50 State House Square, Hartford CT Name: First National Bank Building, Hartford Federal Savings Bank Building Location: 50 State House Square Year Completed: 1899 Architect: Ernest Flagg Style: Beaux Arts Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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10 State House Square, photographed from State House Square (Old State House) Name: State House Square Tower, 110 State House Square Location: 10 State House Square Year Completed: 1987 Architect: Russell Gibson von Dohlen Style: Postmodern Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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Hartford Square North, 10 Columbus Boulevard, is a study in clean lines, curves and ribbon windows. Name: Hartford Square North Location: 10 Columbus Boulevard Year Completed: 1985 Style: Postmodern Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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Comcast Center was Philadelphia’s tallest building from 2008 until “supertall” Comcast Technology Center was completed one block west in 2018. Name: Comcast Center Location: 1701 John F Kennedy Boulevard Year Completed: 2008 Architect: Robert AM Stern Style: Postmodern Wikipedia: Comcast Center Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken September 2021 with
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1628 John F Kennedy Boulevard, aka 8 Penn Center, aka Commonwealth Land & Title Building, has a distinctive curved blue glass facade. Name: 8 Penn Center, aka Commonwealth Land & Title Building Location: 1628 John F Kennedy Boulevard Year Completed: 1982 Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Style: Postmodern Wikipedia: Penn Center Google Map All images
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Pennsylvania Railroad Suburban Station, aka One Penn Center, holds on to its Art Deco facade but lost long-distance rail service decades ago. Name: One Penn Center aka Pennsylvania Railroad Suburban Station Location: 1617 John F Kennedy Boulevard Year Completed: 1930 Architect: Graham Anderson Probst & White Style: Art Deco Wikipedia: Penn Center Google Map All
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Municipal Services Building is set in a broad plaza across John F Kennedy Boulevard from Philadelphia City Hall. Name: Philadelphia Municipal Services Building Location: 1401 John F Kennedy Boulevard Year Completed: 1963 Architect: Vincent Kling & Associates Style: Postmodern Wikipedia: Municipal Services Building Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken September
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1650 Market Street, aka One Liberty Place, is often called “Philadelphia’s Chrysler Building” for its graceful spire. The skyscraper was first to break the “gentlemen’s agreement” limiting heights to the height of City Hall’s statue of William Penn. Name: One Liberty Place Location: 1650 Market Street Year Completed: 1990 Architect: Helmut Jahn Style: Postmodern Wikipedia:
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1319 Market Street, the Art Deco landmark Market Street National Bank, faces Philadelphia City Hall. The former bank building has been converted to a Residence Inn by Marriott hotel. Name: Market Street National Bank Location: 1319 Market Street Year Completed: 1931 Architect: Ritter & Shay Style: Art Deco Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia: Market Street National
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Philadelphia City Hall is at the geographic center of Philadelphia, and until 1986 was the city’s tallest structure by “gentlemen’s agreement.” The structure is pure masonry – held up by granite and brick walls up to 22 feet thick! Name: PhiladelphiaCity Hall Location: 1400 John F Kennedy Boulevard / 1 Penn Square Year Completed: 1901
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