Filene's Building and Washington Street, c. 1915
The Boston Globe
reports today that the hole in Downtown Crossing left by the demolition of the extension to the historic Filene's Building has a new developer. The extension was demolished in 2008 to prepare for an office/condominium tower which never got out of the ground. The historic portion of the building, seen above in the center of the postcard, was designed by the architect Daniel Burnham as his last commission. He died before the completion of the building in 1912. Burnham is perhaps best known today as the architect of New York City's iconic Flatiron Building and for his work with the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893.
1893 Columbian Exposition, Chicago
Library of Congress Photo
Flatiron Building, New York City
Library of Congress Photo
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