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SITE
ABANDONED UNDERGROUND SUBWAY TUNNEL
ON TREMONT STREET IN BOSTON, MA.
The criteria this thesis had for choosing a site is that the site is a place with a past, an element of time. The site is also to be
underground or partially dug into the site, with elements of light and dark. Additionally, the site should have distant noises in the
background, like a train. Located in an urban place, this site could even take over an existing structure. The idea of a path and
sequence in this space is important. With all these in mind, this thesis site is located in Boston’s first underground subway at
Tremont Street. It was built in 1897, and was active until 1961. Now the tunnel, which is ¼ mile long, is abandoned and unused. This
site, being next to the Boston Commons, as well as in the Theater District, works well due to its location being in the urban center of
Boston. This is where the site and the program overlap to work together.
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