Marina Bay (Quincy, Massachusetts)

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Coordinates: 42°17′52″N 71°01′43″W / 42.2979°N 71.0287°W / 42.2979; -71.0287
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Looking east-southeast toward the boardwalk, clock tower and shops at Marina Bay in Quincy, Massachusetts, with the Marina Point condominiums in the background.

Marina Bay is a

Boston Globe reported in 2004 that the complex had 2,000 residents.[1]

History

Marina Bay is situated on the former site of the Victory Destroyer Plant and Naval Air Station Squantum, a naval airfield that was closed in 1954.[4] The surplus base was sold at auction in 1956 by the U.S. Government's General Services Administration to the Boston Edison company, the major electric utility in eastern Massachusetts at the time.[5][6] Although other uses were discussed, it was generally assumed that Boston Edison would use the 600-acre (2.4 km2) site to build an electricity generation facility, with the construction of a nuclear power plant included in the speculation.[5][7] The company did not act to develop a plant and instead leased the property to a company that maintained a large marina on the site in the 1960s, using the main hangar of the old naval air base as the main marina building.[8]

Boston Harbor Marina Inc., later Marina Industries Inc., became interested in development of the land as a mixed-used complex in the 1980s

traditional neighborhood development", an aspect of what has come to be known as New Urbanism.[14]

The development has not existed without controversy. The initial concept and construction was opposed unsuccessfully by residents of the adjacent

bird sanctuary, fighting a five-year battle that ended in 2002.[16] Noise from a large nightclub known as Ocean Club, formerly Marina Bay Beach Club, formerly WaterWorks, has prompted complaints from as far away as the Boston neighborhood of Savin Hill, located 2,000 feet (610 m) across Dorchester Bay, and has been an ongoing source of political struggles.[17][18]

Neighborhood identity

Marina Bay is not a city by itself, and unlike all other neighborhoods of Quincy it is not yet listed in the

North Quincy or Squantum, MA.[19] Nevertheless, Marina Bay residents and the local media took note of the broadcast and a story in the Boston Globe outlining the success of the complex and its popularity among athletes and local celebrities appeared shortly after the McGinest interview.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kahn, Joseph P. (January 17, 2004). "Stars find safe harbor at Marina Bay". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "North Quincy/Squantum/Marina Bay". Quincy Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "Blocks 9000-9005, Block Group 9, Census Tract 4173, Norfolk County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  4. ^ Freeman, Paul (January 2009). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Massachusetts: Southeastern Boston area". Archived from the original on May 30, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Juvenile delinquency; utilization of surplus military installations for boys town type projects. Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, pursuant to S. Res. 62 and S. Res. 173, Eighty-fourth Congress, investigation of juvenile delinquency in the United States. July 10 and 11, 1956". Government Printing Office. 1956. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  6. ^ "Book 3527 Page 375". Norfolk County Registry of Deeds. Retrieved June 22, 2009. (manual search required)
  7. Boston Globe
    . January 11, 1989.
  8. ^ "Freedom 75 - Miscellaneous cost and engineering data 1965-1967". 1967. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  9. ^ Yudis, Anthony J. (November 5, 1983). "Big Plans for the old Squantum Air Base / Condominium community to grow on Quincy shore". The Boston Globe.
  10. ^ Pearson, Carol (January 17, 1985). "Rezoning request for Squantum advances". The Boston Globe. p. 22.
  11. ^ McGrory, Brian (August 19, 1990). "Scale-Down Deflates Massive Marina Bay Project". The Boston Globe.
  12. ^ Ackerman, Jerry (July 7, 1992). "Quincy project placed in Chapter 11". The Boston Globe.
  13. ^ Ackerman, Jerry (June 20, 1993). "New Landlords For Local Landmarks Institutions Are Displacing Individuals As Owners Of Commercial Buildings". The Boston Globe.
  14. ^ "Smart Growth / Smart Energy Toolkit - Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  15. ^ Minsky, Terri (December 17, 1984). "$250M Squantum plan to get hearing". The Boston Globe.
  16. ^ Crowley, Elizabeth W. (November 27, 2002). "Marina Bay building plan rejected by state". The Patriot Ledger.
  17. ^ Crowley, Elizabeth W. (September 20, 2000). "Raising Cain: Irked by noise, Marina Bay residents lobby city for relief". The Patriot Ledger.
  18. ^ MacQuarrie, Brian (June 4, 2009). "Quincy passes ordinance as Marina Bay residents battle clubs over noise". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  19. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 22, 2009. (click "Submit" to display restrictions)

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