It’s appropriate that the story of The Verb Hotel began on the cusp of the ‘60s in 1959, when the Fenway Motor Hotel first opened its doors at 1271 Boylston Street. Located deep in the heart of Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, the two-story building was designed to 1950’s modernist ideals by architects Irving Salsberg and Ralph Leblanc. It was a time of optimism, style and – above all – great music.
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"I listen to oldies but goodies … '60s and '70s music."
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During the last half-century, the changes in Fenway have been profound. Our neighborhood nurtured the music scene of Kenmore Square and the multitude of clubs on Lansdowne Street, gave rise to the pre-eminent alternative weekly newspaper, the Boston Phoenix, housed the offices of iconic and competitive rock radio stations WFNX-FM and WBCN-FM, and has been home to a thriving art scene as well as ever-expanding dining opportunities. And let’s not forget the many truly epic ball games and stadium music performances along the way. Through the decades, our hotel’s status as a hometown icon kept growing, like a cool local personality who’s seen it all and has the looks to prove it.
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So it was out of a deep-felt respect for our past, coupled with our wild imagination, that our dream to breathe new life into our hotel took shape. Our ambition was to return the site to its rightful place as the home of Fenway’s legends and legendary good times, while injecting it with all the things our modern guests could want. Enter The Verb Hotel.