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Fenway Park is a ballpark located in Boston, Massachusetts, less than one mile from Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) Boston Red Sox . While the stadium was built in 1912, it was substantially rebuilt in 1934, [ 9 ] and underwent major renovations and modifications in the 21st century.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Federal Building is a United States federal government office building located in the Government Center area of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to City Hall Plaza and diagonally across from Boston City Hall.
TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995. [7]
The most restrictive definition of the Greater Boston area is the region administered by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. [17] The MAPC is a regional planning organization created by the Massachusetts legislature to oversee transportation infrastructure and economic development concerns in the Boston area.
The Boston Citgo sign is a large, double-faced sign featuring the logo of the oil company Citgo that overlooks Kenmore Square in Boston. The sign was installed in 1940 and updated with Citgo's present logo in 1965. The sign has become a landmark of Boston through its appearance in the background of Boston Red Sox games at Fenway Park.
Rowes Wharf, Boston, 2008 (looking across the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway) The current incarnation of Rowes Wharf (built 1987) [1] is a modern development in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is best known for the Boston Harbor Hotel's multi-story arch over the wide public plaza between Atlantic Avenue and the Boston Harbor waterfront.
Boston's only public university is the University of Massachusetts Boston on Columbia Point in Dorchester. Roxbury Community College and Bunker Hill Community College are the city's two public community colleges. Altogether, Boston's colleges and universities employ more than 42,600 people, accounting for nearly seven percent of the city's ...
A building once part of the Kendall Boiler and Tank Company, a landmark at Binney and Third Streets. Originally a salt marsh on the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, [5] Kendall Square has been an important transportation hub since the construction of the West Boston Bridge in 1793, [citation needed] which provided the first direct wagon route between the two settlements.