Fenway–Kenmore

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Fenway - Kenmore is a district ( Neighborhood) Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. The city maintains the area as a single district, although it is composed of the largely autonomous areas West and East Fenway / Symphony for the part of Fenway and Audubon Circle and Kenmore Square Kenmore for the part.

Fenway was named after the Parkway, which was laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted. According to the United States Census 2010 lived at this time 40 898 people in the district. The land area was given in 2000 1.24 mi ² (3.21 km ²).

• 2.1 Historical Development
• 2.2 street names
• 2.3 Population development

• 3.1 Museums
• 3.2 Structures
• 3.3 Sport

• 4.1 traffic
• 4.2 Education

Geography

Expansion of the urban area

Fenway is bounded on the southwest by the District Mission Hill, in the southeast by the Columbus Avenue, on the east by Massachusetts Avenue, on the north by the Massachusetts Turnpike and the west by the Longwood Medical and Academic Area and through Brookline. The Back Bay Fens located in the center of the district.

The district consists almost exclusively of five-to six-story apartment buildings that were built 1880-1930. There are few stores that are spread throughout the streets. Fenway is separated from the Back Bay district by the Muddy River, which flows through the Back Bay Fens in the Charles River.

Kenmore is located north and west of Fenway and it does not differ greatly. Fenway Park is actually located in Kenmore, just on the other side of the Massachusetts Turnpike seen from Kenmore Square from. In Kenmore many students from the nearby Boston University and Northeastern University live. In the past 20 years almost every residential building was bought in Kenmore from Boston University and converted into student residences, especially in the Audubon Circle area between Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue.

History

Historical development

The district is located on land that was obtained firstly by annexing the neighboring Brookline in the 1870s and on the other by Landaufschüttung in connection with the establishment of the Emerald Necklace by Frederick Law Olmsted in the 1890s.

In the planning stage, it was assumed that the houses that should be built along the Fenway, would accommodate very wealthy residents and that the entire area would attract only wealthy and highly educated people. With the rise in land prices, however, educational institutions came instead of the wealthy citizens in the Fenway. Around 1907 there were already 22 institutes at Fenway, including nine colleges and universities.

Newly built houses had the design and appearance of their front of a special committee of management can be approved to enable a " poor -looking building does not reduce the value of the entire neighborhood ." The Panel could decide whether a building fit for the intended cityscape or not at their discretion. They hoped this would improve the visual appearance compared to neighboring streets.

In recent years, the development in Fenway was driven mainly by the real estate company Samuels and Associates. The latest projects include the renovation of the Landmark Center, the construction of the Hotel Commonwealth in the grounds of the former Rathskeller Bar and the construction of 17-storey apartment building Trilogy at Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street. A second high-rise apartment house at the address 1330 Boylston Street was completed in 2008 and has 210 apartments and 7,897 sqm of office space. The building is also home to the new headquarters of Fenway Health.

Street names

In West Fenway, there are three streets were named after Scottish towns from literary works of Robert Burns: Peterborough, Kilmarnock and Queensbury. The origin of this naming goes back to the Robert Burns ( literary ) Society, during a decision-making of the city of Boston with a view to the objective of simplification of the original designed by the office of Frederick Law Olmsted plan of the district (see illustration) strong influence on the charge exercised. This plan was actually to take over the system for naming the streets of Back Bay area, where they are sorted alphabetically. Accordingly, should the continuations of the roads from the Hereford Street Ipswich, Jersey, Kenyon ( Kilmarnock ), Lansdowne, Mornington, Nottingham, Onslow, Peterborough, Queensbury, Roseberry, Salisbury, Thurlow, Uxbridge, Vivian, Westmeath ( Wellesley ), X omitted, York hot and Zetland.

The Parkways Fenway and Park Drive, which lead around the Back Bay Fens, were named after the park from the system of the Emerald Necklace. Other road in Fenway bear the names of institutions or individuals who have rendered outstanding services to the District: Palace Road, Forsyth Way, Evans Way, Forsyth Street, Hemenway Street, Agassiz Road (named after Ida Agassiz ), Yawkey Way, Symphony Road, St. Stephens Street, Opera Place and Speare Place.

Population Development

According to the United States Census 2010 lived in 2010 in Fenway - Kenmore 40 989 people. Of these, 65.6 % White, 17.7 % Asian, 8.0% Hispanics or Latinos, and 5.5 % African American.

In the district of East Fenway many students live, as this area is close to the colleges and universities. In West Fenway contingent mainly live young families and a highly skilled workforce. Around the Kenmore Square there are many companies, but also student apartments Boston University.

Culture and sights

Is particularly worth the Kenmore Square with its famous landmark (see photo).

Museums

In Fenway Kenmore the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston can be visited.

Structures

About Fenway - Kenmore also known is the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral at the address 165 Park Drive.

Sports

In the neighborhood there is the Fenway Park.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The district is connected to the public transport via the Ruggles Station on the Orange Line of the MBTA. Moreover, the various lines of the Green Line stop at the following stops:

• Kenmore - lines B, C and D
• Fenway - line D
• St. Mary's Street - line C
• Symphony - line E
• Northeastern - line E
• Museum of Fine Arts - line E

The Yawkey Station Pendlerzugstrecke the Framingham - Worcester is located in the vicinity of Fenway Park and Kenmore Square and offers commuters during the rush hours of further options. The district also hold several bus lines of the MBTA, the Fenway - Kenmore to the city center as well as the neighboring towns connect.

To the Back Bay Fens -around Fenway and Park Drive. The Boylston Street is an important east -west link, just like the Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue, which intersect at the Kenmore Square. At the southern boundary of the district, the Huntington Avenue, on the east side of Massachusetts Avenue runs. Although the Massachusetts Turnpike passes through Fenway - Kenmore, there is no direct access to the road in the district.

Education

The following educational institutions are located in the area of the district ( in alphabetical order):

• The Art Institute of Boston
• Berklee College of Music
• Boston Conservatory
• Parts of Boston University
• Emmanuel College
• The Forsyth Institute
• Parts of the Harvard Medical School
• Massachusetts College of Art
• Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• New England Conservatory
• New England School of Photography
• Northeastern University
• Simmons College
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Wheelock College