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An Architectural Play – Theatrical Architecture

June 13, 2015 By Francesca Gordini

When Art and Architecture meet. 

As humans we are constantly overwhelmed and barraged by a multitude of advertisements in any graphic form. There is so much of it that when walking through a square (Times Square is probably the epitome) we are tempted to forget that the space is formed by architectures of any kind. [Read more…] about An Architectural Play – Theatrical Architecture

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Boston, Design, Feature Posts, Historic, Special Tagged With: Annina Ruf, Architecture, Art, Composition, EPFL, Oil on wood, Painting, Play, Theater, Theatrical Architecture

Newburyport: City on the Sea

March 30, 2014 By Alex Davies

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Today, I went to Newburyport, which is about 30 miles up the coast from where I live in Salem, or up the coast north from Boston. It is a very busy historic city for fishermen and local tourism. [Read more…] about Newburyport: City on the Sea

Filed Under: Boston, Historic, News, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: culture, fishing, geography, history, Newburyport, port cities, shopping

Cohasset Town Hall Renovation

December 11, 2012 By Francesca Gordini

Thanksgiving CohassetThings age, buildings as well as people.

This is the case with Cohasset Town Hall, which could soon be getting a facelift.   [Read more…] about Cohasset Town Hall Renovation

Filed Under: Boston, Historic, News, Projects Tagged With: Cohasset

Peddocks Island: A Study of Public Art and Community

November 25, 2012 By Kara Chisholm

Fort AndrewsAt the end of this past summer I made a trip to Peddocks Island in the Boston Harbor. The island is one of 24 that make up the Boston Harbor Islands National Park. The Metropolitan District Commission (now DCR), a state agency, acquired Peddocks Island in 1970. It’s one of the largest in the harbor and the only one that still has cottages used by summer residents. It’s an amazing place, unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. [Read more…] about Peddocks Island: A Study of Public Art and Community

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Boston, Historic, News Tagged With: cottage, fort, Historic, island, military, Preservation

The Fate of Neutra’s Cyclorama at Gettysburg Has National Implications

September 27, 2012 By Jason W. Hart

Cyclorama Gettysburg Library of Congress Photo 2002The National Park Service has published their environmental assessment report outlining options for Richard Netura’s 1961 Cyclorama Building at Gettysburg. Their recommended fate for the building: demolition. This comes after two decades of argument and a three year lawsuit between preserving the building in place and removing the building to rehabilitate the battlefield beneath it. [Read more…] about The Fate of Neutra’s Cyclorama at Gettysburg Has National Implications

Filed Under: Boston, Feature Posts, Historic Tagged With: Demolition, Gettysburg, mid-century, Modernism, National Park Service, Preservation, Richard Neutra

New Life for H.H. Richardson’s Hayden Building

June 9, 2012 By Zach Rochman

Hayden Building

Boston – The open house held at the Hayden building on Monday, June 4 signaled the beginning of a new chapter in the building’s eccentric history. Renowned architect HH Richardson designed the building in 1875. However the Hayden fell into neglect as Boston’s red light district nick named “the Combat Zone” developed around it. In 1985 a fire damaged its upper floors. In 1993 Historic Boston Incorporated in a similar state of disrepair. [Read more…] about New Life for H.H. Richardson’s Hayden Building

Filed Under: Boston, Historic, News, Revitalization Tagged With: Historic, Historic New England, housing, lofts, National Register, renovation, restoration, urban core

Arlington Considers Return To Menotomy Roots

April 14, 2012 By Euginie Kwan

Jason Russell House, Arlington, Mass.Boston – The battles of Lexington and Concord. These events should ring a bell or two with most people. However, when it comes to the Battle of Menotomy, notably the bloodiest battle that took place on April 19, 1775, the first day of the American Revolution, the number of questioning looks and blanks stares is sure to skyrocket. [Read more…] about Arlington Considers Return To Menotomy Roots

Filed Under: Boston, Historic, News Tagged With: A-TED, American Revolution, Arlington Advocate, Arlington Committee on Tourism and Economic Development, Arlington MA, Battle of Menotomy, Boston Discovery Guide, Clarissa Rowe, Jason Russell, Jason Russell House, Menotomy, Menotomy Village, Patriots' Day, Paul Revere, Robert Radochia, Wicked Local

Preserving Boston’s Iconic Three-Decker House

March 29, 2012 By Euginie Kwan

A Three-Decker Home in Cobble Hill, Somerville, MABoston – With their light wooden frames, flat or slightly pitched roofs and stacked porches, the three-decker residence has become a staple in the architectural make up of Boston’s urban neighborhoods. [Read more…] about Preserving Boston’s Iconic Three-Decker House

Filed Under: Boston, Historic, News, Projects, Revitalization Tagged With: 3D Campaign, Arthur J. Krim, Boston Architectural College, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston.com, Brady Wahl, Community Development Block Grant, Historic New England, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Sally Zimmerman, Three-decker, triple-decker, Triple-Decker Campaign

US Rep. Richard E. Neal and Becker College to Dedicate May House Restoration to Underground Railroad Movement

February 28, 2012 By Euginie Kwan

Abolitionist Rev. Samuel May, 1870.The restoration of the historic May House, a designated part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, is currently underway and is scheduled to be completed and open to the public by the end of 2012. It is to become a town visitors’ center and museum dedicated the anti-slavery movement and the accomplishments of Rev. Samuel May. [Read more…] about US Rep. Richard E. Neal and Becker College to Dedicate May House Restoration to Underground Railroad Movement

Filed Under: Boston, Historic, News Tagged With: Bargmann Hendrie and Archetype Inc, Becker College, bhplus, Jack Glassman, Leicester, Massachusetts Antislavery Society, National Park Association, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Rev. Samuel May, Richard E. Neal, S. Judson May, Samuel May, Sandy Lashin-Curewitz, Underground Railroad, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Decaying Charles River Speedway Seeks a Developer

February 27, 2012 By Corey Roberts

Chariot at Charles River Speedway, Harvard Stadium in background, Boston Public LibraryBoston – The Charles River Speedway first opened in 1899 to entertain Bostonians with chariot races and parades. [Read more…] about Decaying Charles River Speedway Seeks a Developer

Filed Under: Boston, Historic, News, Revitalization Tagged With: Charles River

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