stephanieNY

...so how did I miss this building all these years?  

I took a wrong turn today and walked right into this beaut, 133 Federal Street.  Some google research revealed that it's the original Blue Cross/Blue Shield building by Paul Rudolph in 1957.  Even though it's a bit tucked away among the newer, taller buildings of the Financial District, I can't believe I've never seen it before.  

1957-ish:

For reference, Paul designed the more salient Government Service Center in Boston years later:

Boston's modernist and brutalist buildings always seem to be in danger of destruction, I'm sure due to their sticky public reception.  According to this NYT article, the BC/BS building was slated for demolition in 2007.  Since I saw it standing there today, three years later, I'm hoping they've since decided get off its back.