105 W First Street | South Boston

xec · Sep 20, 2021

BeeLine said:
IMG_5566 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_5569 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_5574 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

The glazing makes me think of gift wrap, like this is a gigantic gift-wrapped box.

BeeLine · Jan 15, 2022

IMG_0620 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0622 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0623 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0625 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0626 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0629 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0628 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0632 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0638 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0637 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_0641 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

xec · Jan 15, 2022

BeeLine said:
IMG_0620 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0622 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0623 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0625 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0626 by Bos Beeline, on FlickrIMG_0629 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0628 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0632 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0638 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0637 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_0641 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

I have no idea why, but I find the glazing in the new photos kind of unsettling.

shmessy · Jan 16, 2022

What a change in a decade for this area!!!!!

Twirl around these two for the full 360 degree viewing of the transformation.

July 2011: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...9841bd15bdf7a3!8m2!3d42.3431582!4d-71.0532125

November 2020:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1...9841bd15bdf7a3!8m2!3d42.3431582!4d-71.0532125

Brad Plaid · Jan 16, 2022

Like it, simple straightforward geometry. No multitudes of clumsy setbacks or tortured articulations to add 'character'. The zigzag on the vertical panels is just enough to keep it from being too austere. A better job should have been done though hiding the rooftop clutter.