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goody said:
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Flying in on Wednesday afternoon... seeing the new density in Everett is wild.
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Looks great with a lot of density everywhere except for west Chelsea south of the Chelsea Silver Line stop. I would think that would be prime property for residential development.
 
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kz1000ps said:
Heyyyyy I also flew in Wednesday but the flight path and side of the plane I was sitting on didn't quite allow for closeups

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South Station Tower doing its best job to completely disappear from this angle

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Also yesterday from Malden

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Is that the Northern Strand trail?

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chrisbrat said:
No disrespect intended -- truly; this question is driven by sincere curiosity: Why, exactly?
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The window design and arrangement had that classic 1930s industrial office look, which the Verizon building's base (the bottom 8 stories) has deliberately paid homage to. The Verizon building gives a big nod to the Analex building in both its window design and its massing. When I was a kid in the 1950s, the Analex was highly visible as you rode on the GL or OL coming up out of the Haymarket portals up the elevated line to North Station. It was impressive, massive and taller than anything in the area. And like I say, the design had that really clean, no-nonsense industrial look. I also liked the detailed yellow brick work on all of the exterior. Unfortunately, it did deteriorate in the 1970s and 80s with portable AC units in the windows, etc., but back in its day it was great. Photos of it are very scarce online.

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Charlie_mta said:
The window design and arrangement had that classic 1930s industrial office look, which the Verizon building's base (the bottom 8 stories) has deliberately paid homage to. The Verizon building gives a big nod to the Analex building in both its window design and its massing. When I was a kid in the 1950s, the Analex was highly visible as you rode on the GL or OL coming up out of the Haymarket portals up the elevated line to North Station. It was impressive, massive and taller than anything in the area. And like I say, the design had that really clean, no-nonsense industrial look. I also liked the detailed yellow brick work on all of the exterior. Unfortunately, it did deteriorate in the 1970s and 80s with portable AC units in the windows, etc., but back in its day it was great. Photos of it are very scarce online.

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Appreciate the context and insight. My only vague memories of it are from the tail end of its life and I saw nothing redeeming about the building -- not its details (I saw none), massing, shape, materials, or height. Time and place and state-of-repair can make a difference.

I'm trying to see the similarity/homage in the lower eight floors of the Verizon "tower" to the Analex and I'm just... not. Do you really think/are you sure that the architects were paying homage to the Analex Building? Were they even aware of it? As you note (and as a brief search reaffirms) it's not like there's much documentation -- photographic or otherwise -- about the structure, so it would be more than a little "deep dive-y" for the designers to tip the hat to an essentially unknown and un-remembered building. Although, I agree it'd be cool if they had done such extensive homework and were paying that type of respect to what came before.
 
chrisbrat said:
Appreciate the context and insight. My only vague memories of it are from the tail end of its life and I saw nothing redeeming about the building -- not its details (I saw none), massing, shape, materials, or height. Time and place and state-of-repair can make a difference.

I'm trying to see the similarity/homage in the lower eight floors of the Verizon "tower" to the Analex and I'm just... not. Do you really think/are you sure that the architects were paying homage to the Analex Building? Were they even aware of it? As you note (and as a brief search reaffirms) it's not like there's much documentation -- photographic or otherwise -- about the structure, so it would be more than a little "deep dive-y" for the designers to tip the hat to an essentially unknown and un-remembered building. Although, I agree it'd be cool if they had done such extensive homework and were paying that type of respect to what came before.
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I highly doubt the architects of the Verizon Building consciously emulated the Analex building. The similar vibe, for me, between the two buildings is that they both have an industrial look, especially the windows, and they are both similar in shape. For me it's more of a feeling. I get a similar industrial feeling from both buildings. But I'm a big fan of urban grit, of the old industrial look, of truss bridges, of old tenement buildings, and of elevated rail lines. In some ways I prefer how the North Station/Causeway Street area looked in the 1950s compared to how it looks now. So the old Analex building appeals to me. It has soul. But I agree that an un-pretty, basic, industrial office building like the old Analex is not for everyone.
 
Charlie_mta said:
I highly doubt the architects of the Verizon Building consciously emulated the Analex building. The similar vibe, for me, between the two buildings is that they both have an industrial look, especially the windows, and they are both similar in shape. For me it's more of a feeling. I get a similar industrial feeling from both buildings. But I'm a big fan of urban grit, of the old industrial look, of truss bridges, of old tenement buildings, and of elevated rail lines. In some ways I prefer how the North Station/Causeway Street area looked in the 1950s compared to how it looks now. So the old Analex building appeals to me. It has soul. But I agree that an un-pretty, basic, industrial office building like the old Analex is not for everyone.
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Mad respect to all you expressed. Totally true and I feel similar ways about of certian aspects of the Boston of my youth, as much as I love today's city. Your insights are always really well expressed and give me a real sense of stuff I'm more ignorant about than I like to think I am. I'm already now thinking the Analex Building is pretty dope and I was, myself, a dope for not appreciating how cool it was. For real. Keep educating!
 
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