Boston’s historic landmarks some dating back the 1700s adorn the city with such elegance and grandeur. The old buildings interspersed with the city’s modern structures give the city a unique personality and splendor.
Holy Trinity Church
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The look of someone who is puyat, gutom, antok, nawawala ang favorite suklay.
Blessings, Honour, and Glory
Old South Church
It’s remarkable how they are able to preserve this 1669 structure.
The preservation efforts are both remarkable and admirable.
The John Hancock Tower is a 60 story modern glass skyscraper that received the Twenty Five Year Award in 2011 from the American Institute of Architects. At 790 foot-high, it is the tallest building in Boston and in New England. Originally built in 1976 for the Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, it’s now owned by Boston Properties and is renamed as 200 Clarendon.
Westin Hotel at Copley Park
Every time I see statues in parks and in other public places, it automatically come to mind former MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando. He said on television that if he wins, the first thing he would do is to built himself a statue. Then he would work hard to deserve that statue. working hard is not enough to deserve a statue. He has his own perspective. Imagine if all of us have that kind of perspective, lahat tayo merong mga medalya nakasabit sa bahay. Una muna medalya, bago ka mag-aral. Yung mga hindi naging valedictorian, isoli ang mga medalya.
Just as we were about to enter the Old South Church, a lady told us there’s a wedding in progress. I asked her if we may go in for a few minutes to pray. She agreed.
There’s a wedding but notice there are only two flower vased at the altar. No garlands at the aisles, no red carpet, no elaborate floral decors. The church is gorgeous enough even without hundreds of flowers. We wanted to wait for the wedding to start but it might take a while because the entourage were not there yet.
Newly constructed churches no longer have the architectural details of the past.
This very old structure is in Cambridge, some 150 steps from the Austin Hall.
The Kingsley Montessori School located at 26 Exeter Street corner Newbury Street was built in 1884 for the First Spiritual Temple, owned by the Working Union of Progressive Spiritualists, which later became known as the Spiritual Fraternity. From 1914 to 1984 (70 years), it was occupied by a movie theater, Exeter Street Theatre. It’s been home to the Kingsley Montessori School since 1985.
Church of the Covenant
Walk along the commercial street Newbury and you’ll see most of these old buildings.
