Quincy Market Update/Renovation | Faneuil Hall Marketplace | Downtown

Demo of the shack continues. My only experience with this building was getting to queue inside, protected from sleet and driving winds for the viewing of Mayor Menino - the mayor everyone revered and I only met once at a mayor's Transit Summit years ago.



 
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DigitalSciGuy said:
Demo of the shack continues. My only experience with this building was getting to queue inside, protected from sleet and driving winds for the viewing of Mayor Menino - the mayor everyone revered and I only met once at a mayor's Transit Summit years ago.



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DigitalSciGuy --the story on Universal Hub included this photo of the graphic on the fence indicating that Elkus and /or Manfredi is creating something new and glassy to replace it

Without any comment -- I give you the future Glass House at Faneuil Hall ?= Quincy Market
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Ugh. There are architectural period contrasts that excel (Trinity Church vs 200 Clarendon) and then there's...this.

Given the context of this site and the perceived height restrictions given all of its neighbors, I would be more in favor of a "Disney building;" one that while brand new, was constructed with the intent to give the impression that it had "always been there" standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Fanueil Hall.

If you want to ratchet up the "authenticity factor," scour the region for reclaimed stone/brick from buildings that yielded to newer construction.

Just don't do.....this.
 
cburns said:
Ugh. There are architectural period contrasts that excel (Trinity Church vs 200 Clarendon) and then there's...this.

Given the context of this site and the perceived height restrictions given all of its neighbors, I would be more in favor of a "Disney building;" one that while brand new, was constructed with the intent to give the impression that it had "always been there" standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Fanueil Hall.

If you want to ratchet up the "authenticity factor," scour the region for reclaimed stone/brick from buildings that yielded to newer construction.

Just don't do.....this.
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cburns -- No -- No -- this site is so close to so many things that are not just historic but great architecturally as well

Elkus such should be given a mandate -- yes it has to be glass -- no it can't look like something left over from filming Star Wars -- try a nice all glass version of Quincy Market with a nice glass dome and all of the granite replaced by glass
 
But what will it look like from the ground, will anyone ever actually see it from that perspective?
 
NOW THAT Tom Brady has been suspended for 4 games....

i guess Quincy Market will be more lively during gametime/s.

shit just gets more insane by the day.
 
The renovation to the Quincy Market building itself is still under consideration, correct?
 
oops didn't open the thread before I posted, pretty much the same pic update😐
 
Wow! Love the Google link you posted. It's like taking a drone ride at over the city! Very cool (even though it's a few years old). And if the three long buildings you mention are the three Market Buildings, I'm sure they're completely protected (historical protection) from any major changes to the structure (though they did add the glass enclosures along the outer sides, hmmmmm). Think adding additional floors to the Old State House or changing the color of the gold on present State House dome. Untouchable!
 
Yeah. The 3 long buildings are pretty great. They need to stay around for at least the next couple'a thousand years - or a 6.8 earthquake. Does anyone know when they were built?
 
odurandina said:
Yeah. The 3 long buildings are pretty great. They need to stay around for at least the next couple'a thousand years - or a 6.8 earthquake. Does anyone know when they were built?
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The three Greek revival granite marketplace buildings were completed in 1826, on new fill land at the then town docks (Dock Square). Architect was Alexander Parris. They served as the central wholesale food marketplace for the city of Boston until the early 1970's.

The market is named after Mayor Josiah Quincy, who commissioned the construction of the expanded marketplace for the city. (Quincy Market essentially dramatically expanded the city marketplace area available, then the ground floor of Faneuil Hall).

There is a detailed history of the Marketplace buried on the City of Boston website, from the study done for the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1996.

https://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/Quincy Market Study Report # 177_tcm3-20784.pdf
 
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