Back Bay Before and After

bowesst · 06-05-2006, 01:16 PM

(Repost)

Beacon St. 1870

Central Church Newbury St. 1865

First Church Marlborough St. 1880

Boston Public Library and New Old South Church 1913

Beacon St. 1868

Beacon St. 1946

Beacon St. 1880

Boylston St. 1946

Boston Public Library 1895

Copley T

Trinity Church/Copley Square

Commonwealth Ave. 1890

Commonwealth Ave. 1887

Commonwealth Ave. 1890

Commonwealth Ave. 1940

Copley Square Hotel 1950

Fairfield St. 1880

Commonwealth Ave. 1890

Hotel Royale Beacon St. 1890

Newbury St.

Marlborough St. at Arlington St.

Arlingotn St. Church

Museum of Natural History 1867

Marlborough St. 1890

Newbury St. 1890

New Old South Church 1880

Hotel Vendome

Trinity Church Rectory 1893

Joe_Schmoe · 06-05-2006, 02:24 PM

Beacon Street, townhouses by H.H. Richardson and McKim, Mead, and White:

Before:

After:

castevens · 06-05-2006, 03:27 PM

Very, very interesting. Thanks for posting!

Ron Newman · 06-05-2006, 03:48 PM

So what exactly happend to the McKim Mead & White buildings in the last post?

lexicon506 · 06-05-2006, 05:27 PM

Well, it would appear that those poor, defenseless houses were eaten alive by the mighty Vinus Destructivus!! That building to the left doesn't stand a chance.

briv · 06-05-2006, 10:10 PM

Lexicon, ha!

I was hoping you would repost this Boswest.

Anybody know what the building was behind the BPL in the before photo -- where the Johnson building is now?

FastLane · 06-05-2006, 11:37 PM

Great re-post! I didn't notice the roofline of the Hotel Vendome last time you posted it. It appears to have been rebuilt somewhat differently after collapsing in the deadly 1972 fire. (There is a memorial on the Comm. Ave. Mall in remembrance of the nine firefighters who lost their lives).

Joe_Schmoe · 06-06-2006, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by briv

Anybody know what the building was behind the BPL in the before photo -- where the Johnson building is now?

It was the Brunswick Hotel, by Peabody and Stearns.

Ron Newman · 06-06-2006, 10:36 AM

I never knew that. How did it come to be torn down in order to build a library extension?

Joe_Schmoe · 06-06-2006, 12:06 PM

Opps, I got it backwards. The Brunswick Hotel was behind Trinity church, not the BPL. That was the "Johnson" building I thought you were talking about--500 Boylston.

I think the building you were talking about was the Harvard Medical School.

blade_bltz · 07-25-2006, 08:01 PM

I was walking through Back Bay this afternoon - something I don't often do these days. I noticed a new looking development at 386 Comm Ave - it was hideous. Anybody have any information on this one?

kz1000ps · 07-26-2006, 04:58 PM

It's actually 388 Comm Ave, but yes it's hideous. I don't know exactly what year it was built, but by the looks of it I'd say the mid to late 80s, so yeah, it's sorta newish. Typing it into Google, a lot of health professions come up as tenants, such as MGH Back Bay and the Boston Evening Medical Center, which strikes me as weird because I live close by and I never see doctors or medical staff in the area... I woulda thought it were just some more apartments or condos like everything around there.

castevens · 07-26-2006, 05:58 PM

I love this thread. I want to go out with copies of the originals in hand so I can try to get the exact original shot to see more of the changes next to the subject buildings

06-05-2006, 01:16 PM	#1
bowesst Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York Posts: 297	Back Bay Before and After (Repost) Beacon St. 1870 Central Church Newbury St. 1865 First Church Marlborough St. 1880 Boston Public Library and New Old South Church 1913 Beacon St. 1868 Beacon St. 1946 Beacon St. 1880 Boylston St. 1946 Boston Public Library 1895 Copley T Trinity Church/Copley Square Commonwealth Ave. 1890 Commonwealth Ave. 1887 Commonwealth Ave. 1890 Commonwealth Ave. 1940 Copley Square Hotel 1950 Fairfield St. 1880 Fairfield St. 1880 Commonwealth Ave. 1890 Hotel Royale Beacon St. 1890 Newbury St. Marlborough St. at Arlington St. Arlingotn St. Church Museum of Natural History 1867 Marlborough St. 1890 Newbury St. 1890 Newbury St. 1890 New Old South Church 1880 New Old South Church 1880 Hotel Vendome Trinity Church Rectory 1893

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06-05-2006, 02:24 PM	#2
Joe_Schmoe Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 361	Beacon Street, townhouses by H.H. Richardson and McKim, Mead, and White: Before: After:

06-05-2006, 03:27 PM	#3
castevens Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 1,050	Very, very interesting. Thanks for posting!

06-05-2006, 03:48 PM	#4
Ron Newman Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Davis Square, Somerville, MA Posts: 7,904	So what exactly happend to the McKim Mead & White buildings in the last post?

06-05-2006, 05:27 PM	#5
lexicon506 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cambridge, MA/Charlottesville, VA Posts: 332	Well, it would appear that those poor, defenseless houses were eaten alive by the mighty Vinus Destructivus!! That building to the left doesn't stand a chance.

06-05-2006, 10:10 PM	#6
briv Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,985	Lexicon, ha! I was hoping you would repost this Boswest. Anybody know what the building was behind the BPL in the before photo -- where the Johnson building is now?

06-05-2006, 11:37 PM	#7
FastLane Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 43	Great re-post! I didn't notice the roofline of the Hotel Vendome last time you posted it. It appears to have been rebuilt somewhat differently after collapsing in the deadly 1972 fire. (There is a memorial on the Comm. Ave. Mall in remembrance of the nine firefighters who lost their lives).

06-06-2006, 10:36 AM	#9
Ron Newman Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Davis Square, Somerville, MA Posts: 7,904	I never knew that. How did it come to be torn down in order to build a library extension?

06-06-2006, 12:06 PM	#10
Joe_Schmoe Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 361	Opps, I got it backwards. The Brunswick Hotel was behind Trinity church, not the BPL. That was the "Johnson" building I thought you were talking about--500 Boylston. I think the building you were talking about was the Harvard Medical School.

07-25-2006, 08:01 PM	#11
blade_bltz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SF Peninsula (formerly Brookline) Posts: 801	I was walking through Back Bay this afternoon - something I don't often do these days. I noticed a new looking development at 386 Comm Ave - it was hideous. Anybody have any information on this one?

07-26-2006, 04:58 PM	#12
kz1000ps Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oak Square Posts: 4,744	It's actually 388 Comm Ave, but yes it's hideous. I don't know exactly what year it was built, but by the looks of it I'd say the mid to late 80s, so yeah, it's sorta newish. Typing it into Google, a lot of health professions come up as tenants, such as MGH Back Bay and the Boston Evening Medical Center, which strikes me as weird because I live close by and I never see doctors or medical staff in the area... I woulda thought it were just some more apartments or condos like everything around there.

07-26-2006, 05:58 PM	#13
castevens Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 1,050	I love this thread. I want to go out with copies of the originals in hand so I can try to get the exact original shot to see more of the changes next to the subject buildings