Boston City Treasures Closing Due To Security Concerns

City is losing precious public space to concerns about another terrorist attack.

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October 15, 2001, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In the decades-long quest to keep development from blocking off the city's waterfront, few places held more promise than the park in front of the new federal courthouse on Fan Pier: a graceful curve of granite pavers, benches, green lawns, and lampposts, open to all.""Today, barricades and US marshals armed with automatic weapons guard the entrances to the park. Farther in, yellow police tape is suspended across the walkway where strollers and kite-fliers once lingered."

Thanks to David Hey

Read the full story: Gates are closing off treasured city vistas

Monday, October 15, 2001 in The Boston Globe

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