Address 200 Mt Vernon St, Opened 1960's | Built 1960's Public transit access JFK/UMass | |
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Location Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States Owner University of Massachusetts Boston Similar JFK/UMass, Charles Playhouse, Boston Convention and Exhi, Vilna Shul, Calf Pasture Pumping | ||
Bayside expo center demo
The Bayside Expo Center (also known as the Bayside Expo and Conference Center) was a convention center located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Originally opened as a shopping mall in the 1960s, the mall later failed and the convention center opened in its place. In 2010, it was purchased by the University of Massachusetts Boston after the building went into foreclosure.
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- Bayside expo center demo
- Map of UMass Boston Bayside 180 Mt Vernon St Boston MA 02125 USA
- 2010 world of wheels bayside expo center boston ma
- References
Map of UMass Boston Bayside, 180 Mt Vernon St, Boston, MA 02125, USA
UMass Boston's eventual plan is to demolish the center, and redevelop it into space for the campus. It had been proposed as the site for the Olympic Village as part of the Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The property is located near the JFK/UMass station on the MBTA Red Line, which would have been renovated under the Olympics plan.
On 4 March 2015, part of the roof of the building collapsed under the weight of snow during Boston's record-setting winter of 2015.
In June 2016, the buildings that made up the site were razed and the rubble hauled away. There are several propositions for the use of the space, including dorms and classrooms for the nearby Umass Boston, as well as public park space including a playground, basketball courts and greenspace for use by the local neighborhood.