- World War II Memorial, Back Bay Fens, Boston. ... Back Bay Fens is also a very popular spot for weddings and wedding photo-taking.
- drawing of Back Bay area. The Back Bay was a planned district, the result of a massive 19th c. landflll operation of over 800 acres.
- Another option is to opt for Boston’s public transportation via MBTA trains and busses, as there are a variety of ways you can get to the Back Bay Fens.
- The initial section of Frederick Law Olmsted's design for the Boston Park System, the Back Bay Fens was primarily a sanitary improvement.
- The Back Bay Fens, or the Fenway, follows the Muddy River, an aptly named creek that is choked with tall reeds.
- It took approximately six years for the filling operation and subsequent park portion of the original Back Bay Fens 130 acres to be completed.
- Olmsted’s work on the park began in the 1880s, and the Back Bay Fens are actually the oldest of the five parks he constructed for the Emerald Necklace.
- Back Bay Fens. Sunday September 30 2018. ... But, as part of the massive landfill operation that created the Back Bay, it was cut off from the sea.
- Photo taken at Back Bay Fens by Erin C. on 10/7/2023. Photo taken at Back Bay Fens by Khawlah on 2/25/2023. See all 275 photos.