Porter Square

Hey, at least the station wasn't on fire

adamg — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:20:55 -0400

Mad crush at Davis Square after Red Line traffic halted by disabled train at Porter Square this afternoon.

Gas leak in Porter Square

adamg — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:01:16 -0400

From the T:

Route 83 is being diverted due to gas leak in Porter Square. buses will be unable to service stops at Porter Sq or Sommerville Ave & Elm Sts.

Anybody know anything more about this?

Was it fun on the Red Line this morning?

adamg — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:10:48 -0400

What with the fire near Porter forcing passengers onto buses and all?

The dump that is the Porter Square commuter-rail stop

adamg — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:31:44 -0400

Gary McGath provides the photographic proof.

If it's planned, it's not an emergency

adamg — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:12:44 -0400

Josh Ourisman has had enough of "emergency" no-parking signs for street painting:

... Last night we walked into Porter Square for dinner and passed no fewer than two different 'emergencies': 'Emergency! We're painting lines on the street! Please file calmly, but quickly to the nearest exit!', 'Emergency! We've torn up the sidewalk! Please ... walk around it!'. ...

Davenport Street

adamg — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:24:11 -0400

Sushiesque photographs some Cambridge street furniture.

The 'Here We Go!' hawker at Porter Square

adamg — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:12:10 -0500

Jon Milkman limns the BostonNow hawker at Porter Square who clearly takes pride in his work, even to the point of coming up with a catchphrase:

... [T]o me as i bolted through the porter T entrance late to work and aimed myself at the escalator: "alright, on the run, here we go!!!" (holding out a paper to me like he was passing off a baton in a relay race)

he's kind of awesome.

Cambridge robber gets away with some cold cash

adamg — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:47:42 -0500

Cambridge Police report that when an employee at Emack and Bolio's in Porter Square turned to get a cup of water for a guy on Monday afternoon, the guy reached into the cash box and took out $120. Police describe the suspect: "White, 5'10, medium build, light facial growth, black stocking cap, waist-length black leather coat, dirty light blue jeans and black shoes."

Earlier:
Newton ice-cream vending machine robbed.

Bing bing bing bing bing bing!

adamg — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:27:34 -0500

The Bachelor in Porter Square reports on binging T announcements gone mad at the Porter Square station; it went way beyond the new "the next train to Braintree approaching/arriving" couplets.

They are the armies of the night, well, OK, the armies of the afternoon when school lets out

adamg — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:05:02 -0500

Cambridge Police report on a rumble in Porter Square around 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday:

Witness reports seeing one group of youths exit an MBTA bus, another exit the Porter Square T Station, and a third walking up Upland Road meet at the corner of Mass Ave & Upland. An argument started and a fight ensued. The people involved were males ages 15-17. They appeared to be groups from the Walden Square/Lincoln Way area and the Cambridgeport/Area 4 area. One of the groups of youths identified themselves as a gang member.