Boston Public Library

Part of the facade of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. The library opened in 1895 and was the first municipally-supported library in the nation.

Salty Dog

The Salty Dog is a popular fish eatery in the Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market area.

Park Bench

Rainy day. Bench in the mall on Commonwealth Avenue.

Merry-Go-Round

This Merry-Go-Round is located opposite Christopher Columbus Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

City Hall Plaza

Well, it's official. China is a capitalist country. Today on City Hall Plaza there was a celebration of the 60th Aniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. I thought, America is becoming rather progressive celebrating the founding of a Communist country. Then I realized, China is no longer Communist. The world takes what China makes & the Chinese are better Capitalists than the Americans these days. Our former enemies become our friends.

Skyline

View of the Back Bay & the Prudential Tower taken while standing on a roof top.

Charles River

A view of the Charles River looking towards Cambridge. Fanstastic weather for sailing.

Waterfront Marina

Lovely evening with warm weather on the Waterfront Marina.

Cloudless Skys

For the last few days Boston has been enjoying extraordinary weather. Cloudless skies & cool temperatures. View of the skyscrapers located at the Prudential Center from the Boylston Street side.

Cuban Art Gallery

A gallery in the South End located in the 450 Harrison Avenue complex. This gallery exhibits Cuban artists.

Reflections

Reflections in the mirrored glass of the Hancock Tower.

Haymarket

Every Friday and Saturday on the streets of the area known as Haymarket there is an open air market for fruit and produce. One can find some real bargains here such as a bag of carrots for $1.00 & there must be almost three pounds in that bag.

Haymarket

View down the stairwell of a meat and fish market in the area known as Haymarket.

Copley Square

Beautiful evening sky & light in Copley Square. The Hancock Tower rises above Boston.

State Street Skyline

Reflections of the clouds in the mirrored windows of the skyscrapers on State Street. We have been enjoying beautiful fall weather.

Street Performance

Street performers at the Faneuil Hall Market Place.

Ringling Brothers' Lion

Cool lion sculpture located in front of the Ringling Brothers' former mansion in the South End. The former home of the circus owners is now several condo units. However this cute lion remained at the bottom of the front steps.

Gallery Opening

Attended the opening of Judith Solomon's show at the Copley Society gallery on Newbury Street. Beautiful paintings. Must see.

Rainy Day on the Common

A cafe closed due to rainy weather at the intersection of Boylston & Tremont Streets at the Boston Common. Lot's of rain today.

Steinway and Sons

Image of the plate glass window found at Steinway & Sons on Boylston Street.

Scollay Square

A mosaic revealed in the T-Stop at Government Center. This is on the Blue Line platform which is one flight below the Green Line platform. Hence the "under" designation. Government Center was once called Scollay Square but the whole area was changed in the urban renewal movement of the 1970's.

Minaret

An image of the minaret on the mosque at Roxbury Crossing.

Conomo Point

Enjoyed some marvelous weather this Labor Day weekend. Here is a view from Conomo Point out on the cape near Essex.

The Donkey Show

"The Donkey Show" is an amazing recreation of Studio 54 where the audience can dance & the performers act out an interpretation of A Midsummer's Night Dream centering on the disco. Tickets are available at the A.R.T. Loeb Theater at Harvard in Cambridge. The performance is in a theater at 2 Arrow Street below Harvard Square.

Harbor View

View of the City of Boston taken from a public beach on one of the harbor islands. Ferries transport day trippers to a network of islands which ring the harbor.

Kitty O'Shea's

Kitty O'Shea's is a popular nightspot on State Street. Named after the mistress & later wife of Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader the Irish Home Rule movement in the 19th century. I like these images where there are many reflections in the plate glass.

Coast Guard Patrol Boat

The Coast Guard patrols the Boston Harbor from this boat seen docked opposite Battery Wharf. Had a lovely dinner in this outdoor cafe on the wharf.

Post Office Square

Brillant weather! Office workers enjoying lunch break in Post Office Square.

Boston View

View of Boston in the early evening taken from a balcony in Central Square in Cambridge. One can see the Hancock Tower & the Prudential Building among others.

Theme Day: BIG

The Hancock Tower rises above Copley Square. Designed in 1976 by renowned architect I.M. Pei. This elegant structure rises 60 stories above Boston & is the tallest building in New England. The windows reflect the light & mirror the surrounding buildings, therefore, this monumental structure blends into the cityscape quite comfortably. The tower has 10,000 windows which in the earlier years had a tendency to pop out due to the pressures of wind & heat. I remember even in the early 1980's the surrounding streets were closed to traffic due to the possibility of falling panes of glass! However, this problem was finally corrected by the installation of 10,000 sensors, one per window. Each sensor monitors the vibrations of the pane of glass as an early warning signal that the glass may be popping out of the casing. Click'>Click'>http://www.citydailyphoto.com/portal/themes_archive.php?tid=33">Click here to view thumbnails for all participants