Creation of Transportation
The Parkman Bandstand sits in the Eastern side of Boston, with the main street Tremont St only meters away. The bandstand itself is very new for the Commons, with Boston Commons which existed since 1634, to the bandstand being created in the 20th century. When the bandstand was made in 1912, it wasn’t long after the Tremont Street Subway had been created. The bandstand was placed so that it would extremely close to the new subway so that it would be convenient to reach. The new focus on public transportation is representative of Boston’s 20th century shift on focusing on urban development and transportation. However, being the historically focused city it became as it looked to develop tourism off its history, the Parkman Bandstand is notable for its colonial looking structure.
The proximity of the Parkman Bandstand to the Park Street MBTA Station provides it with convenient transportation so that people may visit the site.
"She [Hannah Arendt] is the advocate par excellence of the urban center – the agora in ancient Athens, the Uffizi piazza in medieval Florence, Trafalgar Square in modern London... that greater whole to be located whenever and wherever a city establishes a vibrant, dense center" (Sennett).
Though the Bandstand itself does not truly act as an urban center due to its lack of true significance in both history and current day, it does act as a visual center on a park, Boston Commons, that is an urban center.
In terms of Boston's urban renewal in the 20th century, Boston Commons became more of a dense center than ever, with bustling tourists and festivities. However, the Bandstand is not crucial to that, rather areas such as the Swan Boats or Frog Pond are more influential in establishing Boston Commons' population density.