Norman Leventhal, the founder of my firm, passed away this weekend.
Norman had a tremendous influence on Boston. His legacy will be with us for generations. He developed or re-develeped some of Greater Boston’s best-known landmarks: Rowes Wharf, Center Plaza, the Hotel Meridien, 75 State Street, and South Station. He formed the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, an extraordinary cartographic collection with over 200,000 historic and contemporary maps. The Norman B. Leventhal Park at Post Office Square is a 1.7-acre oasis in the Financial District’s granite, glass, and pavement desert that was formerly a hulking parking garage. He contributed years of service to MIT and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
Sources:
- Norman Leventhal at 97; enhancer of lives and landmarks by Bryan Marquard in the Boston Globe
- Norman Leventhal recalled as Boston visionary by Antonio Planas in the Boston Herald