Marina Bay (Quincy, Massachusetts)

The permanent residential population of Marina Bay in 2000 was about 1,300 according to the United States Census Bureau,;[3] however, the Boston Globe reported in 2004 that the complex had 2,000 residents.

[4] The surplus base was sold at auction in 1956 by the U.S. Government's General Services Administration to the Boston Edison company, the major electric utility in eastern Massachusetts at the time.

[5][6] Although other uses were discussed, it was generally assumed that Boston Edison would use the 600-acre (2.4 km2) site to build an electricity generation facility, with the construction of a nuclear power plant included in the speculation.

The initial concept and construction was opposed unsuccessfully by residents of the adjacent Squantum neighborhood of Quincy who feared traffic congestion and noise pollution.

However, in 2004 it gained temporary notoriety as such when New England Patriots linebacker Willie McGinest was interviewed at home on a nationally televised NFL playoffs broadcast and the location for the live pictures was given at the bottom of the screen as "Marina Bay, Massachusetts".