⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking Boston, MA: Tour of Back Bay (Christian Science Plaza, Copley Square, Boylston Street)

May 25, 2024 - 12:40 PM
69°F / 21°C

Walking tour of the Back Bay business district of Boston, Massachusetts via the following route: eastbound on Westland Avenue → Symphony Hall → Christian Science Plaza → eastbound on Huntington Avenue → northbound on Dartmouth Street / Copley Square → westbound on Boylston Street → southbound on Massachusetts Avenue → eastbound on St. Germain Street. Filmed with GoPro Hero 12.

Highlights:
00:00 - Walking eastbound on Westland Avenue
04:05 - Symphony Hall
05:22 - Symphony T station
05:54 - Entering Christian Science Plaza
08:09 - The First Church of Christ, Scientist
11:09 - The Mary Eddy Baker Library
13:51 - Splash Fountain at Christian Science Plaza
16:36 - The Colonnade Hotel, Prudential Center Huntington Avenue entrance
17:07 - Prudential T station
17:38 - Walking eastbound on Huntington Avenue
20:24 - Boston Duck Tours Prudential Center departure location
21:22 - The Westin Copley Place hotel, Copley Square Hotel
23:52 - Boston Public Library, Copley Square (under reconstruction)
26:42 - Old South Church
27:22 - Copley T station
28:19 - Boston Marathon Finish Line, walking westbound on Boylston Street
30:47 - Dick's House of Sport
32:44 - Mandarin Oriental Boston Hotel
33:15 - Apple Boylston Street
33:40 - Prudential Center Boylston Street entrance
34:47 - Hynes Convention Center
38:56 - CitizenM Boston Back Bay Hotel
39:22 - Walking southbound on Massachusetts Avenue, Berklee College of Music
41:14 - Walking eastbound on St. Germain Street
43:45 - One Dalton Street (Four Seasons Hotel)

From Wikipedia:
Back Bay is an officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, built on reclaimed land in the Charles River basin. Construction began in 1859, as the demand for luxury housing exceeded the availability in the city at the time, and the area was fully built by around 1900. It is most famous for its rows of Victorian brownstone homes—considered one of the best preserved examples of 19th-century urban design in the United States—as well as numerous architecturally significant individual buildings, and cultural institutions such as the Boston Public Library, and Boston Architectural College. Initially conceived as a residential-only area, commercial buildings were permitted from around 1890, and Back Bay now features many office buildings, including the John Hancock Tower, Boston's tallest skyscraper. It is also considered a fashionable shopping destination (especially Newbury and Boylston Streets, and the adjacent Prudential Center and Copley Place malls) and home to several major hotels.

The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay considers the neighborhood's bounds to be "Charles River on the North; Arlington Street to Park Square on the East; Columbus Avenue to the New York New Haven and Hartford right-of-way (South of Stuart Street and Copley Place), Huntington Avenue, Dalton Street, and the Massachusetts Turnpike on the South; Charlesgate East on the West."