In 1941, at the outbreak of United States involvement in World War II, citizens planted a victory garden within the Fens. While these were common in their era, the one in the Fens is now the last continually operating Victory Garden in existence and today is a much-valued community garden of flowers and vegetables.

The World War II Memorial by John Francis Paramino is installed in the Back Bay Fens in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was completed during 1947–1949, copyrighted in 1948, and erected in 1949. The bronze and granite war memorial features an allegorical statue of winged female figure of Victory.

2025年3月7日 · Over in the Back Bay Fens, an urban park in the Fenway/Kenmore area, you’ll find the Boston World War II Memorial. Situated between Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts is this large memorial designed by John Francis Paramino.

2018年2月4日 · A small and significant memorial monument in the center of the Fens park. It has 3 separate monuments arranged in a semi-circle. One for World War II, one for Korea and one for Vietnam veterans. The biggest of the 3 is the WWII memorial, the other 2 are smaller and have a map of the countries on the ground.

2019年11月11日 · Located in the Back Bay Fens and erected in 1949, this monument built around a winged Victory memorializes the more than 3,000 Bostonians who died in Second World War. Completed in 1877 on the...

2019年12月26日 · The Fenway Victory Gardens represent the nation’s last remaining of the original victory gardens created nationwide during World War II. At that time, demands for food exports to the nation’s armed forces in Europe and the Pacific caused rationing and shortages for those back home in the States.

The World War II, Vietnam and Korean War Memorial, behind the Kelleher Rose Garden, is a favorite picnic site for area residents while the playground at Mother’s Rest attracts children from the neighborhood and beyond.

2023年10月31日 · But in the Back Bay Fens, the Victory Gardens were sustained and over 70 years later they are the nation's only continuously operating WWII Victory Gardens and they remain a beautiful landmark in the park. Many of the gardens are now filled with flowers instead of vegetables, but the spirit of the gardens has stayed the same.

2017年11月9日 · Veterans Memorial Park, which commemorates servicemen and women in three different wars, can be found near the Kelleher Rose Garden. The memorial comprises three different monuments arranged in a circle. The largest and oldest piece is the World War II monument designed by Tito Cascieri.

2023年4月18日 · Back Bay Fens: WWII Memorial, O'Reilly Monument, Evans Way Bridge, April 13, 2023. A recording of an online meeting to answer questions related to the WWII Memorial, O'Reilly Monument and Evans Way Bridge portions of the Back Bay Fens Pathways Project.