"One Corporate Center," comical 1981 stilts building.

If we could somehow know every business decision that has ever been made in these offices, and somehow tally the effects of those decisions on the lives of others, my guess is there would be more harm than good. But the building is cute and funny!

 

For a city (in this case, Hartford) to dangle traffic signals from wires in its downtown, instead of mounting them on poles, is to impart a sloppy-lookin trashiness to the downtown. Generally that's fine with me!

 

I see the reflective glass panels are becoming discolored, especially at the edges.

 

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In downtown Hartford, Connecticut, on September 23rd, 2021, "One Corporate Center" (built 1981) at the northwest corner of Main Street and Church Street.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Hartford (7013695)

• Hartford (county) (1002461)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• colored glass (300380332)

• discoloration (300053045)

• office towers (300007046)

• pilotis (300000965)

• reflective glass (300010881)

• traffic signals (300003915)

 

Wikidata items:

• 23 September 2021 (Q69306185)

• 1980s in architecture (Q11185955)

• 1981 in architecture (Q2812810)

• Connecticut River Valley (Q108574278)

• Downtown Hartford (Q5303453)

• September 23 (Q2888)

• September 2021 (Q61312991)

• window film (Q480324)

 

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Buildings—Connecticut (sh92001808)

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