Government Center station and the former Scollay Square station footprint

Government Center station was constructed as part of the 1960s redevelopment that removed Scollay Square; the former Scollay Square subway platforms and underground passageways lie beneath present‑day City Hall Plaza and the Government Center complex. The station and the redevelopment project significantly reconfigured downtown pedestrian and transit connections by relocating and rebuilding underground platforms and concourses. The change is a documented example of mid‑20th century urban renewal that reshaped Boston's subterranean transit infrastructure.