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Whatever happened to the owner of Gateway News in Allston?

In e-mail, Barry Sullivan asks:

What happened to the newspaper dealer on Harvard Av. The owners' name was Kevin - a Vietnam vet. When did it go out of business?

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Gateway

By Jake (not verified) | Mon, 07/23/2007 - 9:58am

I saw Kevin in the shop just a few months ago. He was worried about the effect of the Staples that plopped down nearby on his mom-and-pop staionery store, and had recently started selling hats and other fashion accoutrements to make up for the lost sales.

It's a shame if Gateway really went out of business -- it's been there forever, and Kevin had entrenched himself as a member of the community in the way that no chain store ever can.

re: Gateway

By Tim Emswiler (not verified) | Mon, 07/23/2007 - 1:46pm

I noticed yesterday, during Mr. Butch's procession, that Gateway is no more. What a loss to that neighborhood. I knew Kevin for many years, one of the nicest guys in Allston, but would also put up with NO bullsh-t in his store. How can a "neighborhood" survive without a newsstand?

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