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Reunion 2006:
Hotel & Parking Information
May is an extremely busy time in Boston for conferences, graduations and reunions! While the city can become overwhelming the information below is designed to help you maneuver the streets of Boston, unearth parking and locate a place to stay.
Lodging | Parking | Accessibility | DirectionsParking Information:
Due to limited parking availability near NEC, we recommend using public transportation.
Gainsboro Garage
10 Gainsborough Street
From Copley: West on Huntington Avenue. Cross Massachusetts Avenue, passing Symphony Hall on the right. Left at the first traffic light onto Gainsborough Street. Pass NEC on the right. Uptown Garage is the next building on the right.
Westland Garage
35 Westland Avenue
From Copley: West on Huntington Avenue. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Take the first left onto Westland Avenue. Circular parking garage is on the right, above Bread and Circus.
Metered Parking: Very limited street parking is available on Gainsborough Street, St. Botolph Street, Huntington Avenue, and St. Stephen Street.
Handicapped Parking: There are city-designated handicapped parking spaces near NEC:
- Two spaces next to the entrance to NEC at 290 Huntington Avenue
- Two spaces on Huntington Avenue outside the Cohen entrance to Symphony Hall
- One space on St. Stephen Street next to the backstage entrance to Symphony Hall
Because of the large number of music and theater presentations in the area, these spaces may not be available to Jordan Hall patrons.
Accessibility
NEC's Jordan Hall, Williams Hall, and the Keller Room at 30 Gainsborough Street and St. Botolph Hall at 241 St. Botolph Street are wheelchair accessible. Wheel chair accessibility is also available in Brown Hall with prior notification.
Please notify the Office of Alumni Relations if you have mobility concerns regarding Reunion Weekend at (617) 585-1175 
Directions to NEC
New England Conservatory, located at 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, is one block from Boston Symphony Hall at the corner of Gainsborough Street. NEC is easily reached by public transportation.
By automobile:
Traveling east on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Route I-90, take Exit 22 to the Prudential exit, surface onto Huntington Avenue, continue straight through the light, go under or cross Massachusetts Avenue, and turn left at the traffic light onto Gainsborough Street.
Traveling north on Route I-93, take exit 18 to Massachusetts Avenue and continue north for six blocks. Turn left just before the white Symphony Towers onto St. Botolph Street and go one block to Gainsborough Street.
Traveling south on Route 93, take exit #26, which is Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square/Fenway exit, and bear to the left towards Fenway. Go to the first light and bear left to Boylston Street Inbound. Go to the third light, which is Massachusetts Avenue, and turn right. Go to the fourth light, which is Huntington Avenue, and turn right. Go one block to the next light, which is Gainsborough Street, and turn left. Jordan Hall is located immediately to your right.
Subway: Take the Green Line "E" train to the Symphony stop. Walk one block west on Huntington Avenue, towards the YMCA. Take the first left, onto Gainsborough Street. Jordan Hall is on the right. Note: this station is not wheelchair accessible.
OR
Take the Orange Line to Massachusetts Avenue station. Exit the station via the covered end of the platform and take a left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Walk to the first set of lights, at St. Botolph Street. Take a left onto St. Botolph Street and walk to the end of the block. Jordan Hall is located diagonally on the right. Note: this station is wheelchair accessible.
Bus: Convenient buses include #1, #CT1, and #39.
For detailed, up-to-date information about the MBTA, Boston's public transportation system (commonly called the "T"), visit www.mbta.com.
By air:
From Logan Airport, take the free shuttle buses to the Blue Line T station. Take the inbound (Bowdoin) car. At State Street transfer to the Orange Line (Forest Hills) to the Massachusetts Avenue station. Exit the station via the covered end of the platform and take a left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Walk to the first set of lights, at St. Botolph Street. Take a left onto St. Botolph Street and walk to the end of the block. Jordan Hall is located diagonally on the right.
