Bostoners — 165 Kneeland St. [View All]

[Oeditpus Rex]

A friend who's originally from the Boston area e-mailed me this:


I have attached a photo of my TV screen — the red brick building on the right, with the two tall stacks, is 165 Kneeland Street. Built by Edison, it has provided power to Boston — by coal, oil and now gas — for more than 70 years.

In 1926, when my mother was just 5 years old, her father — my grandfather — was killed in an accident during the construction of that building. I have visited the building, and they were very nice, letting us in to look around and see some of the original plans and photos.

Still there, still providing power, and now on "Boston Legal".