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24-402: The Charles River Dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The structure also includes the "Colonel Richard Gridley Locks", named for General George Washington's first army engineer. Built and operational in 1978, the three locks can be crossed by pedestrians as well as bicyclists. It is part of the popular Boston Harborwalk . The dam contains three individual locks , with one wider than

48-607: A United States Maritime Service memorial in the North End's Langone Park . Along the Harborwalk are several indoor and outdoor displays of historical materials, some of which are available for view 24 hours a day. A selection from the archive of Norman B. Leventhal's collection of Maps of Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay is located in the lobby of the Boston Harbor Hotel. In the lobby of Building 114 at

72-741: A 0.7-mile shared-use path from Tenean Beach on the Neponset River Reservation to Morrissey Boulevard and that will connect the Lower Neponset River Trail with the Harborwalk via Morrissey (including a 670-foot boardwalk in the salt marshes near the National Grid gas tank ) that will be included in the $ 9.5 billion in federal funds the state government received under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act . In May 2023,

96-539: A development proposal on a site adjacent to Pier 4, was opposed by an environmental group that argued that the proposal's accommodation of the Harborwalk was inadequate. Construction began in 2019. In October 2018, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced a comprehensive climate change adaptation proposal to protect the Boston Harbor coastline from flooding . In February 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an $ 8.2 million project to construct

120-467: A glass table top and a rocking chair with a pair of rattle snakes as the rockers. This unique style of work earned Mckie sales and commissions as well as significant recognition in the field of studio furniture. McKie's work was included alongside her contemporaries Wendell Castle and Joyce Anderson in the 1979 exhibition "New Handmade Furniture: American Furniture Makers Working in Hardwood" held at

144-414: A layer of salt water accumulated at the bottom of the fresh water basin, contributing to pollution and fish migration problems. The dam's walkway is the site of the "Charlestown Bells", an interactive art installation by Paul Matisse , consisting of a set of chimes mounted on the railing that passers-by can strike. The work was refurbished in 2013 after it had fallen into disrepair. The Charles River Dam

168-731: Is a public walkway that follows the edge of piers, wharves, beaches, and shoreline around Boston Harbor . When fully completed it will extend a distance of 47 miles (76 km) from East Boston to the Neponset River . The Harborwalk is a cooperative project of the City of Boston, the Boston Planning and Development Agency , the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection , The Boston Harbor Association , and private property developers. Since 1984,

192-617: Is an American artist, furniture designer, and furniture maker. She has been making her signature style of furniture with carved and embellished animal and plant motifs since 1977. She is based in Boston , Massachusetts . Judy Kensley McKie was born in 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts. As a young person, McKie worked with her graphic designer father in his woodshop, helping to manufacturing pieces. She cites this work as early inspiration to make furniture. She received her BFA degree in painting from

216-655: The Back Bay Fens and Muddy River and to prevent sea water from entering the Charles River freshwater basin during high tides. It replaced the 1910 Charles River Dam upstream, now the site of the Boston Museum of Science . The 1910 dam includes two locks (one under the Science Museum parking garage). Both locks are now kept open for navigation. The older dam could not keep sea water out and

240-593: The Boston Navy Yard is an exhibition of boat models, photographs and boat building tools. The Maritime Museum at Battery Wharf was built by the developers of the Battery Wharf Hotel as "mitigation" under the state's Chapter 91 law, to compensate the public for private use of waterfront land. The Harborwalk is served by many MBTA bus lines. Many public parking lots and garages are nearby. The following subway and commuter rail stops serve

264-647: The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse , a series of artworks by Ross Miller evoke moments in the history of Fan Pier. "Untitled Landscape" by David von Schlegell is located at Harbor Towers . The East Boston part of the walk travels through an outdoor sculpture park, HarborArts , situated in a working industrial shipyard, the East Boston Shipyard and Marina. An interactive musical sculpture, "Charlestown Bells," by Paul Matisse (grandson of

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288-737: The Rhode Island School of Design in 1966. As a painter, she was drawn to figurative art from ancient cultures, an influence that shows up later in her furniture. Her entrance to furniture making came from the necessity to furnish her own home and to create pieces of furniture for her friends. In the late 60s, she joined a cooperative workspace called "New Hamburger Cabinet Works". While working in this space, McKie honed her craft skills through trial-and-error and by working around other furniture makers such as Michael Hurwitz  [ Wikidata ] . After several years of working on cabinetry and other projects built collaboratively with

312-608: The September 11 attacks , plans to extend the Harborwalk to the four miles of shoreline around Logan Airport were abandoned. As an alternative, planners are now considering an inland route connecting the Harborwalk through the East Boston Greenway to Constitution Beach . The Harborwalk connects with many other trails. From north to south, these include the following: Sculptures and memorials, including some by noted artists, have been placed at many locations along

336-817: The American Craft Museum in New York City. in 2004, McKie held a solo exhibition at Pritam & Eames gallery. In the Spring of 2018, McKie had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco "Judy Kensley McKie: Cast of Characters", curated by Glenn Adamson and Ariel Zaccheo. Her work is included in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Her piece, Leopard Chest ,

360-523: The Harborwalk. Playful fish sculpture benches by Judy Kensley McKie and sculptures by Susumu Shingu and David Phillips have been created for Eastport Park, South Boston. Sculptures by Tony Smith , Willem de Kooning , Luis Jimenez , Dennis Oppenheim , William G. Tucker , and Sol LeWitt are located on the University of Massachusetts Boston campus. Between the Institute of Contemporary Art and

384-937: The Harborwalk: Maverick Square in East Boston ; North Station , Haymarket , Aquarium , and South Station in Downtown Boston ; Courthouse , World Trade Center , and Silver Line Way in South Boston ; and JFK/UMass and Savin Hill in Dorchester . MBTA Boat services stop at the Navy Yard in Charlestown , at Logan Airport in East Boston , and at Long Wharf and Rowes Wharf downtown. New segments continue to be added to

408-438: The other members of the cooperative, McKie ventured into her own style which included curves, personal ideals, and inspiration from plants and animals. McKie began to carve low-relief patterns of animals and nature into her furniture work in 1975. This started on flat surfaces such as boxes and evolved to the structural elements of the work such as a table in which two dogs with long tails and bones in their mouths sit underneath

432-417: The other two to accommodate the occasional passing of a larger vessel. The structure also includes a fish passage . Six diesel-powered, 2700 horsepower turbo-charged engines drive six pumps with a combined capacity of about 3.7 million US gallons (14,000 m) per minute or 8140 cubic feet per second (CFS). The dam controls the surface level of the river basin as well its tributaries upstream, including

456-590: The painter Henri Matisse ) is located along the walkway of the Charles River Dam . The bells were installed in 2000, but had fallen into disrepair before a 2013 restoration. Memorial sculptures found along the Harborwalk include a memorial to firefighter Robert M. Greene at Castle Island in South Boston; a Korean War Memorial at Shipyard Park in the Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown; and

480-474: The project has established parks, walking paths, educational sites, transportation facilities, and other amenities along the harbor. Many developers of private land along the harbor have been required under the provisions of the Boston Zoning Code and of Chapter 91 of Massachusetts state law to set back new buildings from the water and to provide publicly accessible waterfront pathways. A map of

504-451: The proposed route shows that the completed Harborwalk will consist of a continuous trail from Charlestown in the north to Dorchester in the south, plus many other discontinuous trail segments. A map and trail guide describe the current status of the route. An interactive map highlights sights along a portion of the walk in downtown Boston. As of 2016, 38 of the originally planned 47 miles (76 km) of trail have been completed. Following

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528-678: The route for the Morrissey-Neponset walking trail connection was in the process of being cleared by Massachusetts Department of Transportation contractors . In March 2024, UMass Boston graduate students and Friends of the Boston Harborwalk held a virtual public meeting to discuss and formulate a proposal for potential locations along the Dorchester segment of the Harborwalk for new signs and visual displays. Judy Kensley McKie Judy Kensley McKie (born 1944)

552-438: The walk as development occurs along the edge of the harbor. A 2012 report prepared for The Boston Harbor Association concluded that approximately 60% of the total possible length of the Harborwalk has been completed. In 2019, construction was completed on a residential building on the site of the former Anthony's Pier 4 Restaurant in South Boston. The Harborwalk extends around the new building. The St. Regis residences,

576-562: Was once in the shadow of the former Charlestown High Bridge located upstream. It was replaced by the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge just upstream. This article related to a building or structure in Boston is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a dam or floodgate in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Boston Harborwalk Boston Harborwalk

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