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| John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center | |
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 Hynes Convention Center, from Boylston Street. | |
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| Address | 900 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States |
| Coordinates | 42°20′51″N 71°5′3″W / 42.34750°N 71.08417°W |
| Owner | Massachusetts Convention Center Authority |
| Operator | MCCA |
| Built | 1968 |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Renovated | 1988 |
Theatre seating | 4,000 (Auditorium) |
| Enclosed space | |
| Website | |
| www.signatureboston.com/hynes | |
The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center is a convention center located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1988 from a design by architects Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood. It replaced the John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium, also a convention center, built in 1963 during the Massachusetts Turnpike expansion from Route 128 to the Central Artery, which was regarded as "ungainly". The 1988 design "attempted to relate in scale and materials to its Back Bay setting, adopting granite and setbacks. The severe gray interior is reminiscent of an early 20th-century German railroad station".[1] The Center is named after former Boston mayor John Hynes.
- ^ Southworth, Susan & Southworth, Michael (2008). AIA Guide to Boston (3rd ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-7627-4337-7.