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Broad Street in Boston’s Financial District bustles by day but empties after working hours. But that is likely to change soon as new condominiums bring people to the area.
Broad Street in Boston’s Financial District bustles by day but empties after working hours. But that is likely to change soon as new condominiums bring people to the area. (Photos By Lisa Poole/For The Boston Globe) Photos By Lisa Poole/For The Boston Globe

Old street, new life

Originally designed in 1805, Boston's Broad Street is being transformed into a neighborhood full of housing and eateries

By Tina Cassidy
Globe Correspondent / August 27, 2006

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By day, Broad Street in downtown Boston is a pedestrian throughway, the street busy with workers from the Financial District grabbing lunch, or tourists wending to and from Faneuil Hall. At night, the wide street is empty. (Full article: 957 words)

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