22-03-2010 23:44

kevin.li.rit

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

I recognize four our of five of those buttons. What is that center button?

22-03-2010 23:47

BrendanB

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

Fenway Park!

22-03-2010 23:48

kevin.li.rit

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

Hah, you wish, the green monster is clearly missing. Unless they tore it down and rebuilt seats there. Then put it back because I was over there yesterday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenway_Park

22-03-2010 23:59

BrendanB

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

Haha, I saw a baseball field and automatically knew it was Fenway. But there is no green. What is it? Unless it is some oversized college or league field.

So what is it Cynette?

23-03-2010 08:22

Cynette

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

My student button designers convinced me it was Fenway Park. But you are right, the Green Monster is missing.

I'm researching but I actually can't seem to locate the image or another field with the same features as the one in the button. There appears to be a USA cut in the outfield; I'm hoping that will help me identify it.

Since I'm quite the Yankees fan, I'm wondering if the students have played a practical joke on me.

Well, this will definately be a limited edition Boston recognition button!

23-03-2010 08:29

JackG

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/research...enway_Park.jpg

That's Fenway. The field on the button clearly isn't. Besides, you can see "USA" cut into the outfield.

For those of us unfamiliar with Boston, would you mind explaining what the other four buttons are? (Well, besides the Paul Revere one. )

23-03-2010 09:01

JamesBrown

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

Top Left: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agganis_Arena (home of the Boston Regional)

Bottom Right: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Market

Top Right: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_State_House

23-03-2010 11:02

kevin.li.rit

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

As far as I can tell its not Yankee stadium but its not the best picture.

23-03-2010 11:07

Cynette

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

Sigh. The baseball park appears to be Anaheim Stadium. But if you look carefully, the Red Sox were playing the Angels that day!

Actually, I have no idea, no explanation. I'm pretty much speechless at this point. We will just pretend they are a Boston scene!
Shh, it can be our little secret!

23-03-2010 12:51

Roger

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

No tortoise and hare button?

At first squint it did look like Fenway, but with additional bleachers in front of the Green Monster.

23-03-2010 13:08

kevin.li.rit

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

Except Fenway Park is green. =P

How about a First Telephone Button.

23-03-2010 13:34

Cynette

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

I would have recognized Yankee Stadium, so they wouldn't have gotten away with it.

If I had picked the designs, I might have gone with the "Make Way for Ducklings." There is probably a hundred choices for great landmarks and images from Boston. So much history and culture! But I liked our team's selections - especially when I thought it was Fenway Park!

23-03-2010 14:26

Roger

Re: pic: 2010 Boston Regional Recognition Buttons

More for this Game Hint: 42.349905 -71.076072 342.242026 and all. But yes: Make Way for Ducklings over the Mass State House any day.

Of course the button photo didn't have green on the wall; there were those bleachers in the way. But I was looking at the Batter's Eye: it looked in the right place but a little different, which was confirmed in JackG's photo. :shrug: Guess I'm not much of a sports fan.