December 23, 2021

A Positive Engineering Report Supports Feasibility of Pier 5 Park

Action, Developers, Headlines

Pier 5 Association independently engaged an engineer company to report on the continued viability of engineering reports commissioned by BPDA (2000 prepared by Fay, Spofford and Thorndike, and from 1987, 2004 and 2017, performed by Childs Engineering Corporation). A recent Preliminary Report from DeSimone states: Anticipated loads from a public occupancy such as a park …

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How about Patriots Point to celebrate the Legacy?

Chris Nicodemus, Headlines, Letters, Views

Christopher Nicodemus Charlestown, MA (excerpts from December blog post at www.pier5.org) The Pier 5 Association is celebrating the decision by BPDA to reject the three development proposals advanced for privatization of pier 5. The BPDA has expressed willingness to allow the community to actively find preferred solutions for this critical location at the head of Boston …

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Our Shared History

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where John Winthrop sailed and then founded Charlestown; where he met and traded with Squaw Sachem. This is the area where British Ships assaulted the Patriots at The Battle of Bunker Hill.  This site can celebrate Boston’s Marine History, and the brave men and women who served here in the United States Navy, and is at the birthplace of …

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