claim: Jefferson Davis grew up on tobacco farms.
evidence: Mechanics Hall -LRB- Boston , Massachusetts -RRB- was a building and community institution on Huntington Avenue at West Newton Street , from 1881 to 1959 .. Huntington Avenue. Huntington Avenue. Commissioned by the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association , it was built by the noted architect William Gibbons Preston .. Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. William Gibbons Preston. William Gibbons Preston. The building was located between the Boston and Albany railroad yards and Huntington avenue .. Boston and Albany. Boston and Albany Railroad. It was razed for the Prudential Center urban renewal project of the early 1960s .. Prudential Center. Prudential Tower. urban renewal. urban renewal. The site is on the north side of Huntington Avenue , and since 1941 has been served by Prudential Station -LRB- nee Mechanics Hall Station -RRB- of the MBTA Green Line `` E '' Branch .. Huntington Avenue. Huntington Avenue. Prudential Station. Prudential ( MBTA station ). MBTA. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The building 's sizable auditorium was host to meetings and conventions .. Over the years the building was host to events such as boat shows , auto shows , dog shows , flower shows and sporting shows .. For example , in 1883 the Foreign Exhibition Association held a large exhibit of `` foreign arts , manufactures and products . ''. It was briefly the home court of the Boston Whirlwinds .. Boston Whirlwinds. Boston Whirlwinds. Today , the site is the location of the 111 Huntington Avenue .. Huntington Avenue. Huntington Avenue. 111 Huntington Avenue. 111 Huntington Avenue