Angular momentum at City Hall

I fondly remember having lunch with my parents at the Union Oyster House during a Boston vacation trip, and watching huge, pre-cast sections being hoisted into place as the new City Hall was being constructed.

I was impressed then, and still think it's a spectacular building. Unfortunately, the barren plaza surrounding it dehumanizes the overall setting. I think the oppressive first impression made by the plaza turns off many people before they get a chance to appreciate the structure itself.

You can't fight city hall!

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Floor By Floor Directories Boston City Hall, Boston Public Library Copley Square
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Floor By Floor Directory
Boston City Hall

● First Floor
○ City Hall Coffee Shop
○ Public Works Records
○ Security
○ Exit to Congress St. and Faneuil Hall

● Second Floor
○ Credit Union
○ Elderly Commission
○ Election Department
○ Parking:Tickets/Appeals/Permits
○ Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

● Third Floor
○ Main Lobby/Information
○ Assessing Department
○ Auditing/Treasury Department
○ Taxpayer Referral & Assistance Ctr. (TRAC)
○ Exit to City Hall Plaza/Government Center (South Only)

● Fourth Floor (North Only)
○ Child Care

● Fifth Floor (South Only)
○ Mayor
○ Eagle Room
○ City Council
○ Curley Room/Piemonte Room

● Sixth Floor
○ Chief Financial Officer
○ City Clerk
○ Labor Relations
○ Law Department
○ Mayor's Cabinet Staff
○ Office of Human Resources/Workers Compensation

● Seventh Floor
○ Environment & Energy/Landmarks Commission
○ Department of Innovation & Technology
○ Public Works Department
○ Small & Local Business Enterprise
○ Transportation Department & Moving Permits

● Eighth Floor
○ City Hall Deli
○ Animal Care & Control
○ Health Benefits
○ Licensing/Hearing Room 801
○ Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians
○ Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services
○ Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports & Entertainment
○ Property Management
○ Retirement

● Ninth Floor
○ Commission for Persons with Disabilities
○ Boston Redevelopment Authority
○ Intergovernmental Relations
○ Office of Fair Housing & Equity

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Floor By Floor Directories Boston City Hall, Boston Public Library Copley Square
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Floor By Floor Directory
Boston Public Library

LL Floor
ASA American Student Assistance College Planning Center
Elevators
Fiction
Large Print
McKim Conference Room A
McKim Conference Room B
Restrooms
World Languages

1st Floor
Book Returns
Books on Hold
Borrower Services
Boston Room
CDs and DVDs
Commonwealth Salon
Courtyard
The Courtyard Restaurant
Elevators
Family Restroom
Gift Shop
Guastavino Room
Johnson Entrance Boylston Street
Leventhal Map Center
Lift
Map Room Cafe
McKim Courtyard Room
McKim Entrance Dartmouth Street
McKim Exhibition Hall
New Books
Nonfiction
Orientation Room
Reader Services, Information
Restroom
Rey Children's Room
Teen

M Floor
Closed
Elevators

2nd Floor
Abbey Room
Bates Hall
Boylston Room
Chavannes Gallery
Delivery Desk
Elevators
Elliott Room
Government Documents in Reference
Kirstein Business Library
Microtext in Reference
Nonfiction, Business
Periodicals at Delivery Desk
Quiet Area
Reference
Renovations
Social Sciences in Reference
Tech Central

3rd Floor
Arts
Cheverus Room
Elevators
Human resources
Koussevitzky Room
Nonfiction, Arts
Prints and Photographs in Special Collections
Rare Books in Special Collections
Reception
Sargent Gallery
Special Collections Lobby
Wiggin Gallery

Floor By Floor Directories Boston City Hall, Boston Public Library Copley Square
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