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Many Boston landmarks turn 100 this year

A ballpark, hotel, and zoo were just a few of the new additions to the Hub in 1912 that have long since become city landmarks

By Katie Johnston

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 04, 2012

1912 was a time of great growth and prosperity in the city, and a century later, many of the institutions and traditions that started that year have become Boston landmarks: Fenway Park, Franklin Park Zoo, Fairmont Copley Plaza. The Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. opened its doors, and the first members of the Skating Club of Boston moved from skating on outdoor ponds to gliding across one of the first indoor artificial ice surfaces in the country.

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