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[shmessy]

I understand the height restrictions because of Logan, but with the crane being upwards of 850’, why couldn’t this have been 759’ like originally concepted? Sorry I just wanted the original spire rooftop and another 700 plus in my lifetime. It looks like my haircuts as a kid, buzzcut..

+1. Pretty much what I was arguing with the crewcut fans around posts #4,250-4,261. The crane proved a spire would have been fine. There were no FAA problems during construction and no flight paths were diverted.

Always brings to mind John Lennon's quote in the 1971 Rolling Stone interview about how when they first came over Americans really weren't all that more fashionable than Europeans in 1964 with their "Boston crew cuts and stuff on your teeth." Boston had always been a behind the times joke to many. It's definitely not as lost and parochial as in the last century and has become far more stylish, but there are still those vestiges........

There should have been spires at both North and South Stations - - stylistically but also practical for announcing mode of place. It would have been both dramatic and beautiful for the skyline too.

 

[stick n move]

South Station Tower Debuts Large-Scale Public Art Installation by Local Artist Allen Chamberland​

“Hines, the global real estate investment manager, and ArtLifting, an art consulting agency championing artists impacted by disabilities and housing insecurity, have partnered on a large-scale temporary public art installation at South Station Tower. The major mixed-use project, developed by Hines, has unveiled a nearly 6,500 square foot reproduction of Emerald Tree by Boston-based artist, Allen Chamberland; one of the largest public art installations currently in Boston. It is now on display at the building along Atlantic Avenue……..”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/south-s...nstallation-by-local-artist-allen-chamberland

 

[Smuttynose]

Some golden hours shots from this past weekend —

 

[Pheldy34]

Can we please rebuild/re-open that damn bridge already?? It's been 10 years?? Come on.

 

[chrisbrat]

Can we please rebuild/re-open that damn bridge already?? It's been 10 years?? Come on.

I think (fear?) that it's becoming a kitschy quasi-tourist attraction that may, through sheer inertia/atrophy, wind up being some pointless "Boston icon" (I'm looking at you, CITGO sign). Last time I was up at Deck 12 I heard a group of folks talking about how "dope" it was that "the city decided to keep that rusty bridge as a tribute to the past."

 

[bigpicture7]

Can we please rebuild/re-open that damn bridge already?? It's been 10 years?? Come on.

When it eventually collapses into the water, it will become a beautiful artificial reef and people will go on ecotourism dives to explore the vast re-invigorated sea life that will blossom there.

 

[Smuttynose]

Can we please rebuild/re-open that damn bridge already?? It's been 10 years?? Come on.

Also, that little structure in the middle of the channel that is about to fall into the harbor kills me every time I'm over that way. Either fix it up or take it down, but the current plan of 'wait for it to collapse on to some unwitting party boat' doesn't seem like the wisest path...

 

[bigpicture7]

Also, that little structure in the middle of the channel that is about to fall into the harbor kills me every time I'm over that way. Either fix it up or take it down, but the current plan of 'wait for it to collapse on to some unwitting party boat' doesn't seem like the wisest path...

No joke but I recall seeing posted signs for boaters warning them to boat only in the navigable channels and not near the derelict structures (a paraphrase)

 

[RandomWalk]

When it eventually collapses into the water, it will become a beautiful artificial reef and people will go on ecotourism dives to explore the vast re-invigorated sea life that will blossom there.

Could we swap the bridge with the SS United States, which is now destined to become a reef in Florida?

 

[Bananarama]

Finish surface of the vault going in. Can't tell exactly what it is but maybe plaster? The dark/light is an effect of the in-progress installation method I assume.

 

[Boston02124]

 

[DZH22]

10/5

IMG_0037 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0042 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0044 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0047 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[BeeLine]

Some more internal photos as of 10/12.

 

[BeeLine]

From around town 10/12.

 

[BeeLine]

Atlantic Ave. face as 10/12.

 

[BeeLine]

as of 10/12.

 

[CBCArch61]

I really like those last two photos that show the transition from fully enclosed space to partially enclosed balconies and then traditional balconies. Nice architectural detail.

 

[stick n move]

I believe those balconies are going to be clad the same as the ones below they just havent installed the glass yet.

https://www.hines.com/properties/south-station-tower-boston

 

[bdurden]

Some more internal photos as of 10/12.

Does the transition from the arches to the modern facade (is that alcabond?) look jarring in person? I haven't been able to see in person as I've been working elewhere for several months.

 

[CBCArch61]

I believe those balconies are going to be clad the same as the ones below they just havent installed the glass yet.

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https://www.hines.com/properties/south-station-tower-boston

Maybe, guess we will wait an see. I think if they were going to be fully enclosed like the levels below, then the curtain wall mullions would've have been aligned like they are on the levels that have been enclosed. Instead, we are seeing just the slab edge treated creating that misalginment.

Also in the image you shared, you can see hints of shadow lines and glass railings. This is super blurry though, so it is much harder to make out how the upper levels are different from the lower ones. This image from the Hines website also shows that the balconies may all be semi enclosed rather than the current state we are seeing (and the third level of transition I mentioned above).