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.

CambridgeSiteBostonSiteIndex
PASSWORDBU West Campus, old dormsINTO (5)1079 Commonwealth Avenue, up past BU's West Campus (address visible)W
ALIBABABU West Campus, new dorm and Agannis ArenaTHESE (5)975 Commonwealth Avenue (975 portion of address is visible, as is neighboring Midas)A
THOMASJust west of the BU bridgeUSING (1)Harvard Street near Coolidge Corner StationT
REDHERRINGBU law school and main libraryWEST (2)Beacon Street near Coolidge Corner StationE
LADYINREDBU Warren Towers and PhotonicsTO (7)ATM near Wine Press on Beacon StreetR
SWORDFISHBU Center for Advanced GenomicsALONG (2)ATM in Warren Towers dormitory on the BU CampusW
HARVARD-SUXBU School of ManagementFROM (2)Citibank near 1365 Boylston Street (address is reflected in window)A
BUDDYKenmore Square and Citgo SignAND (5)Citizen's Bank in Kenmore SquareY
BOSCOJust west of Mass Ave. BridgeRIVER (5)Bank of America in Kenmore SquareO
USR/BINJust east of Mass Ave. BridgeARRANGE (3)Century Bank ATM in the Hotel Commonwealth (IDable from Persona store)R
GRADRATPrudential CenterINDEX (1)Bank of America at intersection of Mass Ave and BoylstonG
RAMSES_IIJohn Hancock buildingPHOTOGRAPHS (5)ATM at the top of the escalators near the Boylston entrance in the Prudential CenterE
MONKEYBoston skyline just west of Public GardenPASSWORDS (2)ATM in the walkway that connects Prudential Center to Copley Square MallO
ARSENALBoston skyline just north of Public GardenFOLLOWING (2)ATM at the corner of Boylston and Dartmouth (Ticket Office is visible)R
MANYG'SBeacon HillOF (5)ATM along stretch of Boylston between Dartmouth and ClarendonG
SAMEJust north of Longfellow BridgePHOTOS' (4)ATM at corner of Boylston and Clarendon (Finagle a Bagle and Boylston street markers visible)E
JOSHUAMGH, including Eye and Ear infirmaryCHARLES (2)ATM at corner of Boylston and Berkeley (Arlington Subway Station entrance visible)O
IHTFPPic contains where Blossom St. meets Storrow DriveEAST (4)ATM at corner of Beacon St. and Charles St. (Beacon Hill sign visible)F
MYP1NC0DEIMAX at Science MuseumTHE (6)ATM inside Mass General (Yawkey Elevator sign visible)C
A1A2&A3Just east of Science MuseumATMS (5)ATM near Johnny "Rip" Valenti Way (street sign visible)&
QWERTYJust west of I-93NUMBERS (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.