Slide Title
Preview
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.
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). Smolski Images. 342.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/342
Keywords
aerial; Prudential Tower; Boston, Massachusetts; skyscraper;
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.