The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center is a
convention center located in
Boston,
Massachusetts. It was built in 1988 from a design by architects Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood. It replaced the John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium, also a convention center, built in 1963 during the
Massachusetts Turnpike expansion from
Route 128 to the
Central Artery, which was regarded as "ungainly". The 1988 design "attempted to relate in scale and materials to its
Back Bay setting, adopting granite and setbacks. The severe gray interior is reminiscent of an early 20th-century German railroad station".[1] The Center is named after former Boston mayor
John Hynes.
Function as meeting space
Physical characteristics
The building has 176,480 square feet (16,400 m2) of exhibit space and can accommodate up to four concurrent events. It features 91,000 square feet (8,450 m2) of meeting space with 38 permanent rooms and a 24,544-square-foot (2,280 m2) grand ballroom.[2]
^Southworth, Susan & Southworth, Michael (2008). AIA Guide to Boston (3rd ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 217.
ISBN978-0-7627-4337-7.
Patterson, Gregory A. "New Hynes Convention Center to open today". The Boston Globe, January 21, 1988. p. 25.
Gold, Allan R. "Amid debate, Boston's convention center opens. (John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center)". The New York Times 137. January 23, 1988.
Goldberger, Paul. "Architecture view; How to Take the Curse Off Convention Centers". The New York Times. February 26, 1989.
Campbell, Robert. "A second look at Boylston's new buildings". The Boston Globe. September 12, 1989. p. 63.
Howe, Peter J. "Lawmaker urges veto for Hynes Center subsidy". The Boston Globe. July 1, 1991.
Leigh, Scot. "Hynes chief says criticism from Malone harms center". The Boston Globe. July 12, 1991.
Biddle, Frederic M. and Scot Lehigh. "Senate panel backs Hynes aid but limits effort to ease removal of convention center director". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1991. p. 27.
Van Voorhis, Scott. Finneran says Hynes center could be sold. Boston Herald. April 20, 2002. p. 18.
Palmer, Thomas C. Jr. "For sale: Hynes Convention Center? Board mulls future of Back Bay facility". The Boston Globe. June 25, 2002. p. D1.
Van Voorhis, Scott. "Hynes center review affecting bookings; Bankers group doesn't commit to 2007 date". Boston Herald. June 29, 2002. p. 16.
Editorial; "Goodbye to Joyce and Hynes Center". Boston Herald. January 17, 2003. p. 22.
Thomas C. Palmer Jr. "Tentative tourists: prospect of Hynes Center's closing cuts into bookings". The Boston Globe. November 26, 2003. p. D.1.
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"Boston's Hynes Convention Center, Garage Seen Worth Only $99 Million". The Boston Globe. April 13, 2004.
Neuwahl, Janette. "Business leaders urge state to keep Hynes Center open; they cite revenue generated in area". The Boston Globe. April 2, 2005. p. B5.
Howe, Peter J. "Despite cross-town rival, Hynes rallies". The Boston Globe. August 23, 2005.
ArchBoston.org.
"Hynes renovation". Discussion thread beginning April 20, 2007.
Mohl, Bruce. "Hynes set to get $18m renovation. (John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center)". The Boston Globe. April 21, 2007.
Darrow, Bryan. "Hynes Center to upgrade: older convention facility gets new lease on life in Boston. (News Line)". Meetings & Conventions 42.7 (June 2007): 18(1).
Abelson, Jenn. "Hynes Center signs deal with local restaurateurs". The Boston Globe. April 4, 2009. p. B5.