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Collected Item: “"Allston Is Dead": Great Scott, RIP”

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"Allston Is Dead": Great Scott, RIP

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photograph

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On May 1, 2020, the manager of Allston music venue Great Scott announced that the club would not reopen. In the days that followed, residents gathered in front of the doors to mourn its loss and share memories. During that period, someone tagged "Allston Is Dead" here, a sentiment expressing frustrations about how the neighborhood had changed over the years due to rising rent, gentrification, and other factors.

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allston, music venues, business closures, street art

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Jim McGrath

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2020-05-12
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