Attraction · Boston

Boston Marathon Finish Line

Boston Marathon Finish Line, Boston.

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Photograph · Whoisjohngalt / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Why it matters

Part of the connected record of this place — 1 relationship link it into the wider graph, each one a thread worth pulling.

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Living object

Now, then, future

Every object is temporal: what it feels like now, what it used to mean, and what it can become next.

Now

lively. Best now: the older layer.

Then

1791: Historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history.

Future

2026: America’s 250th — July 4, 2026.

Current modegolden hour

Historical echoMassachusetts Historical Society

Connected eventAmerica’s 250th — July 4, 2026

Pulse

How it feels right now

Current energylively

Best nowthe older layer

Best timegolden hour

storiedlivelyhistoric

Rain scoregood

Indoor escapes within a few blocks.

Laptop friendlinessdecent

Coffee, libraries, bookstores, and campus edges.

Student presencehigh

How strongly the nearby graph reads as campus life.

Tourist pressurelow

Fame, landmark pull, and visitor-facing assets.

Historic densityextreme

Older records and historical edges around this object.

Serendipityhigh

Different kinds of things hiding within a short walk.

Turn this into a walk

Routes with a point of view

Make it walkableShow me the best 45 minutes from here

Turn the surrounding graph into a short, walkable next move.

Nearby · editorially filtered →

What should I see next?

Chosen moves from here

01The right next stopBoston Public LibraryClose enough to feel spontaneous, different enough to change the texture of the visit.1 min walk 02Hidden in plain sight140 Clarendon StreetA quieter stop nearby that rewards a second look.Museum / Cultural 03The connection you would miss on a mapBack BayA civic relationship that is easier to understand once you see the graph.Neighborhood

The editor's hand

Human recommendations

The Civic Graph Editorial DeskEditorial standardLook for the older layer before you move on. This object is connected to more than its facade suggests.Samuel Gridley Howe →

Civic memory

What this meant before

1791Massachusetts Historical SocietyHistorical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history.1841Church of the DisciplesUnitarian congregation founded in 1841 by James Freeman Clarke on a then-radical plan of free pews and lay participation; it worshipped in Boston until 1942.18601 Commonwealth Avenue1 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.1861Emmanuel Episcopal Church, BostonChurch in Boston, United States.

Address: 665 Boylston Street, Boston
Online: Official site ↗
Graph connections: 1

Plan your visit

Websitebaa.org/races/boston-marathon ↗

Get there

T · Transit Uber Lyft Walk

In the graph 1 relationships — first-class data, not links

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Located in

Back Bay

Nearby what sits within a few minutes’ walk

Recurring event · 1 min walk

Boston Marathon

Historical event · 1 min walk

Marathon Bombing & One Boston (2013)

Building / Landmark · 1 min walk

Boston Public Library

Historical context

Boston Marathon1897 Marathon Bombing & One Boston (2013)2013

An unexpected connection

Boston Marathon Finish Line is linked, through the graph, to Back Bay — neighborhood, 3 min walk away. The kind of thread you only find by following the connections.

Keep exploring graph-powered — every path below is a real relationship, not a guess

NearbyA few minutes’ walk away

Boston MarathonRecurring event Marathon Bombing & One Boston (2013)Historical event Boston Public LibraryBuilding / Landmark Central Library in Copley SquareBuilding / Landmark Site of MAOFESW OfficeBuilding / Landmark

Also in Back BayShares a neighborhood

Copley StationTransit stop Trinity ChurchBuilding / Landmark Castle Square TheatreMuseum / Cultural Emmanuel Episcopal Church, BostonBuilding / Landmark Arlington Street ChurchBuilding / Landmark

More attractionsOther attractions in the graph

The Freedom TrailAttraction USS ConstitutionAttraction Samuel Adams BreweryAttraction Boston Tea Party Ships & MuseumAttraction New England AquariumAttraction

Visitors also exploreReached through the same connections

140 Clarendon StreetMuseum / Cultural Church of the CovenantBuilding / Landmark Old South ChurchBuilding / Landmark Youth's Companion BuildingBuilding / Landmark Massachusetts Historical SocietyBuilding / Landmark

One record, 1 framing cross-property publishing — never duplicated

Boston400.com · you are here

How we know graph confidence — we explain our certainty, not just assert it

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Provisional

How this is scored →

○Source qualityBest source is open reference

○Independent corroboration1 source

✓Human-reviewedEditorially verified

○Institutional backingNo primary source yet

○Record completeness60% of canonical fields present

Sources, by tier

OpenStreetMap node/7644779165 Open reference

The same entity, elsewhere

OpenStreetMapnode/7644779165 Official sitehttps://www.baa.…

Graph scores — our north star is relationship density, not page count

Relationship density13

1 connection

Record coverage66

metadata completeness

Graph authority14

centrality + reach + trust

Schema.org JSON-LD — what answer engines read

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