The casino proposal for Foxboro is now dead as a doornail after Steve Wynn pulled his proposal following the election of selectmen who are opposed to the project. Hurray--democracy works, etc... The Globe reports that attention will now shift to a location in East Boston, probably near the Suffolk downs racetrack complex. From an architectural point of view, I think it makes sense. I don't happen to live in East Boston and know very little about it, so it's easy for me to recommend it as a location. This picture presents a rather biased view of the area, but so what? What's the point of blogging if you don't try to manipulate people?
I think the great casino debate is considerably overblown. The real economic story in Massachusetts has more to do with our aged infrastructure, the health of higher education, and the relationship of our high-tech industry to the Pentagon budget. Casinos are small change, although for the people who will be dropping coins into slot machines like robots in a few years, it will add up.
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