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| 1231.1 | old customs house, you mean? | WRKSYS::RICHARDSON | | Wed May 28 1997 10:33 | 6 |
| You mean the old customs house building? Last I heard it was going to
be turned into expensive condos or something on that order. I haven't
been in Boston at night for a long time, so I don't know if it is still
lit up at night.
/Charlotte
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| 1231.2 | Timeshare condos | FUNYET::ANDERSON | OpenVMS pays the bills | Wed May 28 1997 10:58 | 4 |
| I think they're timeshare condos. If the clock isn't lit, watch the WLVI Ten
O'Clock News on channel 56.
Paul
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| 1231.3 | | JHAXP::DECARTERET | Live mice sit on us | Wed May 28 1997 11:20 | 8 |
| Yeah, I believe it is the old customs house. Expensive condos, eh?
I was just in town last night ~9pm and it wasn't lit up. I always
look forward to seeing it (just because) but it hasn't been lit for a
long time. Maybe the guy who changes the lightbulbs is on sick leave
or something.
-jason
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| 1231.4 | | NETCAD::MORRISON | Bob M. LKG2-A/R5 226-7570 | Fri May 30 1997 14:28 | 3 |
| My guess is that the current owners don't want to pay for the electricity
to light it up. It's unfortunate. I have seen it on the Ch. 56 news and the
new lighting is very attractive.
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| 1231.5 | | ORION::chayna.zko.dec.com::tamara::eppes | Nina Eppes | Fri May 30 1997 18:40 | 8 |
| > What's the name of the signature 'clock tower' building in Boston?
Custom House (or Custom House Tower). It's on the Boston Society of
Architects list of "Boston's 10 Best Buildings" - see
http://www.architects.org/10best.html (found via an AltaVista search,
of course :-) - couldn't find any info on why it's not lit up, though).
- Nina
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| 1231.6 | Privatized... | HANNAH::MCKINLEY | Nota bene | Mon Jun 02 1997 11:52 | 7 |
| According to an ad in this Sunday's Boston Globe, the Custom House
Tower is now owned by Marriott. They are turning it into luxury
time-share condos. If you've got an annual income of at least $80K,
you can go take a tour. They are restoring the tower and the clock
will be relit in the future (don't know when).
---Phil
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| 1231.7 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Mon Jun 02 1997 16:15 | 4 |
| > If you've got an annual income of at least $80K,
> you can go take a tour.
How can they tell?
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| 1231.8 | | BUSY::SLAB | Audiophiles do it 'til it hertz! | Mon Jun 02 1997 16:48 | 3 |
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Because the tour costs $80K, payable in installments of $1538/week.
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| 1231.9 | | JAMIN::prnsy5.lkg.dec.com::osman | Eric, dtn 226-7122 | Tue Jun 03 1997 11:45 | 3 |
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They can't tell, they just ask. But if I lied, I wouldn't feel
relaxed during the tour.
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| 1231.10 | dusty old bureaucrat offices in there | WRKSYS::RICHARDSON | | Tue Jun 03 1997 13:40 | 8 |
| It would actually be sort of wierd to tour the old Customs House
building now - it used to be a bunch of dusty old government offices
and such stuff. I recall taking my ham radio exams in an office there,
years ago. I mean, the place was about as luxurious then as the
century-old grammar school I went to. They must have gutted the whole
place to make luxury condos out of it!
/Charlotte
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| 1231.11 | | NETCAD::MORRISON | Bob M. LKG2-A/R5 226-7570 | Wed Jun 04 1997 15:10 | 5 |
| > time-share condos. If you've got an annual income of at least $80K,
> you can go take a tour.
That rules out about 90% of DECcies. And I don't suppose the tour includes
the clock works.
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