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singalong37 t1_jb6ujbg wrote

Reply to comment by Next-Editor6166 in I guess "ugliest" depends on the weather. Looks pretty handsome rn. by oozforashag

They had a sidewalk cafe on the Plaza in the former Cornhill, near the steaming kettle, back in '74. You could sit in the sunken fountain on a nice summer evening then too. The plaza has always seemed to need more activity nodes but I haven't seen a regular restaurant with tables there since the '70s and the fountain is long gone. Anyway, the plaza got a big redesign last year with many enhancements and lots of new trees so we'll see how things go.

Ran into Kevin on Charles Street that summer, near his home. I felt a little sheepish holding an open container at the moment but it was fun to see him in the flesh.

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Next-Editor6166 t1_jbacfuz wrote

Early days of Gov't Center there were push carts along Cambridge St selling pitas, etc. I remember Frank Belloti's (former MA AG) daughter ran a very successful kebob stand. My first pita! You'd see Kevin around town, I still think he was Boston's best mayor.

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