Come for a walk
Sun, July 22, 2012. Charles River’s Edge: Cambridge-Charlestown-Boston.
Approx. 5-6mi. walk via North Point Park, brand new North Bank Bridge, USS Constitution, and Charles River Dam. Meet at 10:00am at the gazebo at Cambridgeside Galleria Mall fountain. Bring lunch and desire to explore. We’ll cover the past, present, and future plans for this historic area. L Robert Winters ((617) 661-9230; Robert@rwinters.com).
[This is listed with AMC Local Walks, but it’s open to all.]
Here are a few historical images from 1990 of this area:
View toward North Point from Craigie Bridge – 1990 |
Site of future North Point Park – 1990 |
North Point Visit (1990) with Michael Rosenberg, Alice Wolf, Tim Toomey, Robert Healy, Sheila Russell and others |
Fred Salvucci & Alice Wolf at North Point – 1990 |
Liz Epstein & Fred Salvucci at North Point – 1990 The Miller’s River is in the background. |
Fred Salvucci at Tower A in 1990 with new CANA ramps under construction. The new bridge now runs through the center of this shot – inches from Tower A. |
Liz Epstein at North Point (1990) with Hugo Salemme and Fred Salvucci |
View from below of the High Bridge – 1990 |
View toward North Station from road – 1990 |
View toward North Station from RR tracks – 1990 |
Charles River RR bridges – 1925 aerial photograph |
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View from Charlestown toward North Point at opening of bridge – July 13, 2012 |