Edit: Thanks for the replies, guys.
Address: 126 E Howard St Quincy, Massachusetts (Don't know if this is close enough to Boston for you guys...)
Building's clearly abandoned and mostly boarded up, but the main entrance (amazingly) hasn't had all of its glass broken in yet. The way the upper floors look, seems like it was abandoned a long time ago, but from the first few floors it looks like a fresh closure.
I swear, why would nobody want to use it as the base of their new criminal empire? Looks defendable enough.
Unless it has some dark history inside...
So anybody know about this place? Just wonderin'.
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Assessor's database says it
By anon
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 5:07pm
Assessor's database says it was owned by General Dynamics Corp 1965-1992 then by American Overseas Marine- which I believe is a division of General Dynamics- until 2005. Looks like it has been held by various Real Estate LLCs since. Creepy looking building though!
Assessor's database says it
By anon
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 5:07pm
Assessor's database says it was owned by General Dynamics Corp 1965-1992 then by American Overseas Marine- which I believe is a division of General Dynamics- until 2005. Looks like it has been held by various Real Estate LLCs since. Creepy looking building though!
Fore River Shipyard Building
By Grant Young
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 5:10pm
According to Crane Library the Fore River Shipyard was nominally at 97 E Howard St. Picture matches the building.
(My grandfather was a foreman in the boiler shop after rising from an apprentice.)
My father, known as Willie,
By Phyllis (Lang, ...
Mon, 03/19/2018 - 11:56am
My father, known as Willie, started also as an apprentice, and became a tin knocker ^ ^. Eventually manager of Sheet Metal Dept. ( I wasn 't born yet). I am 88 now, my first job was in the employment office, just inside the gate on E. Howard St., 1947
General Dynamics?
By Dave
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 5:15pm
General Dynamics?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fore_River_Shipyard
Fore River Shipyard
By S
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 5:13pm
I forgot what it was used for, but it is part of the Fore River Shipyard. It's loaded with asbestos among other problems and it is not economically practical to renovate it. If I had to guess, I think the windows were removed to deter squatters. A lot of the Shipyard looks like an industrial wasteland but the current owners are doing a lot of good things there too.
no listing at the quincy assessor's site
By bibliotequetress
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 6:00pm
However, the property across the street, 116 E Howard, was owned by General Dynamics through 1965.
All the East Howard St listings are here: http://gis.vgsi.com/quincyma/Search.aspx
Spooky
By cybah
Tue, 04/21/2015 - 7:40pm
Google Maps Street View has an interesting view of this building
Interesting that they would just leave it all open air and what not. Then again I do see the point that it would deter break-ins since there's nothing really to see (or take).
(I also wonder if it has to do with the asbestos in the building.. rather than have it sit and fester, it can blow away! /s)
If those walls could talk
By Ann Weatherbee
Wed, 04/22/2015 - 8:38am
I'm sure we would hear some juicy tales.
if this was in cambridge...
By teric
Wed, 04/22/2015 - 12:24pm
..or the seaport, you could rehab and sell exec lofts for mucho dinero
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