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Article: BOSTON CITY HALL: A BEAUTIFUL DISASTER Some may like its looks, but the building doesn't work for those who use it
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- February 27, 1991
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C'mon in, folks. Welcome to Boston City Hall. Step right up,
and don't be shy. Some of you may not know it, but this building has
won lots of awards, yes sir, 'cause the architects, they love it.
Why, in a poll back in 1976, they decided that our City Hall here in
Boston was tied with Trinity Church as the seventh most beautiful
building in the history of the United States. Yep, you heard it
right, folks -- the seventh most beautiful building in the history of
the United States.
So, today, we begin our tour in the mayor's office on the fifth
floor, where the view of Faneuil Hall is spectacular, except that
it's so darn cold Ray Flynn needs a portable heater at his desk.
Down in ...