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someoneyoudontknow0 t1_jd5rger wrote

I’m so down for a coffee shop / wine bar to open at the putnam ave location. I live around the corner and would LOVE to have it filled again. Miss that place

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Reasonable_Move9518 t1_jdehd01 wrote

Same... as crushing as the loss of Darwin's coffee and sandwiches was, the loss of the "3rd spaces" they provided is awful too. I used both the Cambridge and Putnam Darwin's for just like, browsing emails/doing light reading work before actually beginning work, esp. Sunday mornings when the library is closed (lol I have to work Sundays being a postdoc sux).

Now there's nowhere to go... I have to actually go to work which is blah.

Really hoping SOMETHING goes into the Cambridge St. space... it's a complete deadzone between Harvard and Inman without Darwin's. If not Cambridge than Putnam... would be great to get a coffee coming from Inman/Central towards Harvard w/o having to go into the square.

At this point, I'll even settle for the 59th Tatte in Cambridge if it just opens up Cambridge and/or Putnam.

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kiwi-cucumber t1_jd5gvzk wrote

Not OP, but I’m curious on the Mass ave location of Hi Rise that closed as well- near Shepard st. I saw the windows papered over so I think something is happening there?

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axeBrowser t1_jd5rcp2 wrote

The business model has barely made sense for a while now. The aftermath of COVID forced shutdowns and the threat of unionizing are more nails in the coffin. Sit down coffee shops might become a thing of the past.

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some1saveusnow t1_jd6qlaz wrote

Yeah, it could be hard for a first location to fill some of these spots. Might have to hope for small chains

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BaconNinja89 t1_jd7k3ie wrote

I don’t miss Starbucks as a brand but think that Harvard square double level Starbucks that was also a student space for performances was a damn shame to lose.

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