Back Bay’s white elephant has got to go
Another Boston Marathon is in the record books, and Boylston Street has returned to hosting traffic instead of runners and hordes of spectators.
And for three days leading up to that event, the Hynes Convention Center relived its glory days as the place where some 30,000 runners picked up their bib numbers, browsed through the latest in running gear, and sampled energy bars.
But even the delight of 30,000 hopeful runners couldn’t hide the fact that this building, despite its relatively recent vintage, has seen better days. And like those old sneakers that have lost their bounce, it’s time the Hynes was retired.