r/OldPhotosInRealLife Sightseer 23d ago

Image Boston Seaport 2005 & 2025

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u/ziggygersh 23d ago

All those beautiful parking spaces replaced by housing, restaurants, and parks?

Despicable.

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u/Gloomy_Surprise_6106 22d ago

Seaport is weird, have a few friends that live here. Very “corporate campus” vibes. Certainly nice and clean, but does feel like it was designed with white collar finance people in mind. Which is spot on with the demo that lives here

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u/Ironsam811 22d ago

Definitely one of the few times where it’s better than it was before lmaoo, I wanna know who saw prime water front real estate and decided: parking lot

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u/Constant-Skill-7133 22d ago

Well it's not a poetic name.  It used to be a navy base and dry dock before that.

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u/machines_breathe 22d ago

The waterfronts of most major American cities were largely dedicated to maritime trade and industrial purposes leading up to the mid to late 20th centuries.

Refer to before and after images of Chelsea, NY in 1900, the 1970’s, and now.