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Matthews Arena

Matthews Arena is a defunct multi-purpose arena in , Massachusetts currently owned by Northeastern University. At the time of its closure, it was the world's oldest multi-purpose athletic building still in use, as well as the oldest arena in use for ice hockey.
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Photo: Nusportsinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Nusportsinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Stadium
  • Description: indoor arena in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Also known as: “Boston Arena”
  • Address: 238 Saint Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New England Conservatory of Music and Massachusetts Avenue station.

College
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The is a private music school in , . The conservatory is located on Huntington Avenue along the Avenue of the Arts near Boston Symphony Hall, and is home to approximately 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies, and 1,500 more in its Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education. is situated 400 feet west of Matthews Arena.

Railway station
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is a rapid transit station in the and Symphony neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Orange Line, and is located at 380 Massachusetts Avenue.

Theater building
Photo: Augmented4ths, Public domain.
is a 1,051-seat concert hall in , the principal performance space of the New England Conservatory. It is one block from Boston's Symphony Hall. is situated 470 feet west of Matthews Arena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frederick Douglass Square Historic District and South End.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district roughly bounded by Hammond Street, Cabot Street, Windsor Street, and Westminster Street, in the Lower Roxbury area of Boston, Massachusetts.

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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.

Suburb
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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.

Matthews Arena

Latitude
42.34132° or 42° 20′ 29″ north
Longitude
-71.08448° or 71° 5′ 4″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87JC8WR8+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29572533
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­basketball
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­ice_hockey
Geo­Names ID
4943448
Wiki­data ID
Q919959
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Matthews Arena” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Matthews Arena”
  • Czech: “Matthews Arena”
  • Dutch: “Matthews Arena”
  • Finnish: “Matthews Arena”
  • French: “Matthews Arena”
  • German: “Matthews Arena”
  • Hungarian: “Matthews Aréna”
  • Japanese: “マシューズ・アリーナ”
  • Korean: “매튜스 아레나”
  • Mazanderani: “متیو آرنا”
  • Slovenian: “Matthews Arena”
  • Spanish: “Matthews Arena”
  • Swedish: “Matthews Arena”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Matthews Arena”. Photo: Nusportsinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.