Thank you, Mayor Menino, for your work in developing the Innovation District of South Boston. It is hardly recognizable if you haven't been to the area in the past decade. This place is fun. The waterfront has been opened up and it is lined with many fine restaurants and trendy architecture. The lamps resemble the old gas lamps with a contemporary flare. Edgy artwork appears in front of buildings and in public squares and the Institute of Contemporary Art is a big draw. Even the electronic billboards are elegant. This is a place to play and to feel good about the city while looking out into the harbor or at the cosmopolitan skyscrapers of Boston.
Near the ICA is Louis of Boston, the Moakley Courthouse, Anthony's Pier 4, Legal Seafood, a host of other restaurants, and the music tent. Red Bull sponsored a diving competition at the ICA and they hosted artwork from Brazilian twins. As you drive along Atlantic Avenue near South Station, you see the artwork of a graffiti artist who is hiding his face with his clothing. It builds excitement about going to see the artwork inside the ICA.
The Innovation District has energy. It suddenly connects the once-isolated South Boston to the Financial District and it opens up a whole cosmopolitan world to diners and adventure seekers. Menino did a great job in creating a vision for this area. It is the place to be.
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