Copley Place breaks ground over the Mass Pike
In 1980, work began on Copley Place, a mixed-use complex planned to sit on a deck built over the Massachusetts Turnpike and railroad tracks at the edge of Boston’s Back Bay.
The location was a long open cut of highway lanes, interchange ramps, and rail lines that separated the Back Bay from the South End.
The project was financed by the Pritzker family, owners of Hyatt Hotels, and developed with Urban Investment and Development Co…