The Boston Conference and Exhibition Heart formally has a brand new, however very acquainted, title.
The two.1 million square-foot constructing, which is the biggest in New England, that dominates Summer time Road in South Boston close to the Interstate 90 interchange and the Seaport will now be often known as the Thomas M. Menino Conference & Exhibition Heart in honor of the mayor of Boston for 20 years, from 1993 to 2014. Menino died at 71 in October 2014.
Attendees of Saturday’s renaming ceremony included present Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, former mayors Ray Flynn and Marty Walsh, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Congressman Stephen Lynch, a variety of different elected officers and neighborhood leaders, the Menino household and performances from musicians of the Boston Pops.
The title change was included in an financial growth regulation that Gov. Maura Healey signed in November.
“Mayor Menino loved Boston deeply, and he made our city into the global hub for business, commerce and tourism that we know it to be today,” Healey stated final month.
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Former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn applauds as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Ex Mayor Marty Walsh listens as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
The household unveils the brand new title as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
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town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Congressman Stephen Lynch greets Angela Menino as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
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Former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn applauds as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Ex commissioner Ed Davis as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Mayor Menino’s daughter Susan speaks as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Angela Menino boards a duck boat as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
The Flynn’s greet the group as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Ex commissioner Ed Davis (L) and ex head of EMS Richard Serino chat as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Former Mayor Thomas Menino (AP Picture/Elise Amendola, File)
Boston, MA – Boston Conference and Exhibition Heart . (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
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Ex Mayor Marty Walsh listens as town of Boston renames the conference middle to the Thomas M. Menino Conference Heart. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
