Where am I? The photo contest

[pelhamhall]

I thought it could be fun for people to post kind of obscure photos and have people guess where in Boston (or Greater Boston) the photo was taken.

I'll go first:

Where am I?

 

[statler]

Fuck you Pelham!

I've had this idea in my head for years, I've just been too lazy to follow through.

So...thanks.

That said, I have no idea where this photo was taken.

 

[Boston02124]

parking garage on claredeon?

 

[pelhamhall]

Bingo! Boston02124 wins. You're looking at the former Hard Rock building, The Clarendon, the Old Hancock, and the dead give-away... 500 Boylston with the arched window and concrete ball adornments on the podium roof.

Here's another from the same garage:

 

[pelhamhall]

Today's contest:

Where am I?

 

[Boston02124]

back bay? boylston st?

 

[DZH22]

It's definitely a view of Kendall, and I don't see the river so probably somewhere in Cambridge... someone else finish this one off

 

[belmont square]

Inside the Trinity Church steeple?

 

[kmp1284]

Hancock, 5th floor +/-?

 

[belmont square]

^ Would have to be the original Hancock, no? Or the Clarendon.

 

[kmp1284]

No, I'm reasonably sure it's 200 Clarendon, maybe a little higher than the 5th floor though. Those are obviously the two spires on the western side of Trinity.

 

[Justin7]

Hancock, 5th floor +/-?

Yeah, I'd say 10th.

 

[pelhamhall]

I didn't take the pic, so I'm not exactly sure, but it's around the 8-10th floor of the Hancock Tower, looking out towards Cambridge. Here's the full picture that I used for the crop-job:

Doesn't somebody else want to join this thrilling game? The suspense is killing me.

 

[Boston02124]

I'm looking thru my pixs will post some soon! I like this game thanks for starting it!

 

[statler]

 

[commuter guy]

Bowdoin Sq. (Govt. center)?

 

[choo]

post office square, Verizon building

 

[statler]

commuter guy in a record 18 minutes! Excellent work.

For bonus points...do you know the address and owner of the building in question?

 

[Boston02124]

Today

 

[pelhamhall]

I've been thinking about this one for awhile... I think I know it but I'm not going to guess yet.

At first I thought it was Avenir, but now I think it's something else...