https://almanac.conventioncityseattle.com/tags/greenfield/Recent content in Greenfield on Convention City AlmanacHugoen-us© 2026 Ivan Schneider · <a href="https://conventioncityseattle.com/">Convention City Seattle</a> · Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://almanac.conventioncityseattle.com/cities/boston/bcec/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://almanac.conventioncityseattle.com/cities/boston/bcec/<h1 id="boston-bcec--menino-center-south-boston-seaport">Boston: BCEC / Menino Center (South Boston Seaport)<a class="anchor" href="#boston-bcec--menino-center-south-boston-seaport">#</a></h1> <p><strong>Opened:</strong> 2004. <strong>Exhibit space:</strong> 516,000 sq ft contiguous. <strong>Walk Score:</strong> 62.</p> <p>What happens when you build big on empty land.</p> <h2 id="what-was-here-before">What Was Here Before<a class="anchor" href="#what-was-here-before">#</a></h2> <p>Underutilized industrial piers and derelict waterfront. The state used eminent domain to assemble a 60-acre site. A lost 1999 plan by Cooper Robertson proposed smaller blocks, a network of parks, and &ldquo;active street fronts&rdquo; — killed by political opposition and post-Big Dig budget constraints.</p>