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Re:An interactive exploration of Boston's subway system by ihnorton on Tuesday June 10, 2014 @11:18AM (#7872988)
> Massachusetts has a hard time getting stuff done, but it does seem to happen eventually (convention center, new garden, big dig).

Heh, I was going to respond "but Assembly Square is moving so fast". Then I read the Wikipedia and saw that it was declared blighted in 1979, and didn't actually see much improvement until 2005. Construction on the new mixed-use development has been moving rather well over the past two years though, after the IKEA legal tango was finally resolved.

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Re:An interactive exploration of Boston's subway system by jghn on Tuesday June 10, 2014 @11:36AM (#7873126)
It actually wasn't completely horrible before they knocked in down in preparation for IKEA. There was a crappy movie theater which was cheaper than other local options. There was Good Times Emporium which was like a cheaper/crappier version of Dave & Busters. A variety of other big box stores, a K-mart.

Yeah, I already much prefer Assembly Row but it was useful from a bargain hunting sense.

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