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It's time to give longshot mayoral candidate Kevin McCrea a look. The nice thing about rich politicians like Ted Kennedy, John Kerry or Mitt Romney is that they can't be bought - nobody can afford to buy them.
Another article I posted a few days ago said that Downtown Crossing was responsible for 20% of the chain's sales. So yeah, closing it made a huge difference.
[cross-posted from UniversalHub.com]
Thank you, John B. Hynes III , for destroying Filene's Basement
One man is responsible for this disaster: John B. Hynes III. He was supposed to redevelop the Filene's building into an office-retail-condo-hotel complex, but instead decided to walk away from the development after digging a huge hole and demolishing two of its four walls.
As a result, Filene's Basement has been closed for the last two years and is utterly unable to return to its home. I'm not at all surprised that it appears to be going under, but I'm certainly disgusted. If you feel the same way, call Mr. Hynes at 617.350.7577 and thank him for destroying a treasured Boston retail icon.
It's not just this site, it's the trifecta of the Gaiety Theatre site, Kensington Place parking lot and now the Filene's hole.
...what is the official name of the parking lot in DTX that Boss Menino handed to his friend Tony Pangaro? The one across from the Opera House and Paramount?
Menino's record on development is absolutely despicable from a planning standpoint, from an ethical standpoint, and from a business standpoint.