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A bit of a dated local game

By adamg on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 12:05am
Bostonopoly game

Cat Queen reports she was packing up her father's house when, up in the attic, she uncovered this old Bostonized Monopoly game - which you could probably date just by the BankBoston logo.

Boston Edison space
Chance cards, one mentioning Celtics season opener
Boston Gas utility space
Most expensive space: Shreve Crump and Low
Filenes and Bloomingdales
Neighborhoods: 
Boston
Topics: 
History


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Comments

By Anon on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 1:57am.

Literally just purchased this last week via eBay!

By schneidz on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 6:51am.

wasnt that the n.y.c. filenes ?

(no jordan marsh ?)

By SamWack on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:15am.

was thoroughly Boston, as much as Jordan Marsh. It may have had a branch in NYC at some point, but it began and ended in Boston.

I still miss the basement, where I once bought a beautiful long coat of Italian cashmere for about $70. I treasure it to this day.

After it was demolished, leaving a pit that remained for several years, I used to imagine an art installation, consisting of a single mannequin, exposed to the elements on a pedestal at the center of the pit, wearing a wedding dress. Sadly this never came to pass.

By SamWack on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:16am.

you were saying that Bloomingdale's was the NYC version of Filene's. Sorry.

By Plen-T-Pak on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:19am.

But still like your idea for the art installation. A missed opportunity.

By Ron Newman on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:16am.

If there was, I sure can't remember where it was.

By adamg on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:39am.

Don't know about actually in Boston, though.

By HenryAlan 2.0 on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 9:22am.

Pretty sure there was a Bloomingdales at the Prudential, accessible from one of the branch hallways to the east of the main arcade.

By Raymie on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 9:42am.

Saks, Barneys & Neiman Marcus (maybe some considered Lord & Taylor)

By HenryAlan 2.0 on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 2:11pm.

Ah yes, I was thinking of Saks.

By schneidz on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:20pm.

whats the point since they are owned by the same company but marketed regionally (maybe to give n.y.c. tourists some familiar comfort ?) ?

(shouldnt be on a boston nostalgia board, nonetheless).

By ScottB on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 3:45pm.

Federated retired the regional brands like Jordan Marsh around the time when this edition would have been made. They might have put Bloomingdale's in the game instead of Jordan Marsh since they knew Macy's was going to be the main brand for that segment going forward -- but might not have been willing to publicly commit to it just yet.

By mplo on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:53pm.

The Boston area Bloomingdale's is located in Chestnut Hill, right on Route 9 West.

By John Costello on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:00am.

Based on the Celtics 50 Years Logo.

By noahproblem on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:39am.

Free Parking...

By adamg on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:40am.

There's free parking all over the place.

By noahproblem on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:44am.

What would be Boardwalk's equivalent - Pleasant Cafe maybe? Or would we just do streets like classic Monopoly (would Washington Street or Belgrade Avenue be the top spot)?

We'd have Roslindale Village and Bellevue for the railroads, but then what?

By Waquiot on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:54am.

Technically, it's "Parkwayopoly." Now, if I could remember where my copy is, I'd be able to provide more details.

By anon on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 10:49am.

This week.

The temptation to make everything into resident spaces is just too high. Even if the parking shortage is mostly due to the residents themselves.

Note that the city's website describes the process to add resident parking (51% of residents need to sign a petition), but there's no such thing as a process to remove or even loosen resident restrictions.

51% is a pretty low bar. Has any such petition ever failed?

By fungwah on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 9:03am.

Just relabel it "Unprotected Bike Lane (Free Parking)"

By anon on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 9:04am.

Back in the day (70s-80s) what would become the "Seaport" was an area with several large, unpaved, vacant lots. Many of us that worked in the area parked in these lots for free.

By Will LaTulippe on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:27am.

I'm gonna take the rope and the revolver from Clue, and just grab the title deed.

By SamWack on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:07pm.

in the Dutch Room, with a knife.

By StillFromDorchester on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:45am.

Should have been "space saver"
with an old chair

By noahproblem on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 8:51am.

Then you'd have to roll the dice again...

By Dexter on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 9:02pm.

The space saver right on top of the monopoly property you actually own. Just gonna leave this folding chair figurine here...

By notadoctor on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 11:40am.

before you could get that "You have won Boston Magazine's 'Best of Boston'" card?

By chaosjake on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 2:11pm.

I have a more recent (but probably not officially licensed) version
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By Ron Newman on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 2:50pm.

Minuteman Bikeway is in Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford, but not Boston.

By BostonDog on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 3:42pm.

Did the companies on the board pay to get their logos used in the game?

By Rob on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 6:36pm.

They must have.
No way Bank Boston really rates having the Park Place slot.

By Scratchie on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 9:28am.

Try this one:

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By BostonDog on Wed, 05/11/2022 - 10:48am.

It takes forever to play and invariably a transfer to a bus is required.