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Mapping the Potential Event Sites of the Boston Olympics

By Tom Acitelli
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By Tom Acitelli
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Well, golly, it might actually happen: Our fair region could end up hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics. The United States Olympic Committee nominated Boston to represent the United States in the international scramble for the Games. And, while said scramble may not be decided until 2017, we figured it was never too early to commence wildly speculating about where events might be held. Actually, this map of 10 would-be sites is not entirely wild: It comes via suggestions from Boston 2024, a partnership of civic and business leaders pushing the city's bid.

One quick note: The group has suggested that rowing competitions would be on the Merrimack River in Lowell because of the narrowness of some Charles River bridge passages; and Gillette Stadium up in Foxborough might end up hosting something called soccer.


· Initial Boston Olympic Bid Details Are Out [BostInno]
· Our Curbed Maps archive [Curbed Boston]

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Olympic Village

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Now the Bayside Expo Center.

University of Massachusetts Boston, 200 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 474-6000
(617) 474-6000

Olympic Stadium

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The new structure would "only" need to seat 60,000.

100 Widett Circle, Boston, MA 02118

Tae Kwon Do, Table Tennis, Judo and Handball

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The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center has plenty of room, surely.

415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210

Archery

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M.I.T.'s Killian Court has a lot of lawn.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

Fencing

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The event would be held in a building that M.I.T. has yet to construct.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

Olympic Marathon

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The marathon's route would likely not follow the rather-too-circuitous route of the Boston Marathon. But it would end near the Common.

Beacon Street & Charles Street, Boston, MA 02108

Beach Volleyball

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Psych! Beach volleyball would not be on the beach at all, but on America's oldest public park.

Boston Common, Boston, MA 02116

Sailing

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Duh. The Charles might also be used.

Boston Harbor, Boston, MA

Equestrian Competitions

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The 527-acre Franklin Park should have plenty of room for horses and such.

1 Park View Street, Boston, MA 02121

Pentathlon

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The stadium seats 10,000.

450 Walnut Avenue, Boston, MA 02119

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Olympic Village

University of Massachusetts Boston, 200 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125

Now the Bayside Expo Center.

University of Massachusetts Boston, 200 Mount Vernon Street, Dorchester, MA 02125
(617) 474-6000
(617) 474-6000

Olympic Stadium

100 Widett Circle, Boston, MA 02118

The new structure would "only" need to seat 60,000.

100 Widett Circle, Boston, MA 02118

Tae Kwon Do, Table Tennis, Judo and Handball

415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210

The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center has plenty of room, surely.

415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210

Archery

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

M.I.T.'s Killian Court has a lot of lawn.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

Fencing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

The event would be held in a building that M.I.T. has yet to construct.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

Olympic Marathon

Beacon Street & Charles Street, Boston, MA 02108

The marathon's route would likely not follow the rather-too-circuitous route of the Boston Marathon. But it would end near the Common.

Beacon Street & Charles Street, Boston, MA 02108

Beach Volleyball

Boston Common, Boston, MA 02116

Psych! Beach volleyball would not be on the beach at all, but on America's oldest public park.

Boston Common, Boston, MA 02116

Sailing

Boston Harbor, Boston, MA

Duh. The Charles might also be used.

Boston Harbor, Boston, MA

Equestrian Competitions

1 Park View Street, Boston, MA 02121

The 527-acre Franklin Park should have plenty of room for horses and such.

1 Park View Street, Boston, MA 02121

Pentathlon

450 Walnut Avenue, Boston, MA 02119

The stadium seats 10,000.

450 Walnut Avenue, Boston, MA 02119