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The Seaport District, or simply Seaport, is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of South Boston, and is also sometimes called the Innovation District. [1] The Seaport is a formerly industrial area that has undergone an extensive redevelopment effort in recent years.
The Port of Boston (AMS Seaport Code: 0401, [2] UN/LOCODE: US BOS) is a major seaport located in Boston Harbor and adjacent to the City of Boston. [3] It is the largest port in Massachusetts and one of the principal ports on the East Coast of the United States .
In the early 1980s, the Massachusetts Port Authority designated Fidelity Investments and The Drew Company as developers of Commonwealth Pier, [3] which they transformed into the World Trade Center Boston in 1986. In 1998, Fidelity Investments and The Drew Company opened the Seaport Boston Hotel alongside the World Trade Center. [4] [5] [6]
Seaport Square has direct access to downtown Boston as well as to the I-93 and I-90 interchange, is located in close proximity to Logan Airport and Amtrak’s South Station, and has access to public transit with the Courthouse Silver Line Station. Less than a quarter of a mile north of Seaport Square are The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway and ...
South Boston (colloquially Southie) is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, ... Boston was opened in 2006 in the South Boston Seaport District ...
Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), [17] the first public school (Boston Latin School, 1635), [18] and the first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897). [19] Boston has emerged as a global leader in higher education and research [20] and the largest biotechnology hub in the world. [21]
The Evelyn Moakley Bridge is a bridge that connects Downtown Boston to the Seaport District. It was named for the late wife of Congressman Joe Moakley on October 4, 1996, [1] shortly after her death. At the eastern end of the bridge is the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse and the Seaport Shrine. [2] [3] [4]
World Trade Center station is an underground bus rapid transit station on the MBTA's Silver Line, located south of Congress Street on the South Boston Waterfront.The station is situated between the World Trade Center and the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; it also serves Commonwealth Pier and nearby residential and commercial development.