[MassHistPres] Greater Boston this evening at 7 on WGBH

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I think many people dislike Boston's brutalist buildings because of what was lost to make room for them.  Historians tell us never to forget and for me these structures are a constant reminder of an injustice that not only forced people out of their neighborhoods in the name of progress but took down so many structures with history and character.


Matt Pujo


Beverly, Ma  




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Sadly, dislike of the poorly maintained City Hall still runs rampant.  


However, Rudolph’s never completed Government Services Center, Boston’s more poetic and less derivative, other great Brutalist masterpiece, is finally getting some attention and sympathetic press.



As for Emily and preservation, she ran a terrific piece on the plight of the Chestnut Hill Pumping Station when it was at its lowest ebb in the ‘90s.


Dennis De Witt

Brookline





On Sep 16, 2014, at 2:16 PM, james hadley <jameswhadley at hotmail.com> wrote:



Emily is notorious for her dislike of the Boston City Hall. Let's hope she doesn't make any snide comments about it tonight - her trademark, alas. Let us hope that that particular battle is over.
James Hadley
former Chair, Orleans Historical Commission



From: djd184 at verizon.net
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:24:23 -0400
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Greater Boston this evening at 7 on WGBH

FYI — Emily Rooney will be taking up the topic of Preservation in Boston (“Boston boasts about its priceless historical landmarks, but is the city doing enough to preserve them?”) on Greater Boston this evening at 7.


Dennis De Witt

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