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~Photos by Claudia Ferro
On Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, the remainder of the Homans building, on Medford St. near the Pearl St. intersection, was demolished as part of Green Line Extension construction. Demolition began at the rear of the building in mid-March and has progressed incrementally since then.
Built in 1929, the Homans building originally served as a distribution facility for the Chicago-based Monarch Finer Foods. The concrete lion face on the façade was Monarch’s trademark. In September 2018, GLX contractors, in consultation with the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission, successfully extracted the lion, who’s been resting comfortably in storage since then. The lion is expected to be reincorporated into the Gilman Square neighborhood in the future.
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There goes a little bit more of the old Somerville. I wonder if someone 50 years from now who’s left this city will come here and not even recognize it.
The fact that the T keeps raising rates because they are still massively in debt says that they shouldn’t even think about expanding until they can afford what they already have.
Is is smart to keep buying more property when you can’t afford the home you already owe on? Of course not. But that never stops big business from doing the same. They just use the excuse that they’re making “improvements” for the benefit of their customers, and can’t do that without more money. At this rate, that will never change. They’re trying to fill a bucket that has a hole in in it.
If the city really thinks that the GLX will reduce traffic, then they need their head examined. Boston has several T lines, and yet traffic there is still ridiculous. But I guess we’ll just have to wait and see, right?
All that money we’ll save on gas can go to T fares. Or maybe it will be cheaper someday to drive than to use the T. Better yet, let’s all use those scooters and save both gas and T fare money.
Linda, if the city would only allow people to vote on these huge projects they would not get built. Many of us have no use for the GLX. Nor will it be of any use to us. I tried to use it recently and it just is not worth it. Better to drive in or a taxi. It’s horrible for arthritic people. I know that first hand.
If you put the GLX on a local ballot it would win by something like 4:1 or 5:1.