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merrily

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1. The Freedom Trail goes through the North End, which has some of the narrowest
Thu Jul 23, 2015, 07:11 AM
Jul 2015

streets in town, plus Commercial and Hanover Streets, which are already too heavily trafficked. \

I would really like to see if host cities in the USA made or lost money on this.

I know some of them may have gained tourists and good word of mouth, but Boston is already full of tour buses.

As old school Italian storekeeper in the North End told me.

Beefoe {sic}, when we walk in the North End, we say, "Hello." "Hello." "Hello."

Now, we say, "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "Excuse me."


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