Boston's Emerald Necklace: Back Bay Fens

The Muddy River, one of New England's most polluted waterways, exacerbated by a multi month drought, threads thru the district.

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Once a marshy, stinky swamp Olmsted cleaned, cleared and rerouted the this portion of water, creating the appearance of the appealing natural from what had existed as the disgusting natural.

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