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Originally Posted by Private Dick
These are great. Thanks.
I've always been a big fan of Boston's skyline. That shot from Chelsea really shows the density... it's very Lower Manhattan and San Francisco-ish to me.
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I think natives might be tougher on the city as a whole and the skyline in particular than everyone else. I love the city to death, but the skyline has always been weak for me. Back Bay's "High Spine" concept never truly materialized, as everything else tall that's been proposed after the new Hancock went up has been shot down. And while the Financial District is impressively dense, it's also just a flat-topped wall of 550-600 foot towers. No real focal point. Too much brown, not enough glass. Hopefully Millennium Tower will start to fix this by adding a bit of central peak and some much needed glass to the Financial District.