The creepiest swing in Boston

By adamg on Wed, 05/07/2014 - 4:44pm

Craig Silva wonders why there's a swing under the Longfellow Bridge construction site.

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Longfellow Bridge

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I picture the two dead girls

By anon on Wed, 05/07/2014 - 6:03pm.

from The Shining:

'Hello Danny! Come play with us...for ever....and ever...'

Inspired by the Awesome Foundation?

By Kaz on Wed, 05/07/2014 - 6:03pm.

Random Swings of Joy was a 2011 project that triggered copycats across the nation when the idea went viral. Since the Awesome Foundation, that put up the $1000 grant in L.A. for Jeff Waldman to start the project, originated in Boston, it's not inconceivable that a few swings showed up here too.

It was probably hung in 2011 and forgotten for the past 3 years.

http://blog.awesomefoundation.org/2011/06/14/random-swings-of-joy/

That looks more like

By anon on Wed, 05/07/2014 - 8:07pm.

A Random Swing of Murder Dungeon

It's not a swing

By and on on Wed, 05/07/2014 - 8:13pm.

it's a bosuns chair.

I believe Irwin Allen

By roadman on Thu, 05/08/2014 - 1:26pm.

, not to mention the Coast Guard, would respectfully disagree with you.

And, for those who don't "get" the reference, a bosun's chair was one of the standard rescue methods employed in nearly every Irwin Allen disaster movie (the Posideon Adventure being the notable exception).