Emerson College's Paramount Center

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You know a period of history is over when it's celebrated in mural form.

RIP Boston theatre, both institutionalized and now memorialized by Emerson.

[PS - since this building is set to open, maybe the title of the thread should be changed?]
 
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events are being scheduled:
Five events are set to take place in the Paramount Theater, which is currently undergoing renovation and scheduled to reopen in spring 2010. These include the cellist Maya Beiser with a multimedia recital, Max Raabe with the Palast Orchester of Berlin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Black Grace Dance Company, and the Danish Dance Theatre.
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http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/04/25/celebrity_series_sets_2009_10_schedule/

http://www.celebrityseries.org/CS_perf_tickets/paramount.htm
 
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When I walked thru here the place was hopping,lots of older buildings were being worked on,covered with scaffolding!
 
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I walk by it several times a day, but didn't notice the mansard "roof" on the Arcade Building until you posted these!
 
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tobyjug said:
I walk by it several times a day, but didn't notice the mansard "roof" on the Arcade Building until you posted these!
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I was just going to say the same thing! I couldn't really remember ever looking to the top there. It's a new wrinkle on the interesting facade (and falling curtain wall directly above).

Excited for scaffold to be dismantled.
 
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I hate the vinyl-siding covered top portion.
 
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Yeah, something like terracotta would have worked better. Or hell, even glass could have worked.
 
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I'm hoping that it is tin. If so, then I think it will age to a nice dark gray and look great.
 
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Oh god if only the Family Arcade was still there....that place was practically my day care center as a child.

Here's to you Family Arcade!!
 
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Meadowhawk said:
I'm hoping that it is tin. If so, then I think it will age to a nice dark gray and look great.
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I believe it is our old friend alucobond, which means it will keep its plasticky sheen for years to come.

I think someone upthread said that the words and what not are a projection. Which would be cool when it is actually turned on.
 
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This pic clearly shows the metal clad top. When I saw it the other day, I wondered if that's finish material (zinc?), or a prep for something else.
 
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Looks like either an 'authentic' hot dipped iron 50/50 lead and tin roof, or a majority zinc alloy. Many old building in fact didn't use copper, it's just that the copper ones outlasted the hot dipped ones, thus making their appearance more common as survivors. Perhaps this is a stab at authenticity?
 
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Lurker said:
Looks like either an 'authentic' hot dipped iron 50/50 lead and tin roof, or a majority zinc alloy. Many old building in fact didn't use copper, it's just that the copper ones outlasted the hot dipped ones, thus making their appearance more common as survivors. Perhaps this is a stab at authenticity?
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I guessed at zinc or a zinc aluminum, because from the ground it doesn't appear to have the mottling you expect with a lead/tin combo (unless the ratio is closer to 70% tin).

In any case, if this is the final thing, then I really applaud them. Interesting, historical (yet fresh!) choice.
 
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Forgive my ignorance. What does it look like when it patinates? Solid grey like the rendering?
 
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Depends on what material it actually is. Could be a dapple grey, to something with blueish purple highlights, to a blued or parkerized finish depending on the material or whatever alloy composition.
 
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Are they going to stencil or screen Bijou 1882 onto the clad?
 
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