Video Shows Growth of Downtown From 1977 to Now From Hancock Observatory

By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 7, 2011 7:40PM

From the tips inbox: Roberto Meza made a video showing the differences in the downtown area from the vantage point of the John Hancock Observatory in 1977 and now. Even for someone who's grown up in this city, seeing the change and how stuffed downtown now seems compared to 34 years ago can be quite the shock. The development in that span is impressive.

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