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Tag Archives: historic
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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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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Architecture photo of the week: Old South, Easter
Easter morning at Old South Church, Boston. (Cummings & Sears, 1874)
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Tagged architecture, boston, church, Copley Square, Cummings & Sears, easter, gothic revival, historic, preservation, worship
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