Charles River
Big Ferris wheel for the Esplanade?
By adamg - 2/10/12 - 7:56 amThe Globe and the Herald report on a plan for the Esplandade that calls for better access across Storrow Drive, a cafe next to the Hatch Shell, doing more with the Charles River dam and the Muddy River and just generally sprucing up the existing facilities after decades of neglect. Another idea would be a 100-foot-tall Ferris wheel by the Museum of Science. Of course, this would take some money.
Last sunrise of the year on the Charles
By adamg - 12/31/11 - 1:55 pm
Edmond Hatfield was up early and by the Charles this morning.
Copyright Edmond Hatfield. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
Festive bicyclist takes advantage of new bike lanes on the BU Bridge
By adamg - 12/21/11 - 2:51 pm
Mike spent some time today watching bicyclists use the newly minted bike lanes across the Charles, including one woman with a lighted wreath.
Copyright mikesssss. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
Surely somebody took photos of Santa jet-skiing on the Charles this afternoon
By adamg - 12/17/11 - 2:46 pmDown by JFK Street, numerous people report. Anyone?
Turning to traffic, Kenmore Square is at a complete standstill outbound
By adamg - 12/16/11 - 8:17 am
Kenmore Square, 1928.
Complaints about traffic in Boston are nothing new. Even in the 1920s, news photographer Leslie Jones was capturing local traffic jams - and the accidents that often caused them. Here are some from the Boston Public Library's Leslie Jones collection (click on photos to see larger versions).
In 1924, the SS Leviathan moored at a South Boston pier. People flocked to see it; Jones reported "an angry crowd" of jammed motorists:
Row, row, row your scull ...
By adamg - 10/23/11 - 8:06 am
Jeff Tamagini took in the first day of the Head of the Charles Regatta yesterday. Charles Connell watched the Dartmouth Alumni Eight:
Officials make ID on woman in the river
By adamg - 10/22/11 - 10:04 amShe was a 21-year-old Dorchester resident, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports this morning, adding that because the woman's death is not a homicide, her name is not being released.
Several members of the public contacted State Police General Headquarters and members of the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit yesterday after seeing media reports describing the appearance and clothing of the deceased. Based on those tips, State Police detectives assigned to Conley's office made contact with the woman's family. A positive identification was made late yesterday.
Jewelry key to identifying drowned woman?
By adamg - 10/21/11 - 1:17 pmUPDATE: Authorities make ID.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office has released photos of jewelery removed from the body of a woman found in the Charles River yesterday after she jumped off the Harvard Bridge. Officials say she had no identification with her and are hoping somebody recognizes the ring and pendant. If you do, contact Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit at 617-727-8817. She's described as a young black woman, about 5'4" and 110 lbs, with hair shaved on the sides and a longer tuft of hair at the top front.
Authorities hope jewelry, clothing and hair details lead them to identity of woman who jumped off bridge
By adamg - 10/20/11 - 4:55 pmWith no identifying documents to go on, authorities have released some information about the woman whose body was pulled out of the Charles River this morning after witnesses watched her jump off the Harvard Bridge, in the hopes somebody recognizes her. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office:
The woman is described as a black female of indeterminate – but apparently young – age. She stood about 5'4" tall and weighed just under 110 lbs. Her hair was shaved on the sides, with a longer tuft of hair at the top front. Her fingernails and toenails appeared to be well cared for and she did not appear homeless.
She had a tattoo depicting musical notes on her left upper chest. She was wearing a gold ring on her right middle finger inscribed with "1987 AS Newbury" on the outside and the letters "MJ" on the inside. She was also wearing a necklace with a heart-shaped ornament with diamonds or diamond-like decorations. When pulled from the water, she was wearing a black leather jacket, a black T-shirt, black sweatpants or fleece pants, and black tennis shoes.
Mass. Ave. bridge shut after woman jumps into river, dies
By bostonzest - 10/20/11 - 5:45 amUPDATE: Authorities make ID.
Officials shut the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge this morning after a woman jumped into the river from the Boston side shortly before 6:45 a.m. Emergency workers in a boat recovered her body about an hour later near the bridge.
State Police reported state troopers and the State Police marine unit, along with the Boston Fire Department raced to the bridge after witnesses reported seeing the woman jump. Massport also sent a team and boat.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office identified the woman only as "young" - she was not carrying any identification.
The bridge was re-opened after her body was recovered, but delays from the closure apparently radiated outward to the BU Bridge, which became completely gridlocked by 8 a.m. At 8:20, Laurie tweeted:
On the 47 [bus], in the rotary at the BU bridge. Driver letting people off he bus because, well, we're going to be stuck here a while.
