Two of the handsomest buildings that Boston University has acquired over the years stare at each other just west of the BU Bridge: 808 Commonwealth Avenue, the former Peter Fuller Cadillac building, and 855 Commonwealth, once home of Fuller's luxury car rival, Noyes Buick. After Noyes drove into the suburbs, the 1919 building was occupied by Admiral and used for storing televisions and refrigerators. BU bought the property in the late 1950s, and following a major renovation, the School for the Arts set up shop in 1958. While much of the building's distinguished first-floor interior was obscured at that time, many pleasing details are still visible in the Art Gallery. Our photo was taken in 1962 and shows clearly the showroom windows, bricked up some time in the '60s. Photo by Boston University Photo Services