It’s massive, it’s divisive, but no matter what you think of it, it’s undeniably emblematic of a key moment in city history. And now, Boston City Hall has the historic landmark designation to prove it.
New playscapes, terraces and event spaces are activating the notorious windswept urban vacancies of Boston’s City Hall Plaza.
Party balloons and a jazz ensemble livened up the City Hall lobby for a birthday party marking the half-century mark for one of Boston’s most polarizing architectural statements.
What’s in a name? Apparently not much if it happens to be the “Innovation District.” Boston City Hall’s years-long, head-scratching attempt to rename the booming Seaport is officially dead.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh doesn’t strut around acting like the city’s development czar. He doesn’t design tower tops, as his legendary predecessor did, to the detriment of the city’s skyline, with the resulting “baby bottle” high-rise at 111 Huntington.
Nearly a hundred people from several tenants rights’ groups gathered across from Boston City Hall to raise awareness about the lack of affordable housing in Boston and declare a “renters’ state of emergency” yesterday.
