Say something good about One Beacon Street

Honestly these older buildings give cities depth. A skyline is a collection of different architectural expressions from different time periods all bound together to create the final product you see. If you look at China and Dubai there are 100 buildings built during the same time period and even if you don't realize it, subconsciously, you know that it lacks something. New York and Chicago obviously were blessed with the 20's in ways that we were not, but you can still see history when you look at our skyline. (We do have the Custom house tower built in 1915, thats no slouch). In Boston you can be on Paul Reveres door step while looking at a skyscraper built in 2015. This Building is just another piece of the timeline that creates our skyline. When you look at a great skyline you see a city that had great years and bad years, built good buildings and bad buildings from a long time ago until the present all standing there together. This building is just another piece of that pie that adds depth to Boston. I have no problem with it.
 
^Great points. It's just a tad unfortunate that 1 Beacon is near the top of the hill. But I do agree with you.
 
Its better than 1 Federal and some of the other towers. That said, its unfortunate that it sort of stands alone in its area of the skyline. Its a nice filler building but its position makes it stand out.
 
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