Back Bay Compilation

 Nancy Seasholes discusses Boston's Back Bay. It was filled because it had become so polluted by the mid 19th century. 

 Nancy Seasholes discusses the Back Bay project, which originally was designed to keep "Yankees" or business class people in the neighborhood as voters and taxpayers. 

 Douglass Shand-Tucci tells the listener about the innovation of the Back Bay as a center of world culture of arts and sciences. 

 Author Nancy Seasholes talks about the building of Back Bay in Boston. 

 Author Nancy Seasholes defines what "landmaking" is in terms of adding land to the city of Boston. 

 Author Nancy Seasholes talks about how Bostonians used materials to add land to marshes and other landmaking techniques. 

 Author Nancy Seasholes discusses how the development of land making techniques used in Boston changed over time. 

 Ann Beha from Ann Beha Architects talks about the Christian Science Center. 

 Keith Morgan, the Professor of the history of Architecture at Boston University, discusses the historic context of the Christian Science Center in Boston. 

 Keith Morgan, professor of architecture at Boston University, discusses the architecture of the Christian Science Center. 

 Preservation Planner Lynn Smiledge talks about the urban context of the Boston Art Club. 

 Preservation Planner Lynn Smiledge talks about the architecture of the Boston Art Club: the Queen Anne Style. 

 Preservation Planner Lynn Smiledge discusses the legacy of the Boston Art Club. 

 Author Nancy Seasholes discusses the Tri-Mountain, the three peaks of Boston. Beacon Hill was cut down in the 1820s, and its dirt was used to fill in other areas of the city. 

 Author Nancy Seasholes talks about the development of the Esplanade, the area north of Beacon St in Boston. 

 Susan Park, President of the Boston Preservation Alliance, talks about preserving the Charles River Esplanade Park. 

 Lajos Heder shares his view on Boston Esplanade. 

 Author and historian Douglass Shand-Tucci gives observations about the Boston Public Library. 

 Douglass Shand-Tucci discusses the importance of the Boston Public Library in regards to Boston's history. 

Ann Beha from Ann Beha Architects talks about her project.

Keith Morgan, Professor of the History of Architecture, discusses Philip Johnson's addition to the Boston Public Library. 

 Keith Morgan, the Professor of the history of Architecture at Boston University, discusses Gwathmey Siegel's construction at 37 Newbury Street in Boston. 

 Keith Morgan, Professor of the History of Architecture, discusses how I.M. Pei was important for Boston, shown through his John Hancock Tower. 

 David Fixler discusses the John Hancock Tower built in the 1940s, designed by Harry Cobb. His solution to build a high rise next to historic buildings in Boston was traumatizing to build, but successful in its outcome. 

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