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> 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
by ihnorton 12y ago
> 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.
- jghn 12y agoIt 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.