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Why's somebody shooting a laser at a building in the Prudential complex?

By adamg on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 8:36pm

Dan Kennedy is curious.

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By anon on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 8:38pm.

It's a construction crane lit up. It has been that way for months. If Dan is just noticing it now he should have his eyes checked for a potentially serious condition.

By Camberville on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 10:07pm.

Yup. More specifically, it's the site of the Four Seasons/One Dalton tower. More cool pictures of the crane here: http://www.archboston.org/community/showthread.php?t=4852&page=98

Sometimes they cycle the lights through different colors, it's really cool to see coming over the Mass Ave bridge.

By Dave on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 11:08pm.

Once in a while they should flip the lights on and off and play a pew pew noise.

By Irma la Douce on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 10:39am.

Remember the 2007 Boston Mooninite panic (if you don't, it has its own wikipedia page.)

By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 11:09pm.

Needs a disco ball!

By anon on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 9:29pm.

Into oblivion.
Really screwed the skyline up.
Won't be as obvious with all the new buildings though

By Arthur Dent on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 9:29pm.

Vogons.

By bulgingbuick on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 10:39am.

Jedi.

By Jonas X. Prang on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 10:50pm.

It looks like the Imperial Margarine Building is being zapped.

By Daan on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 12:19pm.

The building makes think of a coffee percolator. Still waiting to see coffee bubbling to the top. But I do see the Imperial Margarine crown.

I read a while back that the cap was somehow a requirement by Menino. Whatever the reason I like it. It adds a bit of fun to the skyline.

By FlyingToaster on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 12:29pm.

Because it's so weird looking next to everything around it.

By Sock_Puppet on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 12:54pm.

These are not the nicknames you're looking for

By Brighton-ite on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 9:00pm.

Is what I call it. The other names are good too.

By SwirlyGrrl on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 4:07pm.

The Roll-on Building

By anon on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 5:34pm.

Always thought of it as the pru's little sister but it def has the r2d2 look

By Matt Frank on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 7:50pm.

Looks like something out of a bad 1980's action movie.