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When in the Boston area, Sauron stays in the luxurious Hancock tower

By adamg on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 12:18pm
Hancock tower in Boston with reflected sunlight

JB Parrett captured the scene.

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By Rob Not Verified on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 1:04pm.

Sauron can't afford a high-rise, luxury apartment near the top? Pssh.

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By adamg on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 1:33pm.

But he has to take the elevator up first.

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By anon on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 2:19pm.

Why go through all the bother to create fell beasts if you can't use them instead of an elevator?

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By whyaduck on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 3:07pm.

for a certain ring.

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By Somebody Else. on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 5:08pm.

... rides up and down just for the effect.

Great picture.

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By teric on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 3:51pm.

..for second bfast with the Back Bay hobbits, and there are many

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By kvn on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 1:59pm.

Who is this guy ? Like a Howard Hughes or Donald Trump ?

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By 02132 on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 2:58pm.

Sauron was an incredibly powerful dark lord of evil, intent on ruling the world and wiping out all that was beautiful and growing, causing fear and destruction in all the lands under his power. So, yeah, kinda like Trump.

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By Scratchie on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 3:19pm.

But with better hair.

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By teric on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 2:25pm.

(aside from the windows falling out back in the day)

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By Neal on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 3:51pm.

Pei's partner who designed the Hancock Tower. Pei submitted an earlier design that wasn't so masterful and was ultimately rejected (try to imagine a fifty story paper towel tube made of concrete and with one flat glass side).

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By teric on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 5:32pm.

..."cobbling together for little pei"....

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By Daan (here&there) on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 3:37pm.

If the insurance part of the building (does John Hancock Insurance still occupy any of the building?) was involved in homeowner's insurance business then this would most assuredly be an appropriate abode for Sauron. Or for any who are deeper Tolkien aficionados, Melkor.

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By anon on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 4:31pm.

I believe this would mean that Sauron is in the same building as Bain Capital.

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By teric on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 5:30pm.

Sauron <--------->Bain<----------->Romney<------------>Presidency

yikes, that was close.

Sauron<---good hair--->Romney

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