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The family had already relinquished ownership of 20-30 Bromfield by this time, being no longer in possession of the property by 1888. [1] 20-24 Bromfield Street was nearly gutted by a seven alarm fire on July 7, 1982, which caused over $500,000 in damages [3] and destroyed several artists' studios, as well as the offices of the Gay Community News.
Dr. Jim O'Connell is the founding physician and president of Boston Health Care for the Homeless. [6] He agreed to the role of founding physician as a temporary favor to the City of Boston, but stayed with BHCHP for over forty years. [7] [8] [9] O'Connell was trained in patient engagement by Barbara McInnis, a nurse at the Pine Street Inn ...
Prudential Tower The Prudential Tower behind 111 Huntington Avenue, as seen from the South End Alternative names The Pru Prudential Tower 800 Boylston St General information Status Open Location 800 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Construction started 1960 Completed 1964 Opened 1965 Owner Boston Properties Management Boston Properties Height Antenna spire 907 ft (276 m ...
Boston went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in the construction of over 20 skyscrapers, including 200 Clarendon and the Prudential Tower. The city is the site of 25 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, more than any other city in New England .
Wesleyan Building (at right), no.36 Bromfield St., Boston, 2010. The Wesleyan Building (est.1870) of Boston, Massachusetts, is located on Bromfield Street in the vicinity of Downtown Crossing. Architects Joseph Billings and Hammatt Billings designed it as the headquarters of the Methodist Boston Wesleyan Association.
The complex is officially known as the Joseph A. Langone, Jr. Memorial Center; it was named for the Massachusetts state senator in 1962. [3] [4] Older references have used the names "Government Service Center" (this name is easily confused with Government Center as a whole), the "State Services Center", or the "State Health, Education and Welfare Services Center".
The name "Combat Zone" was popularized through a series of exposé articles on the area Jean Cole wrote for the Boston Daily Record in the 1960s. [1] The moniker described an area that resembled a war zone both because of its well-known crime and violence, and because many soldiers and sailors on shore leave from the Charlestown (Boston) Navy Yard frequented the many strip clubs and brothels ...
The Hub on Causeway is a 1,500,000 sq ft (139,400 m 2) mixed-use development in West End, Boston adjoining the TD Garden and North Station. It stands on the former site of Boston Garden, which was razed in 1998. Before its construction, the old Garden footprint served as employee parking. [1]