Hatch Memorial Shell

The Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell, commonly referred to as the Hatch Shell, is an outdoor concert venue on the Charles River Esplanade in the Back Bay section of , .
  • Type: Bandstand
  • Description: outdoor concert venue on the Charles River Esplanade in the Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell”, “Hatch Shell”, and “The Hatch Shell
  • Address: 47 David G. Mugar Way, Boston, MA 02108

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Commissioners Landing and Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial.

Rest area
is a focal point along 's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of . Designed by Arthur Shurcliff during the 1930s, the landing features a granite wall and approximately 3-foot balustrade, with steps leading to the river. is situated 410 feet north of Hatch Memorial Shell.

Memorial
Photo: Daderot, CC0.
The is a memorial commemorating Edwin Upton Curtis, installed along 's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of .

Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a teaching hospital located in the neighborhood of , Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of /Harvard University, and houses the world's largest hospital-based research program with an annual research budget of more than $1.2 billion in 2021. is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Hatch Memorial Shell.

Places in the Area

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

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
Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and 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
Historical heavyweights, 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.

Hatch Memorial Shell

Latitude
42.3573° or 42° 21′ 26″ north
Longitude
-71.07371° or 71° 4′ 25″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Operator
Esplanade Association
Open location code
87JC9W4G+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 832645690
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­bandstand
Geo­Names ID
4939035
Wiki­data ID
Q5681035
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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Japanese—“Hatch Memorial Shell” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: בוסטון
  • Japanese: ハッチ・メモリアル・シェル

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