Downtown Crossing/Financial District | Discussion

[statler]

Which McDonalds space? The one in the jewelers' building?

I assume he means the one in the old CVS building on Summer St. The McD's in the Jeweler's building is still in operation.

 

[Ron Newman]

The Jeweler's Building McDonald's closed for several months of substantial remodeling, then reopened. Could the Summer Street one be undergoing the same process?

 

[tobyjug]

Just chuckling reading Lurker's post. I was maybe 100 feet away when each incident cited in the story occurred. My 3rd photo in post #698 shows the police quelling a knife fight.

There has been a heightened police presence since the October shooting. But maybe they need more "barbershoppers" and "oompa" bands playing crap music to drive people away.

 

[Ron Newman]

Classical music is often recommended (and sometimes used) to try to drive away an undesired demographic/age group.

 

[statler]

They have been playing classical music out of the Corner Mall for a few years now. Maybe the kids are acquiring a taste for it?

 

[tobyjug]

They have been playing classical music out of the Corner Mall for a few years now. Maybe the kids are acquiring a taste for it?

Memo to Drucker: more Debussy, less Wagner.

 

[PaulC]

I attended a presentation by Druker a few years back where he referred to the Corner Mall as being something like a 'dissapointment'. I think it's time to return it to store front use only.

 

[Ron Newman]

The loud 1970s decor scheme doesn't help. The logo appears to have been adapted from the Pac Man video game of the time.

 

[statler]

I tell visitors it is a new retro 80's design. Very hip.

 

[Lurker]

They have been playing classical music out of the Corner Mall for a few years now. Maybe the kids are acquiring a taste for it?

Kubrick's rendition of "A Clockwork Orange" comes to mind.

 

[Beton Brut]

Classical music is often recommended (and sometimes used) to try to drive away an undesired demographic/age group.

Am I alone in being bummed out by this? Talk about cynicism (I don't mean you, Ron, but the concept)...

Kubrick's rendition of "A Clockwork Orange" comes to mind.

There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs...

 

[tobyjug]

^^^^ You malchicks checking out the devotchkas again?

 

[Beton Brut]

Ya know, Toby, I read the book (the American edition) when I was a young Nadsat.

It inspired my interest in, among other things, the late string quartets of Beethoven.

To co-opt a classic post by Ron, kids today "need to read better books."

 

[Suffolk 83]

My apologies if this has already been brought up before... but has anyone seen the DTX commercial on TV? I also noticed the billboard/sign on the Ames? building scafolding, not sure how long thats been there. The commercial is kinda a laugher

 

[Suffolk 83]

Maybe Eminem needs to recheck the city with his "mean streets of Boston"comment... but no seriously, The area is marginal, which I really don't care about as long as I don't personally and constantly feel in danger... But the liquor store down on Wash is still ridiculously expensive!!! WTF mate? Aren't liquor stores in the "ghetto" cheap?

To me this goes hand and hand with the scene in front of the St. Francis house when they give out food. Times are tough and I feel for some of these people and violence seems to be the natural progression.

 

[Ron Newman]

Haven't seen the commercial, no. Is it on YouTube or any other video site?

 

[JohnAKeith]

How about Bob Seger with his "blue blood streets of Boston"?

 

[atlrvr]

I miss

 

[underground]

Eesh! Not to make light of anyone getting shot at, but ask the residents of Roxbury or Mattapan if they consider a neighborhood with two (that's right, two) shootings to be a "gang land." I think a little perspective's in order for who ever wrote that article. That being said, watch out Toby!

 

[kennedy]

I was in DTX about a week ago...maybe just because it was around Christmas, but it is for sure not the ghetto.