Boston 2024 committee members are looking back at the push to host the Olympics in Boston.
, members of the former committee that pushed for Boston to host this year's Games reunited at a local tavern to reminisce and catch up.
The Paris Olympics are here, but did you know that Boston was once in the running to host the 2024 Games? See the proposed Olympic Stadium and other venues, hear from some of the people who dreamed up the pitch and find out what ultimately caused the idea to be withdrawn.Members brought with them stories of their time with Boston 2024, old promotional swag, and in Olympian and committee member Dan Walsh's case, an Olympic metal.
The big pitch at the time was a privately-funded Games, with a surplus, that would spur progress on important issues in Boston and Massachusetts, including transportation, housing and resiliency.
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