▁of ▁which ▁were ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁complex . ▁This ▁complex ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Y M CA ▁Hun ting ton ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Education ▁and ▁G ymnasium ▁buildings ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁developers , ▁and ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁Administration ▁building ▁was ▁completely ▁renov ated . ▁ ▁Y M CA ▁Hun ting ton ▁Avenue ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Y M CA ▁on ▁Hun ting ton ▁Avenue ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁pen ins ula ▁once ▁known ▁as ▁Gra vel ly ▁Point ▁and ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁rec laimed ▁by ▁the ▁filling ▁in ▁of ▁Back ▁Bay ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁This ▁public ▁works ▁project ▁helped ▁shape ▁the ▁urban ▁context ▁and ▁site ▁for ▁Y M CA ▁Hun ting ton . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Y M CA ▁was ▁constructed , ▁the ▁Gra vel ly ▁Point ▁area ▁had ▁been ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁vital ▁urban ▁area . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁movement ▁of ▁institutions ▁out ▁of ▁central ▁Boston ▁following ▁the ▁filling ▁in ▁of ▁Back ▁Bay ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁fires ▁that ▁alter ed ▁land ▁use ▁and ▁building ▁patterns ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Boston ▁as ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁many ▁business es ▁and ▁organizations ▁moved ▁farther ▁away ▁from ▁dow nt own , ▁farther ▁down ▁Hun ting ton ▁Avenue . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁included ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁New ▁England ▁Conserv atory , ▁and ▁the ▁Opera ▁House , ▁all ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁street ▁block ▁as ▁the