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<p>[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 106500, member: 60"]When I lived in the Back Bay in Boston, many of the apartments had these large mirrors in the bedrooms. My landlord has 30 buildings that he converted from single family homes to apartments. The original bedrooms had large dressing rooms with floor to sealing mirrors. The bedrooms became the main living space and the dressing rooms, became the bedrooms of the converted apartments. A few of the buildings had these mirrors in the main entry to the building. I lived in several apartments over the years and most had these types of mirrors, some more elaborate than others. </p><p><br /></p><p>I lived next door to this building, which, I think, is one of the most spectacular residences in Boston. Scroll down to see the living space and elaborate entry stair case. They don't show the entire entry hall which has the most elaborate carved wood details.</p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.com/news/historic-burrage-house-unit-for-sale-in-bostons-back-bay/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.realtor.com/news/historic-burrage-house-unit-for-sale-in-bostons-back-bay/" rel="nofollow">http://www.realtor.com/news/historic-burrage-house-unit-for-sale-in-bostons-back-bay/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 106500, member: 60"]When I lived in the Back Bay in Boston, many of the apartments had these large mirrors in the bedrooms. My landlord has 30 buildings that he converted from single family homes to apartments. The original bedrooms had large dressing rooms with floor to sealing mirrors. The bedrooms became the main living space and the dressing rooms, became the bedrooms of the converted apartments. A few of the buildings had these mirrors in the main entry to the building. I lived in several apartments over the years and most had these types of mirrors, some more elaborate than others. I lived next door to this building, which, I think, is one of the most spectacular residences in Boston. Scroll down to see the living space and elaborate entry stair case. They don't show the entire entry hall which has the most elaborate carved wood details. [URL]http://www.realtor.com/news/historic-burrage-house-unit-for-sale-in-bostons-back-bay/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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