Word: midway
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...public hall larger than the Mechanics' Building in Boston is to be built in Cambridge on the Cambridge bank of the Charles River Basin, almost midway between Harvard Bridge and the new Boston Bridge. Although the building is being constructed chiefly for purposes of exhibition, it is expected that large indoor athletic contests, and perhaps national conventions will be given the use of the hall. It will be especially suitable for automobile and motor boat shows, since trials of the motor boats can be viewed at the same time that the automobiles are being exhibited in the hall...
...namely, at Central square. The city government of Cambridge, however, through the Mayor, has expressed itself in favor of having several stations and it seems not improbable that the plan finally adopted will be to have one more station than the company proposed, namely a station at some point midway between Central square and the west end of the bridge. In this way the two main objects can be fairly well accomplished, rapid transit and reasonable accessibility from any point along the route...
...Freshman crews raced over a half-mile course, upstream, from midway between the Harvard and Longwood bridges to Longwood bridge. The crew stroked by Meyer caught the water first and took the lead, but Maxwell forced his crew to take the lead with a higher stroke, until at the finish, it was three lengths ahead. The time was 3 minutes and 8 seconds...
...still un finished is the section between the Johnston Gate and the gate of the class of '75, near Dane Hall. The granit base and posts are in place, but only a small part of the iron work has been set up and the construction of the brick panel midway of the distance has been deferred until warmer weather sets in. The finished portions are the gate of '75 and the fences and gates of '74 and '76, in the rear of Holden Chapel and Holworthy H ll, respectively...
...classes of '74, '75 and '76, in the rear of Holden Chapel, at Dane Hall, and between Brooks House and Holworthy, respectively. The design comprises a granite base and above this a fence of simple iron palings the monotony of which is broken by wrought iron ornaments placed midway between brick pillars. Already a large part of the stone and brickwork of these sections has been completed. The accompanying architect's drawing shows the gate and fence between Holworthy and Stoughton. The design was furnished by McKim, Mead and White...