The second John Hancock Tower, looming 60 floors, was built in 1976.
Few now can imagine the Boston skyline without it, but when the design was announced in 1967, reaction was less than positive. Reviewers called it "a monster," "an outrage," and "an egotistical monument."
In December 2006, a New York real estate firm bought the tower and other properties across the country for about $3.3 billion from Beacon Capital Partners LLC of Boston.
Few now can imagine the Boston skyline without it, but when the design was announced in 1967, reaction was less than positive. Reviewers called it "a monster," "an outrage," and "an egotistical monument."
In December 2006, a New York real estate firm bought the tower and other properties across the country for about $3.3 billion from Beacon Capital Partners LLC of Boston.
(Globe photo)