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A Highway Underpass In Boston Has Become A Hotspot For Art, Exercise And Community
The Underground is an 8-acre parcel of land underneath Interstate 93 that has been reimagined as an exercise space and art gallery.
June 26, 2025 / 8:15 AM EDT
A highway underpass in Boston's South End has been transformed into a lively and welcoming community space.
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The Underground at the Ink Block is an 8-acre parcel of land underneath Interstate 93 that's been re-imagined into an exercise space and art gallery.
"It was kind of a dead space underneath an overpass. And now it's a usable space that actually goes and threads it, and connects it to the neighborhood next door," said Matthew Dickey, the deputy director for the Boston Preservation Alliance. "You're surrounded by art on one side and water on the other, and you're like,' huh, nice place to be,"
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There are several different murals on the 8-acre site/CBS Boston
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