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Mon., 7/2/12
Viva La Literature
Mon., 7/2/12
Viva La Literature
The Callie Crossley Show
07/02/12
Marjorie Garber and Alicia Anstead join us.
Fri., 6/29/12
Let's Do the Time Warp (Never) Again!
Fri., 6/29/12
Let's Do the Time Warp (Never) Again!
The Callie Crossley Show
06/29/12
Garen Daly joins us.
Fri., 6/29/12
Week in Review
Fri., 6/29/12
Week in Review
The Callie Crossley Show
06/29/12
Peter Kadzis, Gintautas Dumcius and Sue O'Connell join us.
Thurs., 6/28/12
The Gavel Comes Down on Government
Thurs., 6/28/12
The Gavel Comes Down on Government
The Callie Crossley Show
06/28/12
Arnie Arnesen, Robert Whitcomb and Brian Rosman join us..
Wed., 6/27/12
60 Feet Underground
Wed., 6/27/12
60 Feet Underground
The Callie Crossley Show
06/27/12
Leon Neyfakh joins us.
Wed., 6/27/12
The Pru: A Love/Hate Story
Wed., 6/27/12
The Pru: A Love/Hate Story
The Callie Crossley Show
06/27/12
Elihu Rubin joins us.
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The Pru: A Love/Hate Story
Rising 52 floors into the sky, Boston's Prudential Tower stands as a 20th century symbol of... a life insurance company. It anchors the city's skyline, but it is derided as an architectural eyesore. In his new book, architectural historian Elihu Rubin has written the Prudential’s biography. Nearly 50 years-old, "the Pru" is hailed as the skyscraper that turned Boston into a modern city. From the spectacular view from the 52nd floor to the pulsating stream of workers and shoppers who cycle through its revolving doors, there’s no denying that this structure has forever changed Boston's form and function.
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Elihu Rubin: author of Insuring the City: The Prudential Center and the Postwar Urban Landscape, assistant professor of architecture and urbanism at Yale. He'll be giving a lecture about Boston's skyscrapers at the Boston Society of Architects tomorrow at 6:30PM.
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