Downtown Crossing

Downtown Crossing station is an underground Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rapid transit station located in the Downtown Crossing retail district in the downtown core of Boston, Massachusetts.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orpheum Theatre and Park Street station.

Orpheum Theatre

Theater building

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The Orpheum Theatre is a music venue located at 1 Hamilton Place in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the oldest theaters in the United States as designed by Snell and Gregerson, it was built in 1852 and was originally known as the Boston Music Hall. Orpheum Theatre is situated 400 feet northwest of Downtown Crossing.

Park Street station

Railway station

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Park Street station is an MBTA subway station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at the intersection of Park Street and Tremont Street at the eastern edge of Boston Common in Downtown Boston. Park Street station is situated 720 feet northwest of Downtown Crossing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Boston and Boston.

Downtown Boston

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Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Boston

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A city of history and tradition, Boston offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.