Parade time!
August 6th, 2007
The city is going to be wicked busy this weekend with two major parades. Bunker Hill Day parade, in Charlestown, commemorating the crucial 1775 battle against the British during the American Revolution.
And the 2008 Boston Pride parade; the theme this year is Sustaining Our Community, Conserving Our World.
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Just fabulous
August 6th, 2007
I hope these stunning images will brighten your day.
Click here to see more fabulous photos by Catchy Colors. :)
And click here to see the remarkable photography of LordV.
Stoneholm Building
August 6th, 2007
The Stoneholm sits on a hill in Brookline. It was built in 1907 and has been noted as one of the pearls of Baroque architecture in Greater Boston.
The construction followed the trend of apartment buildings in vogue between 1890 and 1920 in the Back Bay and also in Harvard Square, Cambridge.Continue reading » | Stoneholm Building
Charles River
August 2nd, 2007
This week Radio Boston will be documenting the Charles River with geotagged photos on Flickr. These are the photos I have contributed to the pool. Click here to see a slide show; people have been adding some stunning shots, don't miss it!
I'm sure these two will love to participate in the Second Annual Charles River Mile Swim Race on June 15th.
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Boston’s Shear Madness
July 29th, 2007
Shear Madness is a worldwide phenomenon seen by 8.5 million people. This fast paced whodunit comedy holds the Guinness Book record as the longest-running play in the history of American theater.Two years after its NYC debut, the show's creators purchased the worldwide rights and opened the play
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The Berkeley
July 26th, 2007
The Berkeley Building at 420 Boylston, in the Back Bay. This Beaux-Arts style building was built in 1906. It features a steel frame clad in ornate glazed terracotta, glass and copper.
The building, located between the Public Garden and Copley Square, has one of the most festive façades in Boston. Its designer, Constant Despradelle, was a professor at MIT.
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Talent
July 25th, 2007
Dutch talent. Oh, how I wish I had his eye! See more of Wout's remarkable photography here.
Spanish talent. If you haven't seen The Sea Inside, please rent the DVD. You must see this movie. If you have Netflix, it's an instant play. (Javier Bardem played that memorable crazed killer in No Country for Old Men).Continue reading » | Talent
Marriott’s Custom House
July 24th, 2007
In 1915 a 496-foot tower was added to the old Custom House making it the tallest building in Boston for 49 years. When custom officials moved to the Tip O'Neill building in 1986, the Custom House was declared surplus property; it remained unoccupied for 14 years before Marriott converted it into an 84 room hotel.
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Old South Church
July 24th, 2007
A national historic landmark and one of the finest basilicas in North America. It was designed in the Venetian Gothic style and completed in 1875 for a congregation founded in 1669.Below: The campanile, on the western end of the church, is 246 feet tall and houses a 2020 lb bell. I took this photo from the Skywalk observatory.
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The Longfellow, a troubled bridge.
July 22nd, 2007
I took these night shots of workers replacing steel ties on the Longfellow Bridge earlier this month, a couple of days before state officials closed one of the bridge's sidewalks. 700 ties have been replaced so far, but the beautiful old bridge is in very bad shape and complete restoration will take years and hundred$ of million$.
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