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.

Push Pin in City Hall Plaza

Another http://www.visitthepin.com/ push pin. This one is located in City Hall Plaza.

Boston City Hall

In 1962 three professors at Columbia University won a nationwide competition, among 256 submissions, to design the Boston City Hall. In 1976, the American Institute of Architects nominated Boston City Hall as the SIXTH greatest building in American history! Wow! Well, those guys certainly do not live in Boston. Bostonians do not think much of the place and long for the pre-urban renewal days of Scollay Square. On December 12, 2006, Mayor Menino proposed selling this building, and the adjacent 8 acres of City Hall Plaza, to private developers. At that point a group of preservationists and architects filed a petition with the Boston Landmarks Commission to grant the building a special landmark status. Seems to be a quid pro quo at this point: No attempt to sell, then no status as a special landmark.

John F. Kennedy Federal Office Building

Perfect weather in Beantown today. The John F. Kennedy Federal Office Building rises above City Hall Plaza. This 26-story tower was constructed circa 1967.