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[theSil]

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Genuinely curious - anyone know what's with the fits of the guys in the crosswalk?

 

[Stlin]

Genuinely curious - anyone know what's with the fits of the guys in the crosswalk?

Religious Habits. If I had to guess an order given grey habits and beards, I'd say Franciscan, which are relatively rare. (And Franciscans are usually in brown). Most of the MA abbeys are Benedictine (who wear black) or in the case of the Trappists, Cistercians (who typically wear black over white).

 

[Gunner02]

The Golden Arches. Copyright infringement?

I love that you made that comment. That's all I could think as I had my sausage burritos and a hash brown in one hand and the phone taking camera in the other.

 

[Arenacale]

Religious Habits. If I had to guess an order given grey habits and beards, I'd say Franciscan, which are relatively rare. (And Franciscans are usually in brown). Most of the MA abbeys are Benedictine (who wear black) or in the case of the Trappists, Cistercians (who typically wear black over white).

The direction they're walking would lead them to the Franciscans' St. Anthony's Shrine on Arch St.

 

[bigpicture7]

Today (6/16):

 

[Mike]

Looking tall and sleek. Great shot!

 

[chrisbrat]

 

[bigpicture7]

Looking tall and sleek. Great shot!

I think what we are seeing is that if the creases in a facade are sharp enough, and the creased facets of the facade are proportionally wide enough, then there's a strong slimming effect because you've got a large percentage of the facade in dark shadow compared to the other part(s) of the facade. From most angles, this tower will never look "full width."

 

[bdurden]

I actually don’t mind the gaps. I like how they lined up the seams in the arch with the ones in the vertical panels. Excellent precision.

They arch gaps appear to mimic the arches on the original South St. facade — a nice nod to the history of the building IMO. I appreciate those small details.

 

[Life Coach Mike]

Religious Habits. If I had to guess an order given grey habits and beards, I'd say Franciscan, which are relatively rare. (And Franciscans are usually in brown). Most of the MA abbeys are Benedictine (who wear black) or in the case of the Trappists, Cistercians (who typically wear black over white).

I believe they are Little Brothers of St. Francis, on of many off-shoots of the original Franciscans. They serve the destitute and poor among us.

 

[BeeLine]

From Sunday 6/16.

 

[Suffolk 83]

A few from the last week or so

 

[bdurden]

The 2nd floor facade (in the second to last image) is temporary correct? I’m curious as to how the new arches interact and connect with the modern tower.

 

[atlantaden]

 

[Mike]

I love that last shot!

 

[stick n move]

The 2nd floor facade (in the second to last image) is temporary correct? I’m curious as to how the new arches interact and connect with the modern tower.

No thats how its going to look.

 

[cburns]

So as captured in other photos this week, but more apparent this morning, they’re finally starting to clad the end that noses SE. Oddly though, they started at the transition point to residential….

 

[themissinglink]

6/21

 

[atlantaden]

The SST is seriously a landmark (wish it has a spire) coming into the city on the Southeast Expressway, as well as from the tarmac at Logan.

 

[AndrewOnTheMBTA]

From East Boston 6/24