Wingy-poo, you live in Lexington right? let's put a chick-fila in Lexington. Can't wait to see you and your neighbors go totally ape-shit.
BostonObserver -- take a ride [Minuteman Bikeway], bus ride or even drive out to Lexington sometime
You might be surprised at the diversity of the place. Yes we have the Minuteman Statue and the historic homes and taverns along Mass Ave [its called the Revers's Route and also its part of the Battle Road] near to the Center. Also in the Center we have some shops, a CVS, a Starbucks next to a Peet's, lots of banks and some restaurants with a couple of several story condo complexes.
However a bit further along the same road [surprisingly called Bedford St as it goes to Bedford] and there is a traditional Stop and Shop in a plaza and across the street another plaza with a Walgreens and a big Starbucks. Even further along and there's a cheap hotel and a cheap restaurant, a veterinary clinic, a human pediatric clinic and an exercise place along with a bunch of office space.
Lexington also has several million sq ft of Bio Pharma and High Tech labs and office complexes on two essentially dedicated to such roads, including the HQ of Shire one of the largest Bio Pharmas -- we're sort of the Cambridge outside of Cambridge [which is fitting since the original Lexington land grant was called Cambridge Farms]
On the main connection with Waltham [surprisingly called Waltham St] we have several gas stations, a farm stand, a golf driving range, a variety of the food and retail shops, including DD [not at all quaint]. Just over the Waltham line the road becomes somewhat more commercial including two big plazas one with a Shaw's. Except on a good map you might as well be in lexington except that mid block the street inexplicably changes its name to Lexington St.
In a number of other places in Lexington there are plazas and strip malls with more banks, shops and food stores -- none of these are at all quaint and some are chains.
Of course, i saved the best for last -- where I live in East Lexington, i can walk down the hill down to a strip mall on Mass Ave where there are 6 restaurants and two beer and wine shops, an obligatory bank and a laundromat about 5 minutes further walking along Mass Ave., and I come to Arlington Heights where the #77 will take me to Harvard Sq. about every 10 minutes or so -- or I can eat, buy hardware, bank, frame some pictures, etc.
