• The Westland Entrance is on the east side of the Back Bay Fens, with lawns lining a block of Westland Avenue between the Fenway and Hemenway Street.
  • Back Bay Fens. The Fens continues to be much loved and utilized. Established in 1879. As quickly as the Back Bay developed, another problem festered.
  • World War II Memorial, Back Bay Fens, Boston. ... Back Bay Fens is also a very popular spot for weddings and wedding photo-taking.
  • Significantly filled and altered during the 20th century, the Back Bay Fens now provides a variety of recreational opportunities, from gardening, to concerts, to sports.
  • Back Bay Fens is connected to the Emerald Necklace by the Fenway and Park Drive parkways.
  • The Back Bay Fens (often referred to as “The Fens”) is one of several parks in Boston’s Emerald Necklace, and is located in the Fenway neighborhood.
  • While the Duck House itself is not a Boston Landmark, its rustic style and relationship to the park makes it an important contributing feature to the Back Bay Fens.
  • First a tour through the Fens as it is today. The Fens is an urban park, situated in the Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 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.
  • The Back Bay Fens, which started in 1878, is the oldest of the five Olmsted-designed parks in the Emerald Necklace.