South Boston Waterfront: 80 years in 8 high-res precisely-aligned aerials: 1938, 1955, 1969, 1978, 1995, 2003, 2011, Google. From a railroad terminal in the 30's to a Navy base in the 50's to the beginning of the Big Dig in 90's. And then on to Boston's fastest growing cityscape. [OC] [3946 × 11426]
South Boston Waterfront: 80 years in 8 high-res precisely-aligned aerials: 1938, 1955, 1969, 1978, 1995, 2003, 2011, Google. From a railroad terminal in the 30's to a Navy base in the 50's to the beginning of the Big Dig in 90's. And then on to Boston's fastest growing cityscape. [OC] [3946 × 11426]
South Boston Waterfront: 80 years in 8 high-res precisely-aligned aerials: 1938, 1955, 1969, 1978, 1995, 2003, 2011, Google. From a railroad terminal in the 30's to a Navy base in the 50's to the beginning of the Big Dig in 90's. And then on to Boston's fastest growing cityscape. [OC] [3946 × 11426]
The ghost of Boston's Governor's Island and Fort Winthrop are clearly visible in this overlay of a 1938 eerial photo of Logan Airport, combined with the current Google aerial. Runway 4R goes right through the western edge of the island. [1088 × 969] OC (See interactive mapping links in the comments)
A new neighborhood will rise in Allston, MA at the reconfigured I-90 interchange - A detailed look at a proposal that moves two highways, vastly shrinks a rail yard, creates a new train station, new streets and a new waterfront park. (See details and interactive map in the comments) 2770 × 2222 [OC]
