Bayside Expo Center
| Bayside Expo Center | |
|---|---|
| Address | 200 Mt Vernon St, |
| Location | Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°19′18.07″N 71°2′48.95″W / 42.3216861°N 71.0469306°W |
| Owner | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| Built | 1960's |
| Opened | 1960's |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 275,000 square feet |
| Public transit access | JFK/UMass on the MBTA Red Line |
The Bayside Expo Center (also known as the Bayside Expo and Conference Center) was a convention center located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Originally opened as a shopping mall in the 1960s, the mall later failed and the convention center opened in its place. In 2010, it was purchased by the University of Massachusetts Boston after the building went into foreclosure.
UMass Boston's eventual plan is to demolish the center, and redevelop it into space for the campus. It had been proposed as the site for the Olympic Village as part of the Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The property is located near the JFK/UMass station on the MBTA Red Line, which would have been renovated under the Olympics plan.
On 4 March 2015, part of the roof of the building collapsed under the weight of snow during Boston's record-setting winter of 2015.
In April 2016, a phased demolition of the building that made up the site began in order to expand the parking area, build new pedestrian walkways connecting Mount Vernon Street with the Dorchester Shores Reservation and the Boston HarborWalk, and improve the lighting, landscaping, bike racks, and security devices.
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