[*BCM*] 2003 8 Bridges tour

[Matthew (Max) Harless]

I designed the 8-bridges tour. I had recently moved home from Chicago, 
where CM was a joyous party for everyone involved, while in Boston there 
seemed to be a lot of aggression. I was trying to counteract that with a 
"theme," as was always the case in Chicago.

Another thing in Chicago was to introduce frequent turns, to avoid 
unnecessary driver anger. That accounts for the many turns.

I don't remember where the ride ended, but rides were small back then, 
so maybe it ended at my house? I forget.

Frogs Legs is the local name for what is now "Boston Liquor" across from 
what we still call the "Merit Station" at the corner of Cambridge and 
North Harvard. There used to be a small sign in the window indicating 
that particular product (along with many other signs)

max

On 3/30/25 11:53 AM, Kilo3 via Bostoncriticalmass wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm Kilo3, I do a lot of route planning for the current edition of 
> Boston Critical Mass. After coming across the April 2023 8 bridges 
> tour (http://bostoncriticalmass.org/flyers/maps/8bridge.pdf) I've 
> wanted to run a similar ride, possibly this April
>
> I know this ride was quite a while ago, so not necessarily expecting 
> authoritative answers, but there's a few things that surprised or 
> confused me about the route, so I'm hoping that someone on the list 
> might be able to shed some light.
>
> 1.  Why turn from Portland onto Main to get to Albany St instead of 
> just proceeding straight onto Albany St? From what I can tell from 
> Mass GIS aerial orthos, the street configuration hasn't changed much.
> 2. Where did this ride end in Allston? The map indicates somewhere on 
> Harvard street, but was wondering if there was a particular landmark 
> or parking lot.
> 3. What was Frog's Legs (corner of North Harvard St and Cambridge St)
>
> - Kilo3
>
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