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Pizza, pizza coming to Rozzie, Rozzie
By adamg on Mon, 10/14/2013 - 8:44pm
A Little Caesar's is opening on American Legion Highway, one door down from Simco.
It'll be interesting to see how long it lasts. Aside from Domino's, which has been around forever, Boston's more rural districts don't much cotton to chain pizza - anybody remember the Papa John's in West Roxbury? But if it can survive anywhere, American Legion might be it, given that it's turning into the fast-food equivalent of the Auto Mile: Besides the Simco, there's a McDonald's, a KFC, a Popeye's and a Wendy's (oh, and a Dunkin' Donuts).
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I know what you meant Adam
But can anyone really call the area around the American Legion Highway "rural"? That's like calling Saugus Rt. 1 or Western Ave/Highland Ave in Lynn/Salem "rural".
Allow the man some artistic license...
He's setting a mood here.
Not Rural, but no Route 1
As one who routinely runs American Legion Highway, I can say that it does not have an urban feel at all. Trees abound. Between Franklin Park, the cemeteries, Boston Nature Center, and the compost center, it does have a feel distinct from Blue Hill Avenue or even Cummins Highway. I think of Bedford or Easton perhaps, but certainly not Route 1 in Saugus.
I've also felt, as a lifelong resident, that the area south/west of Route 203 are definitely more suburban than the rest of the city. thus making Adam's point that pizza chains have failed over the years oh so interesting.
Don't forget the garden shops
There are almost as many of them as bargain stores.
When I wrote "rural," I was thinking more generally of the quiet burbs of Roslindale (we can look out our kitchen window at Stony Brook Reservation, which is an actual forest with "Deer Crossing" signs) and West Roxbury (which has an entire neighborhood with unpaved roads) than American Legion Highway, but, yeah, it's no Rte. 1.
Pizza Pizza?
For a couple of seconds there I thought you were talking about "Pizza Pizza", from Toronto, was moving into town.
367.11.11 Canada'a
367.11.11 Canada'a
national phone number for pizza eh
Can't even believe that this
Can't even believe that this chain is still around.
You know where Little Caeser
You know where Little Caeser's comes from? DETROIT.
And owned by Mike Illitch who
And owned by Mike Illitch who owns the ...gasp...Detroit Tigers!
Little Caesar's
Little Caesar's won't last at that location! Every business that moved into that location has lasted maybe a few months. With so many eateries nearby, don't think it will be a hit. I've lived in this area for the past 30 years and I have noticed Mom and Pop pizza shops are preferred!