The John Hancock Tower's reflective glass was part of a daring architectural idea meant to help a 60-story skyscraper coexist with Trinity Church. Then the windows began falling out. Fifty years after the Boston landmark opened, here's the story behind the design, the Plywood Palace and the tower Boston eventually learned to love.

Boston is small enough to walk, complicated enough to get lost in, and old enough that locals still give directions by landmarks that disappeared years ago. “Gettin’ Lost in Boston” is an original song about the city’s streets, neighborhoods, memories and constant surprises.

As New Balance grows around the world, it is leaning harder into Boston — Brattle Book Shop, Dorchester, Boston Latin and the history behind that famous N. Maybe the company has figured out that Boston itself is one of the most valuable things attached to the brand.