The Banks of the River Charles
by Foggy Brume, photography by Mike King
Answer: STRAIT
Following the directions laid out by the Boston photographs, here are the photos in order from west to east.
Cambridge | Site | Boston | Site | Index |
PASSWORD | BU West Campus, old dorms | INTO (5) | 1079 Commonwealth Avenue, up past BU's West Campus (address visible) | W |
ALIBABA | BU West Campus, new dorm and Agannis Arena | THESE (5) | 975 Commonwealth Avenue (975 portion of address is visible, as is neighboring Midas) | A |
THOMAS | Just west of the BU bridge | USING (1) | Harvard Street near Coolidge Corner Station | T |
REDHERRING | BU law school and main library | WEST (2) | Beacon Street near Coolidge Corner Station | E |
LADYINRED | BU Warren Towers and Photonics | TO (7) | ATM near Wine Press on Beacon Street | R |
SWORDFISH | BU Center for Advanced Genomics | ALONG (2) | ATM in Warren Towers dormitory on the BU Campus | W |
HARVARD-SUX | BU School of Management | FROM (2) | Citibank near 1365 Boylston Street (address is reflected in window) | A |
BUDDY | Kenmore Square and Citgo Sign | AND (5) | Citizen's Bank in Kenmore Square | Y |
BOSCO | Just west of Mass Ave. Bridge | RIVER (5) | Bank of America in Kenmore Square | O |
USR/BIN | Just east of Mass Ave. Bridge | ARRANGE (3) | Century Bank ATM in the Hotel Commonwealth (IDable from Persona store) | R |
GRADRAT | Prudential Center | INDEX (1) | Bank of America at intersection of Mass Ave and Boylston | G |
RAMSES_II | John Hancock building | PHOTOGRAPHS (5) | ATM at the top of the escalators near the Boylston entrance in the Prudential Center | E |
MONKEY | Boston skyline just west of Public Garden | PASSWORDS (2) | ATM in the walkway that connects Prudential Center to Copley Square Mall | O |
ARSENAL | Boston skyline just north of Public Garden | FOLLOWING (2) | ATM at the corner of Boylston and Dartmouth (Ticket Office is visible) | R |
MANYG'S | Beacon Hill | OF (5) | ATM along stretch of Boylston between Dartmouth and Clarendon | G |
SAME | Just north of Longfellow Bridge | PHOTOS' (4) | ATM at corner of Boylston and Clarendon (Finagle a Bagle and Boylston street markers visible) | E |
JOSHUA | MGH, including Eye and Ear infirmary | CHARLES (2) | ATM at corner of Boylston and Berkeley (Arlington Subway Station entrance visible) | O |
IHTFP | Pic contains where Blossom St. meets Storrow Drive | EAST (4) | ATM at corner of Beacon St. and Charles St. (Beacon Hill sign visible) | F |
MYP1NC0DE | IMAX at Science Museum | THE (6) | ATM inside Mass General (Yawkey Elevator sign visible) | C |
A1A2&A3 | Just east of Science Museum | ATMS (5) | ATM near Johnny "Rip" Valenti Way (street sign visible) | & |
QWERTY | Just west of I-93 | NUMBERS (2) | ATM in the North End (Filippo's and partially obscured North End banner visible) | W |
The index letters give the clue WATERWAY OR GEORGE OF C&W. The answer is STRAIT.