Boston#

Two convention facilities in different neighborhoods — 1.5 miles apart. The geographic separation drove the Hynes sale fight.

Facilities#

• Hynes Convention Center — Back Bay. Opened 1988. 176,480 sq ft. Walk Score 97. The neighborhood fought to keep it.
• BCEC / Menino Center — Seaport. Opened 2004. 516,000 sq ft. Walk Score 62. Expansion on hold.

Sections (in development)#

• Finance — MCCA operating budget, hotel tax structure
• Governance — MCCA board, Baker-to-Healey transition, union role
• Corridor — Back Bay (Newbury/Boylston), Seaport District
• Players — MCCA, UNITE HERE Local 26, Back Bay Association
• Timeline — 1963 auditorium through 2023 board shakeup