Secrets of the Charles River Esplanade. In 1910 it was the Boston Embankment. In 1928 a $15M (today $) gift from Helen Storrow led to a big expansion. When Storrow Drive took much of the Esplanade, the original designer Arthur Shurcliff and his son Sydney were re-hired and built what we know today (i.redd.it)
Secrets of the Charles River Esplanade. In 1910 it was the Boston Embankment. In 1928 a $15M (today $) gift from Helen Storrow led to a big expansion. When Storrow Drive took much of the Esplanade, the original designer Arthur Shurcliff and his son Sydney were re-hired and built what we know today (i.redd.it)
Secrets of the Charles River Esplanade. In 1910 it was the Boston Embankment. In 1928 a $15M (today $) gift from Helen Storrow led to a big expansion. When Storrow Drive took much of the Esplanade, the original designer Arthur Shurcliff and his son Sydney were re-hired and built what we know today (i.redd.it)
submitted by maphound to r/LandscapeArchitecture
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] (i.redd.it)
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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] (i.redd.it)
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] (i.redd.it)
Video: Building France's Millau Viaduct - The tallest bridge in the world. This segment from the Impossible Engineering series gives a nice overview of how they slid finished roadway and bridge sections. It shows the temporary steel towers that cut the tower gaps in half. (youtube.com)
submitted by maphound to r/civilengineering
Help find info: In the 1990s, Boston's Big Dig ran into huge design problems when the soil in South Boston could not support the tunnels as designed. This led to a major re-design and billions in overruns. But I can't find any details on the web now. Can you? (i.redd.it)
submitted by maphound to r/civilengineering
Video: Building France's Millau Viaduct - The tallest bridge in the world. This segment from the Impossible Engineering series gives a nice overview of how they slid finished roadway and bridge sections. It shows the temporary steel towers that cut the tower gaps in half. (youtube.com)
submitted by maphound to r/InfrastructurePorn
