Boston, Part I

For six years in the aughts Boston was the city I called home. Since I wasn't yet the shutterbug I've since become, however, my stay was never properly documented on film. Early this week on a whim I decided to correct this in a frenzied two-day kamikaze attack. Here are the results.


In Copley Square. Trinity Church, Hancock Tower, and an audacious bird who wanted in on the action.


The First Church of Christ Science, otherwise known as the Mother Church.


The Prudential Center, the R2-D2 Building, and the Christian Science Administration Building, respectively.


Abigail Adams stands guard in the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.


In the early sixties a vibrant section of town called Scollay Square was bulldozed to make way for the monstrous Boston City Hall. Brutalist architecture is brutal.


This used to be a hideous snarl of rusting elevated expressway. After years of unsightly construction and structural mishap the roads have all been diverted underground, freeing up the grounds for a serene public space.


The Paul Revere Mall leading to the Old North Church. "One if by land..."


Copp's Hill Burying Ground, the second oldest cemetery in Boston, makes an appearance in H.P. Lovecraft's short story "Pickman's Model."


The Custom House Tower at dusk. Until 1964 it was the tallest structure in the city. And is still one of the grandest.


Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park.


Joe's on the Waterfront.




Boston Harbor by night.


The Massachusetts State House, sitting majestically atop Beacon Hill.

To be continued...