"Dirty Old Boston"

[DZH22]

Looks like late 70's or early 80's, taken from the Hancock.

Boston Commons by James Fields, on Flickr

 

[atlantaden]

 

[DZH22]

Nantasket Ferry heading out of Boston 1934 by clamshack, on Flickr

https://www.rebellionresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Aerial_view_of_the_Boston_Naval_Shipyard_in_April_1960-1.jpg

 

[Charlie_mta]

Nantasket Ferry heading out of Boston 1934 by clamshack, on Flickr

https://www.rebellionresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Aerial_view_of_the_Boston_Naval_Shipyard_in_April_1960-1.jpg

I remember going on the Nantasket ferry in the 1950s when I was a kid, with my mother, sisters and aunt. Nantasket Beach was a primo summer destination via this ferry, with its tremendous amusement park. Fun times.

 

[DZH22]

https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-db59p/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/23417/47423/Massachusetts_06252020_01__21188.1593356820.jpg?c=2

 

[Mike]

1973 view from the pru

View from the Prudential Center, Boston, 1973, with the plywood windows of the Hancock tower, enhanced by Chet K. THANKS FOR 38 MILLION VIEWS, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

https://img-aws.ehowcdn.com/700x/www.onlyinyourstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Boston_skyline_from_East_Boston_8610211402.jpg

https://img.theculturetrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/8609105293_e2d64b210a_b.jpg

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xhU6cHFtGx0/WLFkXA8V0jI/AAAAAAAClqI/k__pT6U8I5UDPg8J7fHkdesJR6_m970VgCLcB/s1600/boston-1978-18.jpg

 

[Charlie_mta]

1973 view from the pru

View from the Prudential Center, Boston, 1973, with the plywood windows of the Hancock tower, enhanced by Chet K. THANKS FOR 38 MILLION VIEWS, on Flickr

The plywood on the Hancock actually looks good in that photo, a design theme that could work on a new tower, not with plywood sheets obviously but with panels of an offset color.

 

[atlantaden]

 

[DZH22]

https://bpldcassets.blob.core.windows.net/derivatives/images/commonwealth:gt54kz83p/image_access_800.jpg

 

[DZH22]

https://bpldcassets.blob.core.windows.net/derivatives/images/commonwealth:xp68km779/image_access_800.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/24/cd/14/24cd14d777317fae798a3ddfe85fbbb0.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Aerial_view_of_downtown_Boston_%282%29%2C_circa_1960.jpg/2560px-Aerial_view_of_downtown_Boston_%282%29%2C_circa_1960.jpg

 

[DZH22]

Bostons Theater District - from James Santagati by clamshack, on Flickr

Boston, Massachusetts - Public Garden by pepandtim, on Flickr

 

[Charlie_mta]

Boston City Hall Annex, when it still had the four goddesses:

 

[cburns]

Boston City Hall Annex, when it still had the four goddesses:

Why'd they remove them?

 

[Charlie_mta]

Why'd they remove them?

I did some digging, and on "Lost Boston" on Facebook they say the goddess statues were removed in 1947 because they were hollow concrete and had started to deteriorate, and shed pieces of concrete down to the sidewalk below, making them a danger to the public.

 

[DZH22]

Most people here won't remember this one.

print-of-british-troops-shooting-at-crowd-in-boston-massacre-by-paul-revere-2-1 by Coco Farish, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

Scollay Square Hanover St Post Card by clamshack, on Flickr

 

[Charlie_mta]

I call that ^ a heartbreaker photo, compared to the vapidity there now.

 

[DZH22]

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maarten-Overdijk/publication/336141545/figure/fig2/AS:808852576559109@1569856890178/Boston-Mystic-Valley-Parkway-1954-1959-Photograph-used-in-preparation-of-Lynchs.ppm

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/an-aerial-view-of-the-museum-of-science-and-charles-river-in-boston-picture-id698728072

 

[Charlie_mta]

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https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/an-aerial-view-of-the-museum-of-science-and-charles-river-in-boston-picture-id698728072

Looks like section of Brasilia got plopped onto Boston