Comments on: West Roxbury Open Spaces and Urban Wilds http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/ Boston: A City of Neighborhoods Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:20:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: TOM NORTON http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/#comment-1009 TOM NORTON Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:07:06 +0000 http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/#comment-1009 About 1948, i moved to NY from West Roxbury and well recall all the open spaces then when i was a teenager. Mostly where the Quarry was located along with Welches Pond (which may not exist anymore); the "swamp" as it ws called then. In those days, it was nothing to go to the "woods" (quarry area) with a 22 rifle hunting rabbits, squirrels and crows or just fishing. I guess much has changed in the last 50 years - at least that is what I gathered from looking at sattelite photos of the area. About 1948, i moved to NY from West Roxbury and well recall all the open spaces then when i was a teenager. Mostly where the Quarry was located along with Welches Pond (which may not exist anymore); the “swamp” as it ws called then.

In those days, it was nothing to go to the “woods” (quarry area) with a 22 rifle hunting rabbits, squirrels and crows or just fishing. I guess much has changed in the last 50 years - at least that is what I gathered from looking at sattelite photos of the area.

]]> By: DW http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/#comment-123 DW Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:53:13 +0000 http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/#comment-123 Great Blog! Really good infomation that we can impart to our customers and friends...especially the fact that there are 23 acres per 1000 people in West Roxbury vs 7.5 acres per 1000 citywide. Great information for buyers thinking about living in West Roxbury and for those already living here!! Millenium Park & the Charles River are gems for local residents. There is a canoe launch off of Charles Park Road on the way to Millenium Park if anyone likes canoeing. (It is over by the picnic benches on the way to the Keyspan offices. If you a real enthusiast you can launch your canoe easily from there!). It is wonderful to have open space in the city and beautiful open space at that! Great Blog! Really good infomation that we can impart to our customers and friends…especially the fact that there are 23 acres per 1000 people in West Roxbury vs 7.5 acres per 1000 citywide. Great information for buyers thinking about living in West Roxbury and for those already living here!! Millenium Park & the Charles River are gems for local residents. There is a canoe launch off of Charles Park Road on the way to Millenium Park if anyone likes canoeing. (It is over by the picnic benches on the way to the Keyspan offices. If you a real enthusiast you can launch your canoe easily from there!). It is wonderful to have open space in the city and beautiful open space at that!

]]> By: Michelle Longeway http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/#comment-120 Michelle Longeway Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:29:06 +0000 http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/#comment-120 Tim: Let's have a C-21` office walk through some of these open spaces. It would be a refreshing break from paperwork. Michelle Tim:
Let’s have a C-21` office walk through some of these open spaces. It would be a refreshing break from paperwork.
Michelle

]]> By: maureen rossi http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/#comment-118 maureen rossi Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:29:31 +0000 http://www.dahubbub.com/blog/west-roxbury-open-spaces-and-urban-wilds/#comment-118 Thanks Tim, I had no idea that much space was available as greenspace! Now I want to go have a picnic at Millenium Park watching the Charles River meandering by. Thanks Tim,
I had no idea that much space was available as greenspace! Now I want to go have a picnic at Millenium Park watching the Charles River meandering by.

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