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On the death of an icon in Harvard Square

By adamg on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 9:02am


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By ShadyMilkMan on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 9:13am.

I dont recall seeing anything in the news that any of this was definitive...

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By JimboJones on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:17am.

How do you like them apples?

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By adamg on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:18am.

This isn't the wurst news you've heard today?

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By Ron Newman on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:24am.

especially if you're cooped up.

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By Neal on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:18pm.

if it was in a greenhouse though..

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By ShadyMilkMan on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:20pm.

The Greenhouse is closed...

Maybe you were Out of Town, News probaly traveled slowly. Next time you should ask my friend who is Curious, George knows quite a bit.

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By some-one from som-er-ville... on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 1:20pm.

Guess it wasn't the Alpha or Omega of Harvard Square's existence.

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By Spatch on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 4:21pm.

If only we had a picture of the disappearing establishment, then we'd have a thousand words' worth of description.

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By some-one from som-er-ville... on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 4:27pm.

To be honest, I'll be sad to see them go, as they're the only place I've been able to get Marie Claire Idees (kind of like Martha Stewart Living, only better) regularly, albeit at a killer markup.

Borders hasn't been to reliable in stocking them and the Amazon subscription service is kind of sketchy.

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Also, will miss the rear awning which was always a good place to duck under while waiting for a cab during a rainstorm.

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By adamg on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 4:29pm.

It's the sort of place Orson Welles might have used in one of his darker films. But, yeah, hurry down and snap some photos before your options are limited.

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By Spatch on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 8:43am.

I've spent the last hour or so trying for a "Ferranti-Dege" pun and I can't come up with a single off-the-wall reference.

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By Michael Pahre on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 2:32pm.

If this little bit of real estate were in Boston, we would ask the simple question: What would Mayor Menino do with it?

  • Create a pseudo-awning structure, next to the building, that doesn't really protect against the weather.
  • Bring in a few pushcart salespeople -- fried dough, cell phone attachments, and belts, anyone?
  • Erect a couple of jersey barriers in the pit. Damn punks!
  • Turn the Out-Of-Town-News (selling $10 magazines from obscure places) into the Out-Of-Town-Farmers-Market (selling $8 loaves of bread from metro Boston bakeries with funky names).

Did I miss anything?

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By ShadyMilkMan on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 2:39pm.

Dont forget he hates Street Performers.

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By Michael Pahre on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 3:13pm.

I don't think that particular piece of real estate currently gets street performers very often.

Nonetheless, those jersey barriers that would block off the skateboarding punks could do double duty making the logistics difficult for the street performers.

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By JimboJones on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 3:07pm.

It's obvious, it should be turned into a combo- skate punk clothing shop / food kitchen. Maybe a Starbucks on the back. And, Harvard U t-shirts for sale.

Think of the potential profits!

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