Back Bay

Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.
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  • Type: Suburb with 17,600 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “02116”, “Back Bay (Boston)”, “Back Bay Historic District”, “Back Bay, Boston”, “Back Bay, Boston, MA”, “Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts”, “Back Bay, Boston, Massachussets”, and “Back Bay, Massachusetts”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Exeter Street Theatre and Copley Square.

Theater building
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The is a Richardsonian Romanesque building at the corner of Exeter and , in the Back Bay section of , .

Park
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is a public square in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, bounded by Boylston Street, Clarendon Street, St. James Avenue, and Dartmouth Street.

Art gallery
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The is the oldest non-profit art association in the United States. It was founded in 1879 by the first graduating class of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and continues to play an important role in promoting its member artists and the visual arts in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Back Bay-Beacon Hill and Bay Village.

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

Suburb
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is the smallest officially recognized neighborhood of , , United States. As of 2010, its population was approximately 1,312 residents living in 837 housing units, most of which are small brick rowhouses.

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Possessing the largest Victorian row house district in the country, the is one of 's most popular places. After many homes underwent renovation in the 1960s, upscale restaurants and art galleries sprang up, and the area has attracted a diverse blend of families, young professionals, a gay and lesbian community and a thriving artistic center.

Back Bay

Latitude
42.35071° or 42° 21′ 3″ north
Longitude
-71.07973° or 71° 4′ 47″ west
Population
17,600
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W2C+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158900297
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4929532
Wiki­data ID
Q141690
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Back Bay” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “后湾”
  • Dutch: “Back Bay”
  • French: “Back Bay Historic District”
  • French: “Back Bay”
  • German: “Back Bay”
  • Japanese: “バックベイ”
  • Japanese: “バックベリー”
  • Korean: “백 베이”
  • Korean: “백베이”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Back Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Back Bay”
  • Portuguese: “Back Bay (Boston)”
  • Portuguese: “Back Bay”
  • Russian: “Бэк Бэй”
  • Slovenian: “Back Bay”
  • Turkish: “Back Bay”
  • Ukrainian: “Бек-Бей (Бостон)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бек-Бей”

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