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Main St. in Worcester, MA
Main St. in Worcester, Massachusetts. It connects to the Worcester Common, which is known for City Hall, the Worcester Common Oval, the Turtle Boy statue, and more. Up until 1993, the Worcester Center Galleria was also a part of the common. This view…
Main St. in Worcester, MA
At the intersection of George St. and Main St. in Worcester, Massachusetts. Looking down Main St. towards the Worcester City Hall with its notable clock tower.
Worcester City Hall, completed in 1898, features aspects of the Italianate Renaissance…
Worcester City Hall, completed in 1898, features aspects of the Italianate Renaissance…
Main St. in Worcester, MA
Main St. in Worcester, Massachusetts. It connects to the Worcester Common, which is known for City Hall, the Worcester Common Oval, the Turtle Boy statue, and more. Up until 1993, the Worcester Center Galleria was also a part of the common. This view…
Boston: South End
The Boston neighborhood known as the South End (see notes) was once marshland that was filled in the 1840s as a solution to overcrowding in the Back Bay area. Renowned architect Charles Bulfinch created a plan for the South End neighborhood’s…
Boston: South End, Brick Sidewalk
The Boston neighborhood known as the South End (see notes) was once marshland that was filled in the 1840s as a solution to overcrowding in the Back Bay area. Renowned architect Charles Bulfinch created a plan for the South End neighborhood’s…
Boston: South End
The Boston neighborhood known as the South End (see notes) was once marshland that was filled in the 1840s as a solution to overcrowding in the Back Bay area. Renowned architect Charles Bulfinch created a plan for the South End neighborhood’s…
Boston: South End, Side Street
The Boston neighborhood known as the South End (see notes) was once marshland that was filled in the 1840s as a solution to overcrowding in the Back Bay area. Renowned architect Charles Bulfinch created a plan for the South End neighborhood’s…
Boston - Waterfront and Downtown
Boston’s downtown skyline and harbor are picture here in 1979. Boston harbor has been a hub for the shipping industry for centuries, beginning in the late 1600s with the boom of ship building in the colonies.
Boston - East from the Prudential
An aerial of Boston taken from the Prudential Skywalk Observatory at the top of the Prudential Tower.
Faneuil Hall Aerial at Night
An aerial view of the historic Faneuil Hall marketplace, Quincy Market, and surrounding buildings.
(date of photograph has been approximated)
Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market - Boston
Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, historic Boston landmarks, fell into disrepair in the mid 1900s. The buildings were tagged for demolition until concerned residents banded together to save them in the early 1970s. The historic buildings have since…
Boston - South from the Prudential
An Aerial view of Boston from the Skywalk Observatory, located on the 60th floor of the Prudential Tower.
Hancock Building from the Capitol - Boston
As the tallest building in Boston, the John Hancock Tower is one of the most recognizable pieces of architecture in the skyline. The tower is located in Copley Place where its stands alone, away from the downtown high-rises. The tower was built by…
Kings Chapel - Boston
King’s Chapel is an Anglican congregation that was organized in 1686. King’s Chapel was a small wooden chapel located on the corner of Tremont and School streets in Boston. Construction of King’s Chapel “Stone Chapel” began in 1749 and was…
Prudential Center - Boston, Massachusetts
Seen here in a vertical photograph is the facade of the Prudential building in Boston, Massachusetts. The tower consists of 52 floors of office space built in 1964. The Prudential tower is part of a complex referred to as the Prudential Center…
Faneuil Hall
The Samuel Adams Statue and Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. The historic building was originally a market built in 1742 by Peter Faneuil. Town hall meetings were held at Faneuil Hall between 1764 and 1774. It was during the town hall…
Boston City Hall
Boston City Hall is the centerpiece of Government Center which consists of both commercial and civic buildings. Construction began on the site in 1963 and was completed in 1969. Kallman, McKinnell and Knowles designed the building. The architects…
Boston Commercial Wharf MHFA
The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency was a quasi-public housing agency in the Boston area. Now operating under the name MassHousing, the company is an independent, not-for-profit real estate and development agency specializing in low-income…
Aerial of Boston along the Charles River
Smolski captures an aerial view of Boston along the Charles River in 1966.
Gloucester- Central Grammar
The Central Grammar Apartments elderly housing facility in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Gloucester- Central Grammar Community Room
A lack of natural light leaves the community room at the Central Grammar Apartments in the dark. The housing facility received a grant in 2010 for renovations.
Gloucester- Central Grammar Interior
The historic exterior of the Central Grammar Apartments does not lend its style to the interior. The interior hallway has stark, institutional finishes.
Gloucester- Central Grammar Rear View
The Central Apartments elderly housing building and the rear parking lot, located on Mason Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Gloucester- Central Grammar Entrance
The former entrance to the Central Grammar Apartments in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The elderly apartment housing was renovated and updated in 2010 with a grant from the state Department of Housing and Community Development.
Gloucester- Prospect St. Housing
The view of the Prospect Street elderly housing, as seen from a lower vantage point. The top of the building is clearly visible above the homes in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Gloucester- Central Grammar
The Central Grammar Apartments have long been the home for elderly Gloucester residents seeking affordable housing. The building, which neighbors city hall and the post office, was once home to Gloucester Grammar School. In 2010, the Central…
Gloucester- Prospect St. Housing
The Senior Care Center located at 31 Prospect St. was originally housing for the elderly funded by the city of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The project was undertaken by Govenor Francis W. Sargent who held that position from 1965-1979.
The site is…
Gloucester- Prospect St. Housing
The Senior Care Center located at 31 Prospect St. was originally housing for the elderly funded by the city of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The project was undertaken by Govenor Francis W. Sargent who held that position from 1965-1979.
The site is…