Does this send me down memory lane...WOW!!! Watching this brings back LOTS of memorys! Thank you for filming this before it was all changed. Thank you!!
My first trip to Boston was around July, maybe Aug 1988. It was a Sat/Sunday affair. It was a motorcoach tour with a stay at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge. Fell in love with the city and have ever since...even if I disagree with the politics and baseball. The food, NHL, NFL and NBA...I may as well be a kindred spirit. Saw Quincy Market, Fanueil, Freedom Trail. Would love to see the North End as I am of Italian heritage.
@NEPatriot - I understand the allegiance of western Connecticut to NY; it's closer to there than Boston.
The location of the Hyatt Regency on Memorial Drive in Cambridge is a great spot to see the Boston skyline across the Charles River, especially at night.
@MSTS1 You're right. It was a lovely hotel. By the way, as you were driving, the signal was fading in and out. I know the flagship today of the Sox is WEEI 850...I know b/c there is a Red Sox affiliate here in my hometown, WGCH 1490. What station were you listening to the late and I think though a I'm a Yankees fan great Ken Coleman? Since 'GCH began airing the Sox in 04, well it's been success... I KNOW ABOUT '04! On a good note, WGCH also airs the Patriots...since 2008.
@NEPatriot - The AM signal would fade in and out around bridge structures, and disappear completely in tunnels (to then be replaced by TunnelRadio - 100mW at Dewey Square Underpass).
Ken Coleman and Joe Castiglione were broadcasting on WRKO-680 back in '88. It probably was also simulcast on WPLM-FM 99.1 in Plymouth, MA., but with not a very good signal up in Boston- too far down south towards the Cape..
That's a trip down memory lane for me. What was that yellow brick building that occupied the space that the Fleet Center now stands? I've looked all over for what it may be. Anyone know?
@blembree1 - Glad you like them, so do I. I think the building that you are referring to was the Analex Building on Causeway St. If facing north, it stood to the right of the old Boston Garden. And up until 1983, to left of the old Garden was the Madison Hotel. All of that is long gone now.
Watching these videos, I am IMMEDIATELY transported back to being a 9 year old on my way with my mom to Children's or Floating Hospital for doctor's appointments in out little baby blue 1985 Dodge Colt Vista!!!!!! GREAT to see this footage again!!!!!!
Wow, these videos are a memory from my early childhood I never thought I'd see again. It appears this is not during a rush hour period, but it's pretty depressing how bad the traffic is now compared to then AFTER the whole "Big Dig" fiasco. Personally I thought it was pretty cool driving along and seeing all the skyscrapers.
What kind of car was that? Looks like the view from an old mid-late 70s Chrysler Newport or New Yorker. Love seeing all the cars in this too. Thanks for posting these!
I was 11 years old and lived in Quincy at the time. Very possible that I was either listening to this game, on the central artery with my dad in his '75 AMC Hornet, or both!
Does this send me down memory lane...WOW!!! Watching this brings back LOTS of memorys! Thank you for filming this before it was all changed. Thank you!!
mackdetroit4life 3 months ago
My first trip to Boston was around July, maybe Aug 1988. It was a Sat/Sunday affair. It was a motorcoach tour with a stay at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge. Fell in love with the city and have ever since...even if I disagree with the politics and baseball. The food, NHL, NFL and NBA...I may as well be a kindred spirit. Saw Quincy Market, Fanueil, Freedom Trail. Would love to see the North End as I am of Italian heritage.
NEPatriot 7 months ago
@NEPatriot - I understand the allegiance of western Connecticut to NY; it's closer to there than Boston.
The location of the Hyatt Regency on Memorial Drive in Cambridge is a great spot to see the Boston skyline across the Charles River, especially at night.
MSTS1 7 months ago
@MSTS1 You're right. It was a lovely hotel. By the way, as you were driving, the signal was fading in and out. I know the flagship today of the Sox is WEEI 850...I know b/c there is a Red Sox affiliate here in my hometown, WGCH 1490. What station were you listening to the late and I think though a I'm a Yankees fan great Ken Coleman? Since 'GCH began airing the Sox in 04, well it's been success... I KNOW ABOUT '04! On a good note, WGCH also airs the Patriots...since 2008.
NEPatriot 7 months ago
@NEPatriot - The AM signal would fade in and out around bridge structures, and disappear completely in tunnels (to then be replaced by TunnelRadio - 100mW at Dewey Square Underpass).
Ken Coleman and Joe Castiglione were broadcasting on WRKO-680 back in '88. It probably was also simulcast on WPLM-FM 99.1 in Plymouth, MA., but with not a very good signal up in Boston- too far down south towards the Cape..
MSTS1 7 months ago
That's a trip down memory lane for me. What was that yellow brick building that occupied the space that the Fleet Center now stands? I've looked all over for what it may be. Anyone know?
Thanks for the videos MSTS1!
blembree1 7 months ago
@blembree1 - Glad you like them, so do I. I think the building that you are referring to was the Analex Building on Causeway St. If facing north, it stood to the right of the old Boston Garden. And up until 1983, to left of the old Garden was the Madison Hotel. All of that is long gone now.
MSTS1 7 months ago
Watching these videos, I am IMMEDIATELY transported back to being a 9 year old on my way with my mom to Children's or Floating Hospital for doctor's appointments in out little baby blue 1985 Dodge Colt Vista!!!!!! GREAT to see this footage again!!!!!!
landyachtfan79 8 months ago
Wow, these videos are a memory from my early childhood I never thought I'd see again. It appears this is not during a rush hour period, but it's pretty depressing how bad the traffic is now compared to then AFTER the whole "Big Dig" fiasco. Personally I thought it was pretty cool driving along and seeing all the skyscrapers.
What kind of car was that? Looks like the view from an old mid-late 70s Chrysler Newport or New Yorker. Love seeing all the cars in this too. Thanks for posting these!
MattTrakker 10 months ago
@MattTrakker - This was on a Saturday afternoon. You're right about the car; it was a Newport, and its about as gone as the old highway is..
Glad you like the ride around the old town!
MSTS1 10 months ago
these videos are awesome...where'd you start out, somerville?
ghostofsquashmin 1 year ago
@ghostofsquashmin - Thanks. I started around Mystic Ave., Medford-Somerville area..
MSTS1 1 year ago
That is about as bad as the few expressways in DC proper.
thatmuse76 1 year ago
Excellent video!
Bootleg127 1 year ago
@Bootleg127 - Thanks!
MSTS1 1 year ago
i remember when my mom use to drive through here on the artery... brings back loads of memories.. now these days there's tunnels here n there.
subway007 1 year ago
I was 11 years old and lived in Quincy at the time. Very possible that I was either listening to this game, on the central artery with my dad in his '75 AMC Hornet, or both!
Pdasilva0324 1 year ago
WOW that is the late Ken Coleman on the radio.
kevin62387 1 year ago
I had never seen the first 36 seconds of this vid before.
mediadude08 1 year ago
@mediadude08 If you watch all 5 parts, you'll see (and hear) lots of stuff you never did before as well..
MSTS1 1 year ago
And the Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2.
LowellDevil 1 year ago
So nice to hear a Red Sox game in the background.
LowellDevil 1 year ago