City Place (1980) is Connecticut’s tallest building – just two meters taller than Travelers Tower (1919). Name: City Place Location: 185 Asylum Street Year Completed: 1980 Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Style: Postmodern Wikipedia: City Place I Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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A part of Hartford’s industrial history, half-covered during the flood of 1936. Restored and converted to offices. Detailed terra cotta, red brick. Name: Atlantic Screw Works Location: 75 Charter Oak Avenue Year Completed: 1903, 1910 Architect: Davis & Brooks Historic Buildings of Connecticut: Atlantic Screw Works Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant /
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Said to be the largest Colonial Revival building in the world. Name: Aetna Inc. HQ Location: 151 Farmington Avenue Year Completed: 1931 Architect: James Gamble Rogers Style: Colonial Revival Wikipedia: Aetna Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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A landmark downtown commercial block, well preserved. Name: McKone Block Location: 363 Main Street Year Completed: 1875 Architect: Patrick McKone Style: High Victorian Italianate National Register of Historic Places: Buckingham Square Historic District (pdf) Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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Blue mirror glass office tower wedded to the landmark Mechanics Savings Bank in downtown Hartford. Name: 100 Pearl Street, Mechanics Savings Bank Location: 100 Pearl Street Year Completed: 1988 Architect: Jeter Cook & Jepson Style: Postmodern Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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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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