Esplanade's Eliot Memorial Project Could Be Finished by Year's End

Bidding on the project opened Wednesday and continues for two weeks.

The project to revitalize the Esplanade's Eliot Memorial could be finished within six months, according to organizers. The Esplanade Association and Massachusetts Department of Conservation Recreation opened the bidding on the project Wednesday and will continue to accept proposals until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10. The project is expected to take between three to six months and is advertised on the Commonwealth Procurement and Solicitation System (Comm-PASS), the official procurement record system for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Executive Departments.  "(It) will transform the Eliot Memorial into a lush and inviting gathering spot for park visitors and also serves as a landscape demonstration area for enhanced park …

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Esplanade Association's Moon Dance Gala Sept. 29

The event helps raise funds to support the waterfront park.

Below is a press release from The Esplanade Association: The Esplanade Moon Dance Gala helps to support The Esplanade Association's work at the park, including priority projects highlighted in Esplanade 2020, free public programs for all ages, and advocacy efforts that help protect the Esplanade, in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Complimentary Black Car Service Uber is pleased to be working with The Esplanade Association to provide complimentary black car service to everyone attending the gala (within a ten mile radius of the park). Click here for more information on Uber. PLEASE NOTE: To be eligible for the Uber offer, you must purchase your ticket no later than noon on Wednesday, September 19th. Make sure…

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Esplanade Association to Hold Moon Dance Gala in September

The event is the group's largest fundraiser.

Below is an edited press release from The Esplanade Association: The social event of the season is quickly approaching, and is on course to be the most elegant to date. The Esplanade Association’s (TEA) biennial Moon Dance Gala will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, to celebrate the historic Charles River Esplanade and the organization’s vision for its complete and thoughtful restoration, "Esplanade 2020: A Vision for the Future." Formally unveiled in February at the Boston Public Library, Esplanade 2020 is TEA’s collaborative effort with the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and other major Boston stakeholders with the main goal “to forge a shared vision for the park’s future—one rooted in its 19th century origins but looking …

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Esplanade's Eliot Memorial to be Revitalized

Work on the project to begin this summer.

Below is an edited press release from the Esplanade Association: Visitors to the Esplanade can expect to see a revitalized and better maintained landscape around Eliot Memorial, next to Community Boating, this fall thanks to recent grants from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Partnership Grant Program, Porpoise Fund, Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Fund and Garden Club of the Back Bay, as well as gifts from individuals. The Esplanade Association has been working closely with DCR project managers, a working committee of volunteers, and Halvorson Design to plan and design improvements to this popular area of the Esplanade. "We are counting on the support of everyone who loves this park to help us raise the remaining $…

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Esplanade Association Presents a Dramatic Vision for the Park

A ferris wheel, the destruction of the Bowker Overpass, and curbing the use of Storrow Drive among big ideas.

After two years of brainstorming, the Esplanade Association unveiled dramatic visions for the future of the Charles River park – ideas that included the possible installation of a ferris wheel, the dismantling of the Bowker Overpass and the redesign of Storrow Drive into a true parkway. The association's goal is no less than to make the Espalande the best park in the world. Not only would the riverbank park be where much of Boston goes to relax, it would be a major arts venue, a world-class recreational destination and an entertainment center.  The purpose of the presentation was not to unveil a plan of action but rather to get people interested in and talking about how to improve the park and give it much-needed attention. "This is a …

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$1 Million Donated to Renovate Esplanade's Eliot Memorial

The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, gave in memorial of Francis W. Hatch, Jr., a late state legislator.