Figures there was an existing thread and I was only off by about 10 years.Northern Avenue Bridge Fort Point Channel
Unpopular opinion: the Northern Avenue Bridge was ugly the day it was built. No idea why so much importance is attached to preserving it.archboston.com
f you asked me they should build it wider and put buildings on either side of it all the way across
I wish they had found a way to bring spandrel glass down to the very bottom instead of metal panel. I feel like that transition will be way more noticeable than the renderings showed.
The base actually kinda reminds me of 1 world trade center and then I remembered that this is 10 world trade center. I’m not sure if security had anything to do with it in this case like it did with 1wtc, but either way kind of an interesting homage even if not intentional.
Saw it in person over the weekend. It really is a visual downgrade. Do we know why there's a distinct line about 7 floors from the top above which they've not applied any film? Maybe as simple as they've not gotten there yet. But the contrast is striking...in @BeeLine's photos, you can see how might lighter/clearer the original glass was (top 7 floors) vs rest of the building.
my guess is this:
