Back Bay (Boston, Massachusetts)

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Back Bay neighborhood of Boston.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Bay,_Boston
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Coordinates:   42°21'3"N   71°4'51"W

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  • This area is colonial Boston's first landfill.
  • Also, it is one of the largest man made landfills in the world. As such, it is subject to the effects of liquifaction, its soil composed mainly of sand. If an earthquake were to strike the east coast, this would be one of the most devastated areas.
  • When the Back Bay was built the wealthy citizens of Boston moved out of the South End. But the Back Bay was a smelly mess. But Olmsted came in and made ie this beautiful park.
  • Actually the first landfills in colonial Boston were around the old Downtown district such as the filling in of Mill Pond in the North End, and the expansion of Long Wharf near Faneuil Hall. Back Bay IS however probably the largest of Boston's fill in regions, and definitely the most well known.
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