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Aerial photo of the week: Harvard campus
New 14 ft mural of the campus for Harvard Continuing Education. This aerial fills the back wall of the new Welcome Center. Hassie H4 from E. P. Levine, Helicopter R44 from Blue Hill. Thanks to Seaport Graphics for printing, mounting … Continue reading
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Tagged above, aerial, aerial photo, boston, cambridge, campus, EP Levine, harvard, Harvard Yard, helicopter, mural, New England, panorama, R44, Robinson, Schweizer, university
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Rooftop view of the week: Fifth Avenue & Broadway
Fifth Avenue and Broadway intersect at Madison Square, with the Flatiron Building in the angle. This view from 26th street, for a commercial developer.
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Tagged above, architecture, Broadway, development, Fifth Avenue, Flatiron, historic, Madison Square, New York, panorama, skyline, sunset
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First aerial photograph in USA – 10/13/1860
First successful aerial photograph made in the USA, by J. W. Black, 10/13/1860, from a balloon tethered over Boston Common. Left, the original, at the Boston Public Library. Right, a view from the same spot, same day and time, 2012. … Continue reading
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Tagged above, aerial, aerial photo, ambrotype, architecture, balloon, boston, development, Freedom Trail, helicopter, historic, R-22, wet plate
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Aerial photo of the week: Orient Point, Long Island, NY
Sunrise, looking over Orient Point, on Long Island. Gardiner’s Bay is at the top and Long Island Sound is on the bottom.
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Tagged above, aerial, aerial photo, autumn, Cessna, Gardiner's Bay, Greenport, Long Island, Long Island sound, Orient Point, sunrise
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Aerial photo of the week: Harvested fields, Pullman, WA
Wheat fields in the Palouse area, eastern Washington. Rolling hills with late afternoon light cutting across the contour plowing. Cessna 172.
Aerial photo of the week: Fan Pier
Fan Pier, Boston: 1987 and September, 2014 aerial views. Altitude 1400 ft. Schweitzer 300 helicopter; Taylor Chase = pilot. Anthony’s Pier 4 restaurant, bottom center, is now closed. The Moakley Federal Courthouse is almost obscured by the new Vertex buildings … Continue reading
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Architecture photo of the week: Alvah Kittredge house
The Alvah Kittredge House, in Roxbury, dates from 1836. Once grand, it was almost abandoned and derelict until a recent restoration by Historic Boston, Inc. Mayor Walsh and neighborhood dignitaries attended the celebration of this work last week. Afterwards, some … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, boston, columns, development, druker, greek revival, historic, historic Boston, kittredge, New England, restoration, roxbury
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Architectural photo of the week: Channel Center garage
New lighting design at Channel Center garage, inaugurated July 29th. Artist = Joanne Kaliontzis; Architect = Spalding Tougias, Landscape = Halvorson Design Partnership, Light Design by Available Light. Commonwealth Ventures is the developer of the garage, the park, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, boston, Channel Center, civic, color, design, garage, Halvorson, Kaliontzis, light, light design, night, park, parking, pattern, public, sunset, urban light
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Architecture photo of the week: Pfizer on Main St.
Pfizer recently moved into their new building at 610 Main Street, Cambridge. Elkus-Manfredi architects.
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Tagged architecture, biotech, boston, cambridge, development, Elkus-Manfredi, laboratory, MIT, Osborne Triangle, Pfizer, research
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