Slide Title

Boston: South from the Prudential

Photographer/Creator

Chester Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Date

Summer 6-1966

Description

An Aerial view of Sotuh Boston from the Skywalk Observatory, located on the 50th floor of the Prudential Tower. The tower consists of 52 floors of office space, built in 1964. The Prudential tower is part of a complex referred to as the Prudential Center. The building, which is the second tallest in the city after the John Hancock tower, was designed by Charles Luckman and Associates in 1964.

Notes

Bibliography: "About Prudential Center." Prudential Center, 2016, www.prudentialcenter.com/visit_about.html. Accessed 28 Dec. 2016. Campbell, Robert. "Rebuilding the Pru Disaster." Boston Globe, 28 Jan. 1990, pp. B.33. Fenton, John H. "Center in Boston To Be Dedicated." The New York Times, 18 Apr. 1965, pp. R1.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Subject Headings

Architecture -- Massachusetts -- Boston; Architecture and photography; Architecture -- Skyscrapers;

Country Name

United States

Region Name

Massachusetts

City Name

Boston

Street Address

800 Boylston St.

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chester, "Boston: South from the Prudential" (1966). Browse All. 342.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/342