Post Office Square

Keep the telephone mural in Boston

adamg — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:01:48 -0400

So Verizon removed the telephone-history mural in its old Post Office Square building because the new owner is not a big fan of the working classes, or something. Jay Fitzgerald is outraged at the thought it might be sold to somebody in Rhode Island:

... It's a striking mural in the old WPA style. It depicts a major innovation developed in Boston. It should remain in Boston. ...

Vicious brutes tear poor victim apart

adamg — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:05:25 -0400

Photo set showing a group of seagulls attacking a robin - and then fighting over its remains - in Post Office Square. Via the Urban Pantheist.

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Frozen web

adamg — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:48:53 -0500

Swirlygrrl looked up through the lattice at Post Office Square Park at the Verizon building.

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How green is my walkway?

adamg — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:50:00 -0400

Iceburns strolls through Post Office Square.

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Life in the fat lane

adamg — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:21:41 -0400

Alicia photographs an appropriate stencil on the sidewalk outside the Dunkin' Donuts in Post Office Square.

Verizon sells its signature Boston building

adamg — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:49:39 -0400

John Keith reports the phone company expects to finalize the sale of 185 Franklin St. in Post Office Square to Kennedy Associates/Commonwealth Ventures by the end of the month.

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Can you hear them now?

adamg — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:07:20 -0400

Greg MacKay photographed Verizon workers in Post Office Square as they got ready for a rally this evening in front of Verizon's New England headquarters. At issue: Their contract, which expires this weekend.

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This photo is an act of defiance

adamg — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:00:39 -0400

Yeah, it's a cool Art Deco light on the side of the old New England Telephone and Telegraph (now Verizon) building in Post Office Square, but so?

Well, if you stand on the sidewalk right outside the building and take pictures of it, security guards in black suits might come out and tell you you can't take photos of the building.

Take this, Verizon.

Oh, and here's another one:

Just not kosher: Milk Street Cafe to be kicked out of Post Office Square

adamg — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:41:45 -0500

To be replaced by a non-kosher joint, Kosher News reports - adding the main Milk Street Cafe will remain open.