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Fun fact: you could apparently enter the Star Market from behind the Boylston escalators

Contents of the old Huntington Arcade corner area.

Layout of that southern plaza area prior to 111 Huntington

How has lobby work been going there?

Boston Tapestry before it vanished.

Prudential CPK in 1993

There's something I really like about the 1993-1995 Pru. Back when the floors were oh-so shiny, and they also had some cool Memphis-esque advertising for the complex.

As well as some interesting 1993 photos

This book had some interesting "before" shots.

A serial titled "Winning Shopping Center Designs, No 2." from 1995 seems to have many photos and some good information about the arcades, according to some BPL architectural indexes recently put up on Internet Archive. I believe they have it at the BPL, so hopefully I'll be able to possibly scan...

Barnes and Noble is shutting down at the Pru :(

Does anyone have any photos of One Bowdoin Square prior to its 1989-ish pomo-ification?

Putting the final touches on the Boylston Street entrance, October 14, 1993

This is really starting to look like a PlayStation 5 game console

This is probably one of the best videos you can find of the old shopping plazas.

Almost reminds me of the escalators they had at the old WTC observatory that went directly to the roof deck.

Usually I have positive opinions about Brutalist architecture, but damn, this was one blight of a parking garage. So glad to see that heap being demolished!

I come in here every day and continuously expect updates...

Does anyone know what year the lobby was remodeled?