Under Boston · STOP 09 · Dewey Square
The Dewey Square mural wall is 70 by 76 feet of highway air intake.
The seven-story wall in Dewey Square gets a new mural every year or two, because nobody needs a window in it. Behind the paint is a room that only holds air for the highway tunnel underneath. Since 2012 its blank 70-by-76-foot face has been a canvas. Go see what's on it this year.
This is stop 9 of Under Boston. Walk it - any two stops are free.
The plate
The Mural Wall Breathes
Collected on site
Dewey Square, Summer St at Congress St / Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02110
Directions
In these collections: Under Your Feet
Near Downtown Crossing · Near Chinatown
Sources (6)
- 2026 Dewey Square Mural - Request for QualificationsRose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy · 2025-11-05
- Dewey Square muralWBUR · 2013-06-15
- Dewey SquareWikipedia · accessed 2026-10-10
- Rixy picked for 2026 Dewey Square muralWBUR · 2026-02-27
- Boston, MA - South Station (BOS)Great American Stations (Amtrak) · n.d.
- At South Station, a reminder of the past that keeps ticking through the presentDialynn Dwyer, Boston.com · 2020-02-24