[Building Sakai] Escape from Hyatt Regency!

[Ray Davis]

That's Eli COCHRAN! COCHRAN! Man, I only work with the guy!

On 7/7/09 1:56 PM, Ray Davis wrote:
> (Of interest only to those at SAKAI09; others please excuse the noise.)
> 
> Like me, you may have marveled at the geographical and mathematical 
> ingenuity that went into maximizing the distance to every restaurant, 
> coffee shop, bar, and grocery store in the greater Boston area. For 
> those who've been staring glumly at their Google Maps routes, here's 
> some slight relief: Eli Cochran found an unknown-to-Google shortcut to 
> Central Square and civilization.
> 
> 1. As usual, walk in front of the cars trying to enter and exit the 
> garage to get to Vassar St. and then start walking northeast as if 
> you're going to Mass Ave.
> 
> 2. You'll see a police station on your left. Cross the street, walk past 
> the police station.
> 
> 3. Keep your eyes open and you'll see a pedestrian path through the 
> parking lot on your left. Take it, and you'll reach a fenced-in park.
> 
> 4. Go around the park (doesn't matter which side), and you'll be on 
> Waverly St.
> 
> 5. Go right on Waverly St., walk up to Erie St., turn left, and you'll 
> be better positioned to walk pretty much anywhere else.
> 
> Mike Osterman kindly made an attempt to sketch this out based on my 
> description:
> 
> http://skitch.com/ostermmg/bs4id/525-memorial-drive-cambridge-ma-google-maps 
> 
> 
> The sketch _might_ be showing the escape path a bit farther north than 
> it is, but you'll be able to find it once you look for it.
> 
> Best,
> Ray
>