Fanfare For Quincy

The Church of Presidents is the backdrop for Quincy Symphony Orchestra and Quincy Choral Society as they perform at the dedication of Quincy's newest park appropriately named the Hancock-Adams Common located in historic Quincy Center. 

Reviving a "Classic"

Today's Monochrome Monday picture is a close-up of the facade of Quincy Savings Bank Building on Hancock Street.  This 1897, classical revival building features Quincy granite in it's very importatnt-looking doorway.  Notice the Roman-style use of a "v" instead of a "u" in the spelling of Quincy.  The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

Embossed In Snow

The statues of Abigail and John Quincy Adams took a pasting from the recent snowstorm.  Here they are on a warmer day in springtime!

White-out

The Church of the Presidents is still visible as the snow blankets Quincy Center.  Happy Monochrome Monday!

Snowy Hall

Quincy City Hall looks like a winter wonderland in the snow.

Snowbeard

I like this man's beard and the snowflake banner behind him.  We're getting ready for another blast of winter.

Gilded Tower

Church of the Presidents  catches late afternoon light as well as my camera lens.

July Theme Day: Facade

I chose this handsome 1929 Art Deco facade of the Granite Trust Building located in Quincy Center for my July "theme day" post.  This edifice has always served as a bank and a symbol of prosperous times for this city.  Once again it is the beacon of economic hope because the first phase of an ambitious redevelopment project is getting underway right behind it.

You may visit other City Daily Photo Bloggers' interpretations of this month's theme by clicking  HERE.

Cherry Blossom Time

 It's cherry blossom time at United First Church in Quincy Center.
 Happy Skywatch Friday!

Quincy's Classic

The absence of cars and use of black and white gives this wintry view of Old City Hall a timeless quality.  More snow is forecast for tomorrow . . . winter seems never ending this year.

Blanketing "Granite City" With Snow

This view of the First Parish Church in Quincy Center is taken from the Hancock Cemetery.

Snow Treads

The owners of these bicycles outside the Quincy Center train station are in for a tough ride home.  I hope they have snow tires.

Classic Greek

Quincy's City Hall was built in the 1840s in the classic Greek Revival style.  It was built with Quincy granite by master stone workers.  You can see a close-up of one ionic column here.  The crumbling interior  is finally being renovated.  It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Happy Skywatch Friday!

Elizabethan Quincy

This Tudor/Jacobethan Revival Adams Building in Quincy Center was designed by William J. Beal in 1880, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

West Wind

This close-up image is of the refurbished tower atop The Church of the Presidents in Quincy Center

Mulching

The flower beds in Quincy Center are being made ready for summer plantings by the city's Parks & Public Works Dept.  In the background you can see the new site of Quincy College at Presidents Place.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Golden Tower

The First Parish Church of the Presidents in Quincy Center has had its bell tower and clock refurbished just in time for a spring unveiling. The gold really glistens in the sun.

Waiting For The Bell To Toll

Scaffolding was erected this past July to restore the bell tower of the United First Parish Church (Church of the Presidents) in Quincy Center. Restoration should be completed by November at a cost of $600,000. This magnificent edifice, built of Quincy granite donated by John Adams, was designed by Alexander Parris and completed in 1828. You can read more about the church here and see the tower here.

Happy Skywatch Friday everyone! We're into a rainy spell once again.

"Shopperstown USA" Resurfaces

This Touraine sign saw the light of day once again after the demolition of the Quincy Fair Mall. Touraine's, opened for business in 1949 and sold woman's apparel at its Hancock Street location for about 30 years until malls lured shoppers away from the city.

I wonder if the Historical Society will procure and preserve this piece of Quincy's history.

Tourist Ready

Quincy Center lampposts are decorated with their seasonal banners and the Church of the Presidents (dome in the background) is awaiting visitors for another tourist season.