, 12/22/2017 - 9:46am
"I'D HATE TO SEE ANYTHING BAD HAPPEN TO YA".
How quaint.
PRO TIP: there is a BIG difference between something BEING safe and something YOU don't think LOOKS safe.
I like them!
By poster
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 6:14pm
But they do not match the North End at all, and would fit in a lot better in a part of the city that's mostly new construction and/or has a more funky vibe. (I bet they'd be a selling point in Allston, for example.)
North end?
By Enrico Pallazzo
Thu, 12/21/2017 - 6:26pm
I think they should be more worried about why the North End smells like the south end of a horse.
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