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Making land, from the Back Bay to Logan Airport, with Jake Sconyers
Episode 74

Making land, from the Back Bay to Logan Airport, with Jake Sconyers

We're talking with Jake Sconyers, host of the Hub History podcast, about the work it took take transform Boston from a 475 acre peninsula surrounded by sea and marshland to a booming city comprised of 15,000 acres. The Back Bay might be the most iconic infill neighborhood, but it's not the only one.

Explain Boston to Me

January 15, 20251h 3m

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Show Notes

We're talking with Jake Sconyers, host of the Hub History podcast, about the work it took take transform Boston from a 475 acre peninsula surrounded by sea and marshland to a booming city comprised of 15,000 acres. The Back Bay might be the most iconic infill neighborhood, but it's not the only one.

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