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Kranzer/McDonald Anual BBQ July 26
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Kranzer)
Fri Jul 18 01:47:20 2014
From: Ellen Kranzer <ccrazy@panix.com>
To: apo-pftgoto@mit.edu, apo-summer@mit.edu, apo-news@mit.edu,
axaa-news@mit.edu
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:47:08 -0400
Coming on Saturday, July 26, 2014 our annual BBQ and open house. We're starting at 1 pm and will go until darkish.
Rain Date: Sunday, July 27, 2014
The hosts: Ellen Kranzer; Mary Anne, Steve, and Meg McDonald
The location: 18 Cottage Ave, Arlington, MA
Phone: 781-646-3118
We will supply all sorts of grillables to keep carnivores, vegetarians
and small children happy. We want your company. You don't need to
bring anything, but if there's something or someone you think a party
really needs to have, feel free to bring it along. Side dishes
especially welcome.
This invite is being sent far and wide but we may have accidentally
over looked some of our friends (or the net may have swallowed their
invite) so feel free to pass this on, just let us know.
Please RSVP so we can get a rough count of how many are coming.
If you need directions, drop Ellen a note. We are public-transit
accessible and there is plenty of parking.
Parking Note: We live on a private way and people actually own the
parking spots in front of their homes. Please do not park in front of
any of our neighbors homes on our block. There are 2 spots right in
front of our place and a couple of spots at the end of the
block. There are plenty of parking spots on Henderson, which
is a public street.
-- Ellen
------------ The Directions ------------------------------------
18 Cottage Ave
Arlington, MA 02474
781 646-3118
1. DRIVING DIRECTIONS
FROM OUTSIDE 128/I-95:
Take your best route to the intersection of Rt. 2 and 128/I-95.
Go East on Rt. 2 (exit 29A from I-95).
When Rt. 2 narrows to two lanes, get in the left lane. When the road
splits, take the left fork. Stay in left lane after the light. At the
next light (Mass. Ave.), turn left. Take the first right
(Henderson). Take the first right (Cottage Ave.). We are the last
house on the left.
FROM I-93 SOUTH: Take the exit for Rt 60 (Medford). The exit ramp
dumps you into a rotary. Take the first right of the rotary (Rt 60
West). Get in the center lane. At the 2nd or 3rd light the road
forks. Take the left fork (not RT. 60). Make a right on Rt 16
West. Follow Rt 16. You'll go through several small rotaries, watch
the signage and stay on 16. Turn right on Mass. Ave. (Mobile station
on left). Take the first right (Henderson). Take the first right
(Cottage). We are the last house on the left.
FROM I-93 NORTH:
Take the exit for Rt 16 West and get on Rt. 16 West. Follow Rt 16.
You'll go through several small rotaries, watch the signage and stay
on 16. Turn right on Mass. Ave. (Mobile station on left). Turn Right
on Mass. Ave. Take the first right (Henderson). Take the first right
(Cottage). We are the last house on the left.
FROM BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE:
(If you want more detailed directions call.) Take your best route to
the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue & Alewife Brook Parkway
(Rt. 16) at the Cambridge/Arlington line. Travel up Mass. Ave into
Arlington. ake the first right (Henderson). Take the first right
(Cottage Ave.). We are the last house on the left.
Parking: There is room in the driveway for 5-6 cars and in front of
the house for two cars. Otherwise, park on Cottage Ave at the corner
with Henderson or on Henderson. Please do not park in front of any of
our neighbors homes.
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2. PUBLIC TRANSIT DIRECTIONS: The house is a 10-15 minute walk from
Alewife and within blocks of a number of bus lines. Pick a route below.
77 Bus - Harvard Sq./Arlington Heights. This connects
to the Red line at both Harvard & Porter squares. Take the 77 to the
first stop in Arlington. This is right after a major intersection
(Alewife Brook Parkway-Rt. 16) with a traffic light & a Mobile station
on the left. Press the stop request buzzer when you pass the Mobile
Station. You'll see a sign in the middle of the street saying "Welcome
to Arlington", the stop is just after that in front of the Homewood
Suites Hotel. (If you miss the stop, the next stop is only 1 1/2
blocks down.) Continue walking in the direction the bus was going and
take the first right (Henderson). Take the first right (Cottage
Ave.). We are the last house on the left.
88 Bus - Lechmere/Claredon Hill or
89 Bus Sullivan Station/Claredon Hill
Take the bus all the way to Claredon Hill. From the bus depot, head
downhill along Broadway (the direction the bus had been heading). At
the traffic light , cross Alewife Brook Parkway (Rt. 16) and turn left
so you are walking along Alewife Brook Parkway. Take the first right
(Henderson). Take the first left (Cottage Ave.). We are the last
house on the left.
87 Bus - Lechmere/Arlington Center via Somerville Ave.
Get off at Claredon Hill (Foodmaster(?) supermarket on right,
apartment complex & Claredon Hill bus terminal on left -- this is just
before the bus crosses into Arlington.) Head downhill along Broadway
(the direction the bus had been heading). At the traffic light , cross
in both directions and turn left so you are walking along Alewife
Brook Parkway (heading away from the supermarket). Take the first
right (Henderson). Take the first left (Cottage Ave.). We are the last
house on the left.
Redline - Alewife to Bus (350 Alewife-Burlington or 79
Alewife-Arlington Heights). Check the schedules before trying this
route. The buses run frequently on weekdays between 7am & 7pm and not
at all on Sunday evenings. Follow the "exit to buses" signs to the
bus bays. Take the bus to the first stop, which comes immediately
after the Bus makes a left turn onto Massachusetts Ave. Both both
buses stop at the same place. The stop is in front of the Homewood
Suites Hotel. (If you miss the stop, the next stop is only 1 1/2
blocks down.) Continue walking in the direction the bus was going and
take the first right (Henderson). Take the first right (Cottage
Ave.). We are the last house on the left.
Redline - Alewife and walk. The house is a 10-15 minute
walk from Alewife. Exit the station through the main entrance (the one
that also leads to the Buses). Go through the exit doors to the
station and go straight ahead up the stairs or ramp. When you reach
the street, turn right and walk to the corner. The is a
cross walk that takes you across the street to the bike
path. Cross the street and follow the bike path or the sidewalk (which
rejoins the bike path shortly) and go through the highway
underpass. From here there are two options:
A) Immediately after going under the highway, turn right onto the
boardwalk. Follow it around the swamp and stay on the bike path until
it ends. Where it meets the street, turn right following the street
until you reach Massachusetts Ave. Turn right, and go about 50 feet to
the traffic light (Mass Ave & Rt. 16). Cross Massachusetts Ave and
turn Left (the way you came from) and make a right onto the
continuation of the bike path (along the river). [There are (fading)
schools of fish painted on the sidewalk to show which way to go.] Take
the first exit off the bike path on the left. This puts you at the
foot of Cottage Ave. We are the first house on the right.
OR
B) Go straight past the wetlands on the right. After the wetlands end,
you will see several concrete barriers. Turn right at the concrete
barriers. That puts you on Thorndike street, which starts out as dirt
and then becomes paved. Follow Thorndike street to the traffic light
(Massachusetts Ave). Cross Mass Ave. Turn right. Go one block and make
a left on Henderson. Take the first right (Cottage Ave.). We are the
last house on the left.
Bus schedules are available at http://www.mbta.com
