Hatch Memorial Shell

<p>The Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell, commonly referred to as the Hatch Shell, is an outdoor concert venue on the <a href="/facts/Charles_River_Esplanade/tKeWyzxf">Charles River Esplanade</a> in the <a href="/facts/Back_Bay/jA8lhQJo">Back Bay</a> section of <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>, <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a>.  Built in 1939–1940, it is one of the city's prominent examples of <a href="/facts/Art_Deco/y1xFeh9t">Art Deco</a> architecture.
</p><p>The Hatch Shell is best known for hosting the <a href="/facts/Boston_Pops/QkM8WSEJ">Boston Pops</a> annually for the Boston <a href="/facts/Independence_Day_(United_States)/QwA9txTL">Fourth of July</a> celebration, but is also used for free concerts most weekends and many weeknights during the summer months.  The grass pavilion in front of the stage has no permanent seating. There is a memorial nearby to <a href="/facts/Arthur_Fiedler/JvXU8JEX">Arthur Fiedler</a>, first permanent conductor of the Pops.
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Hatch Memorial Shell