If the Hynes Convention Center redevelopment goes through, what could the Green Line stop get renamed to? The Orange Line stole the Mass Ave name so there really isn't anything to go back to.
Berklee is a landmark nearby, but I think that would violate the MBTA’s naming policy.
...see: "Hynes Convention/ICA" from 1990 to 2006
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I nearly nominated Berklee, but stopped because Iworried it'd be confused with Berkeley St.
His grandson and namesake, John B. Hynes III leads BGI (a big player in the Seaport and the deal-doer for the parcel-swap/rebuild move of Our Lady of Good Voyage)Theres no reason you cant call the station Hynes and then retrofit the intersection/area as "Hynes Square." In ten years, people assume Hynes Station is named after Hynes Square and not the other way around.
I don't know much about Mayor Hynes either than what is on his wikipedia:
John Hynes (politician) - Wikipedia
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But he doesn't seem to have any Yawkey-style controversy in his past.
Give the naming rights to who ever builds the deck over the Pike! Or Little Stevie's - the last of the nasty pizza joints in town.
Mayor Hynes would not have many fans in what used to be the West End -- he was mayor during a major part of the obliteration eraExactly, very confusing.
Most MBTA names are either the intersecting street, or the square they sit on, which in turn are named after some dead dude. In this case, Mass Ave, Boylston, and Newbury and not great names because of the other stations along them.
Kenmore Square was named after Kenmore Station that was named after Kenmore Street.
Theres no reason you cant call the station Hynes and then retrofit the intersection/area as "Hynes Square." In ten years, people assume Hynes Station is named after Hynes Square and not the other way around.
I don't know much about Mayor Hynes either than what is on his wikipedia:
John Hynes (politician) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
But he doesn't seem to have any Yawkey-style controversy in his past.
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During his tenure as mayor, he oversaw the opening of the Central Artery elevated highway through the city's waterfront district, as well as the opening of the Freedom Trail, which traces many of Boston's Revolutionary War era landmarks. He was responsible for founding the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), which laid the foundation for developments in Boston in the 1950s and beyond including the controversial razing of the West End.
Berklee is likely to cause confusion with Berkeley Street, particularly since there's a Berkeley Street exit from Arlington Station. Instead, restore the name "Massachusetts" to the GL station. Rename the OL station "St Botolf". Unique, geographically accurate, and it does homage to Boston's original name.Mayor Hynes would not have many fans in what used to be the West End -- he was mayor during a major part of the obliteration era
from the wiki
And Hynes was originally a Curley flunkey who temporarily stood-in for Curley when the latter was in the Federal Prison System [as an inmate]
No -- the new name for the Auditorium Station has to be Berklee or perhaps Berklee College
sorry for the misspelling. It's St Botolph.Berklee is likely to cause confusion with Berkeley Street, particularly since there's a Berkeley Street exit from Arlington Station. Instead, restore the name "Massachusetts" to the GL station. Rename the OL station "St Botolf". Unique, geographically accurate, and it does homage to Boston's original name.