And You Wondered Where They Were Gonna Put All This Snow?!

Posted on February 13, 2014 | 20 Comments

One of the most remarkable downtown photos of all time:

Main Street closed - Feb 13 2014

The bad news: You can’t drive down Main Street today.

The good news: The merchants get a bit more time to shovel their sidewalk.

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20 responses to “And You Wondered Where They Were Gonna Put All This Snow?!”

  1. Diane silfen | February 13, 2014 at 3:55 pm |

    LOL. Maybe they cleaned the sidewalks and put it there

  2. Dan Vener | February 13, 2014 at 4:01 pm |

    It will only be a matter of time before someone parks their SUV atop that pile.

  3. Jack Whittle | February 13, 2014 at 4:05 pm |

    I have to admit I’d be a bit unhappy with that if I owned a store or restaurant on Main Street

  4. Philip Ross | February 13, 2014 at 4:16 pm |

    How about a front loader putting it in the river? When it melts it will end up there anyway. ..

  5. Nancy Hunter Wilson | February 13, 2014 at 4:34 pm |

    That’s one for the archive.
    Sadly, with the salt this mound won’t melt very quickly.

  6. Holly Wheeler | February 13, 2014 at 4:47 pm |

    This is not very bright. What happens if there’s a fire?

  7. Chou Chou Merrill | February 13, 2014 at 4:58 pm |

    This had to be a “frozen” moment in time, NO??? Nobody is allowed to put snow in bodies of water anymore…but how about the lawn in front of the library?

  8. Val Saltzman | February 13, 2014 at 5:38 pm |

    How about putting it on Jesup Green

  9. mary hoffman | February 13, 2014 at 5:44 pm |

    Does anyone know if the parking lot behind Acqua how been plowed? They are open for dinner. Is Main Street still closed?

  10. Mary Palmieri Gai | February 13, 2014 at 6:15 pm |

    I bet it was just there waiting for the trucks to haul it away to the water… Difficult to keep up!!

  11. Sharon Paulsen | February 13, 2014 at 6:16 pm |

    Perhaps you’ll find the heads of Mount Rushmore carved into the side of this mound by tomorrow morning. Mount RushPort!

  12. Nancy Powers Conklin | February 13, 2014 at 6:17 pm |

    I think excess snow gets piled at Compo on the fields. They can no longer dump it in the water. Don’t know why that is an issue-it IS salt water, isn’t it??

  13. Dave Eason | February 13, 2014 at 6:21 pm |

    Actually folks, if you enlarge the picture you can see that Main St. is perfectly clear behind it. And there were lanes open from both directions on PRE. AS we all know if it is not gone yet it will be by morning.

    • Stephen Rubin | February 13, 2014 at 7:24 pm |

      Thank you Dave. And, if you drive down to Compo parking lot you will see where a lot of snow comes to rest.

  14. Mary Palmieri Gai | February 13, 2014 at 6:41 pm |

    200 years from now someone will see this picture and say…look, the fountain is covered with snow!!

  15. Sharon Paulsen | February 13, 2014 at 8:18 pm |

    LOL Dan!!

  16. Nancy Hunter Wilson | February 13, 2014 at 10:21 pm |

    If snow damaged Staples fields we wouldn’t be LOL, would we?