Dukeofdorchester t1_isp5iau wrote on October 17, 2022 at 5:40 PM

While buildings have support beams, sidewalks obviously don't. Boston is 2/3 landfill, so the freeze/thaw cycle really does a number on sidewalks. You notice it especially in places with brick sidewalks. They almost look like waves in places.

Anustart15 t1_isq37zd wrote on October 17, 2022 at 9:20 PM

>Boston is 2/3 landfill, so the freeze/thaw cycle really does a number on sidewalks.

Water St is in one of the non landfill parts of the city though, isn't it?

Hazelsea1099 t1_isqscce wrote on October 18, 2022 at 12:33 AM

Yes, you can tell by the dates on the buildings

Dukeofdorchester t1_isq751e wrote on October 17, 2022 at 9:47 PM

🤓 possibly

Sonderchor t1_isr3law wrote on October 18, 2022 at 2:01 AM

Only maybe the section from Kilby St to Broad St is, and even that looks like it may have been natural according to this 1769 map. Anything from Kilby to Washington is natural