The Old State House

© Robert R. Goodman

The Old State House

Uploaded: August 29, 2013

Description

Catch All.The Old State House is a historic building in Boston, at the intersection of Washington and State Streets. Built in 1713, it was the seat of the Massachusetts legislature until 1798. One of the landmarks on Boston's Freedom Trail, it is the oldest surviving public building in Boston, and acts as a history museum operated by the Bostonian Society.

Comments

David Phalen August 29, 2013

I see you got up to my hometown.:) Excellent light, colors and details in an outstanding capture of Boston!! Did you drive in Boston? #1542274

Ermanno Radice August 29, 2013

Hi Bobby, wonderful perspective and capture, excellent cityscape, my friend! #10823931

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe August 29, 2013

Welcome back. Hope you enjoyed your vacation. Excellent street capture. #10823932

David Phalen August 29, 2013

Smart move taking the subway!! I grew up driving in Boston and thought it was great sport until a couple of years ago when I decided it was time to take the subway.:) #10823950

John Connolly August 29, 2013

An amamzing graphic cityscape Bobby! The light here is fantastic! Love the depth and clarity in this wonderful image! #10823978

Bojan Bencic level-classic August 29, 2013

Hi, Bobby. Great vertical perspective. Excellent capture. #10824018

Gord MacEachern August 29, 2013

Love this cityscape Bobby, the vertical suits this so well. Great info also!! #10824029

Claudia Kuhn level-classic August 29, 2013

Wonderful city image Bobby, love how the architecture styles are so contrasted - old and new. #10824165

Stephen Zacker August 29, 2013

Awesome contrast. I really like this #10824192

Ann H. Belus level-deluxe August 29, 2013

Fantastic capture of the quintessential image of Boston...perfect detail and clarity! Great job, Bobby! #10824324

Chris Ebben August 29, 2013

What a great scene & how lucky they are to have saved a few old buildings. Our town has been trying to start an Oyster & Timber museum but so far hasn't had much luck. We also have no old buildings to use but they are still trying to obtain a site!! Well taken=^..^= #10824335

Val Feldman level-deluxe August 29, 2013

Excellent vertical composition, Bobby - the Old State House is dwarfed by those new modern buildings - wonderful contrast between the old and the new, great color, superb depth and clarity...and thanks for the excellent information...I learned something new! WELCOME BACK! #10824434

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic August 29, 2013

Wonderful perspective and details Bobby!,
Amalia #10824495

Carol L. Fowler August 29, 2013

Beautiful capture of the city life! #10824551

Robert R. Goodman August 29, 2013

Thank you David,Ermanno,Tammy,Bojan,Gord,Claudia,Stephen,Ann,Chris,Valarie,Amalia and Carol. #10824706

Terry Cervi level-deluxe August 29, 2013

Hey, Bobby!! Welcome back! You were missed, my friend! What a great shot! I look forward to seeing many more from your trip! #10824707

Ellen Hodges August 29, 2013

Welcome back, Bobby!!! Super duper and well done shot! Love that pov!!! #10824876

Ujjwal Mukherjee August 29, 2013

Welcome back,my friend! I am sure you had a wonderful time!!
Excellent composition, details and capture,Bobby!! #10824927

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe August 30, 2013

Great pov and capture Bobb - I hope you have a fun trip! #10825075

Amanda J. Tanner level-classic August 30, 2013

Excellent city capture. I'm with Val the the state building is dwarfed by the larger buildings, I like this because it leads you into the scene and to the subject! Great Comp and detail Bobby! I can't wait to see your other images. I have never been to boston. #10825119

JO ANN CLEVELAND August 30, 2013

Welcome back, this is a great capture and love the history...now can't wait to see what else you came up with!

jo ann c. #10825366

Robert R. Goodman August 30, 2013

Thank you Terry,Ellen,Ujjwal,Jeff,Amanda and Jo Ann. #10825430

Nancy L. Green level-classic August 30, 2013

LOVE the POV and comp Bobby, thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of history!! <>< #10825622

Robert R. Goodman August 30, 2013

Thank you Nancy. #10826253

Patrick Rouzes level-classic August 30, 2013

Missed you, bud. Incredible shot & history lesson, Bobby.
#10826930

Robert R. Goodman August 31, 2013

Thank you Patrick. #10827542

Mary K. Robison September 01, 2013

Bobby, this is an outstanding capture of a piece of Boston's history, surrounded as it is by skyscrapers the founders of America could never have imagined. The vertical composition and pov are excellent. Superb work, my friend! #10829486

Robert R. Goodman September 02, 2013

Thank you Mary. #10830277

Liz blahh September 03, 2013

Great perspective and capture! Looks busy. #10831766

Robert R. Goodman September 03, 2013

Thank you Liz.It was busy. #10831928

Robert R. Goodman September 04, 2013

Thank you Sabrina. #10832826

Emile Abbott level-deluxe September 04, 2013

It seems dwarfed by the skyscrapers. My how times change. Thanks for sharing Bobby. #10832963

Robert R. Goodman September 04, 2013

Thank you Emile. #10833038

Mary K. Robison September 05, 2013

Bobby, I had to come back to this scene ~ so many interesting things to see in it. A fave!! #10833831

Robert R. Goodman September 05, 2013

Thank you Mary. #10834044

Wm Nosal September 07, 2013

Cool Shot Bobby!
Love It
Hate Big Cities :) #10835980

Robert R. Goodman September 07, 2013

Thank you Wm. #10836049

Tammy Espino September 08, 2013

Outstanding capture! love the history of the place! #10837525

Robert R. Goodman September 08, 2013

Thank you Tammy. #10837747

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