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Graffiti Incidents Have Not Increased By Ian Stevenson amidst city and nationwide Black Though graffiti appearedLives Matter protests. In early along protest routes during this June, some painted writing By Charlie Wilson Residents’ Association (DBRA) Nucci, SUs senior vice president summer’s rallies against police appeared on the signage surround- Monday. Both schools plan to use of external affairs. “We have brutality, spray-painted incidents ing the Boston Common’s famous Administrators from Suffolk regular viral testing and hotels to found that sharing our plan with in downtown neighborhoods and 54th Regiment Memorial, which University (SU) and Emerson try to reopen safely. individuals and groups around parks have not increased from commemorates the first African College (EC) presented their “There has been a very rigorous the neighborhood has been very earlier years. Over the weekend American Civil War regiment and schools’ reopening plans at a and robust process to get us to helpful to us.” of May 29th, walls, statues, and is currently under repair. meeting of the Downtown Boston this point right now,” said John Continued on Page 3 sidewalks were tagged with graffiti Continued on Page 7 MGH Faces Opposition to Kenmore Square & Downtown Destroying 3 Old Buildings Crossing Named by One Family by Jordan Frias

Two bustling areas of the city now known as Kenmore Square and Downtown Crossing earned their names thanks to the efforts of one family. John Druker, grandfather of Ronald Druker of The Druker Company, Ltd. in Boston, sought to rename Governor’s Square on Commonwealth Avenue after his hotel, The Hotel Kenmore, on the same block. “[John] was born in Scotland By Ian Stevenson options, MGH is set on putting and named the Hotel Kenmore up a structure that would involve and the Hotel Braemore on Cut: Governor’s Square, now known as Kenmore Square, in 1915. As Massachusetts General demolishing three 19th and early Commonwealth Avenue after Photo: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection Hospital (MGH) plans a major 20th-century structures; the West Scottish castles,” Ronald said. a developer at Snider & Druker decades later he and his cousin expansion, some of its West End End Settlement House, West End “So the square was named after Co., which became John Druker got involved in the branding of neighbors are outraged about Tenement House, and the former the hotel, not the hotel named & Son and now The Druker Downtown Crossing, at a time the destruction of three historic public Winchell Elementary after the square. The hotel came Company, Ltd. Ronald, president when the area was simply known buildings that the expansion School. first then the name was changed of the prominent real estate and as Downtown. would entail. After exploring other Continued on Page 2 sometime after.” John worked as management company, said Continued on Page 2 The Boston Guardian 2 | August 28, 2020

MGH Sally Mason Boemer, MGH’s senior vice the buildings and rebuild them.” in 1935 and whose father was a nurse at Continued from Page 1 president for administration and finance, at Much of the past expansion of MGH, MGH. “There will be nothing left, literally, the meeting. “But we were unable to find a which has been in the neighborhood since of the West End.” path to preserve these structures.” the early 19th Century, and is New England’s MGH will now file a Draft Project Impact At a community meeting hosted by the Since the hospital expansion was first largest hospital, happened in tandem with Report (DPIR), which will initiate another Boston Planning and Development Agency proposed in 2019, community members the city’s urban- renewal efforts. “It is a public-comment period. While the project is (BPDA) last Wednesday, Tom Sieniewicz, have raised concerns about the three textbook case for where urban renewal went under review by the BPDA, more communi- of the architectural firm NBBJ, and lead buildings, two on Blossom Street and one terribly, terribly wrong,” McNamara said. ty meetings will be scheduled and held on architect for the proposal, said that over the on North Anderson Street. These are some Those [remaining] buildings are touchstones such topics as transportation to and from the past year the hospital had looked to preserve of the last old buildings remaining in the for the community.” facility and managing traffic on Cambridge the site’s history by building around the neighborhood, which underwent drastic At Wednesday’s meeting, most local Street, a major thoroughfare that runs along structures, relocating them, or keeping only changes during urban-renewal projects that residents, many of whom have lived in the the south end of the site. the facades. All of the proposals, it conclud- began the 1950s. West End since the 1940s and ‘50s, were Though many residents were critical of the ed, were too expensive and impractical. “At the mid-century, there was a perception sharply critical of the hospital’s proposal. current proposal, many were careful to note The proposed 12-story building, which that cities were dying and there was a need to “We’re here, and you keep taking and that they understand the hospital’s need to would cost more than $1 billion, would reinvigorate them,” Martha McNamara, an taking,” said a West End resident at modernize its facilities and that they value house operating rooms and cancer treatment architectural historian who lives in Beacon Wednesday’s meeting who requested her the hospital’s services. facilities, private rooms for inpatients, Hill and teaches at Wellesley College, told name not be used. She was born in the “Maybe there’s another way to thread this medical imaging equipment and a large The Boston Guardian. “Because [the West neighborhood in 1944 and was raised a few needle,” said Greg Galer, executive director underground garage. End] was immigrant and working class, the blocks from the site of the remaining houses. of the Boston Preservation Alliance, at the “We recognize [demolishing] the three neighborhood was perceived as destitute and “We’re tired of it.” meeting. “It is a challenge, but challenges West End structures would represent a obsolete….The answer was to just sweep the “We cannot let these buildings be can be surmounted.” significant loss to the community,” said slate clean, take everyone out, tear down all destroyed,” said Paul Senecal, who was born

Kenmore Square own suggestion and logo in mind headline was “Walkers rule idea never took off. Rosemarie Continued from Page 1 for the area. downtown,” followed by the Sansone, president and CEO of “The BRA wanted to name sub-headline “‘Downtown the Downtown Boston Business Downtown Crossing the Crossing’ gives shoppers a carefree, Improvement District, said the Research from Ronald’s cousin Ronald said. “Before it became Downtown Freedom Mall since it car-free haven” inside the paper. name “Downtown Crossing” Steven Simon led to the discovery Downtown Crossing people might was an auto-restrictive zone and I “For five blocks alongfollowed the revitalization of of the name Washington Crossing, have referred to it as simply the thought that was not a good name,” Washington, and on all of Winter Quincy Market during the which was referenced in some Downtown. The area had gone Ronald said. “They proposed to and part of Summer Streets, not an mid-1970s. articles read at the Boston Public from being a normal zone to an have a logo with a foot on it … I auto was in sight… just thousands “Following Quincy Market’s Library in the 1970s. auto-restricted zone.” voiced my opinion and came up of people ambling along in the successful revitalization, city Simon, in between undergrad- With the change from with an alternative and everyone sunshine,” a reporter wrote. planners turned their attention uate and graduate school, was a multi-modal system to liked it.” The same newspaper, known slightly south, to the central interning at The Druker Company, a pedestrian-only system, Thus was born Downtown now as the Boston Herald, report- business district,” she said. “During Ltd. when he was tasked with the Boston Redevelopment Crossing, which was described ed in 2006 that the city toggled 1978-79, they created Boston’s researching the former name of the Authority (BRA), now known as “the city’s first ‘urban mall’” in with another name change for first, and only, pedestrian zone. In popular downtown area. as the Boston Planning & a 1978 Boston Herald American the area suggested by a marketing the process, they renamed the area “It never really had a name,” Development Agency, had their article. The article’s front-page consultant and developers. The ‘Downtown Crossing.’” The Boston Guardian The Boston Guardian is published on Fridays. ©2020 Guard Dog Media, Inc.

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The university’s testing, and the Downtown area very seriously, and I The Boston Planning and “As HIV has become a chronic processed through a partnership with the Broad have zero tolerance for students that want to Development Agency (BPDA) last treatable condition where people are not Institute, has produced zero positive results as of jeopardize the public health of residence in my week approved opening a clinic run dying at the same level they were earlier Wednesday. district.” by the Fenway Community Health Students who live on campus will be tested Nucci said his team has heard Flynn’s Center (FCHC) on the basement level twice per week and commuters will be tested concerns “loud and clear” and said SU will hold of the China Trade Center, at 2 Boylston Modeled after weekly, Nucci said. Additionally, the university community virtual office hours for residents to St. has expanded its housing footprint to make come forward and register concerns. The clinic, called the Diagnostic and a clinic in it more difficult for the virus to spread among Peggy Ings, EC’s vice president for community Sexual Health Center (DASH), will be London, FCHC is students. Shigeo Iwamiya, SU’s director of relations, presented a largely similar plan for her one of the nation’s first to offer sexually opening DASH to residence life and housing, said residence halls that institution’s reopening. EC students, though, transmitted infection (STI) rapid typically house 1,400 students are now holding will be tested weekly. EC is making use of the testing, Carl Sciortino told The Boston address sexually 750. The university has accomplished this partly W Hotel to spread its students out. She said Guardian. FCHC’s vice president for transmitted by placing about 300 students in hotels: The the university will enforce quarantine measures, government and community relations. infections that Wyndham, The Boxer, and Doubletree. which apply to students upon move-in and after Clients can receive the results of As for enforcing social distancing measures, they test positive, by deactivating their ID cards chlamydia or gonorrhea tests via text in have been rising SU Vice President for Student Affairs Ann Coyne so they can’t access any buildings other than a matter of hours. for a decade said there will be “zero tolerance.” their residence hall. EC and SU are two of many Modeled after a clinic in London, across America, “Any students involved in large gatherings Boston colleges that are ramping up reopening FCHC is opening DASH to address on or off campus will be immediately removed plans this month. Northeastern (NU) is moving sexually transmitted infections that have in the epidemic, a lot of the public from campus and may be sent home,” Coyne hundreds of students into the Midtown and the been rising for a decade across America, health messaging and effectiveness of said. “We’re not hearing about any plans for the Westin hotels, as well as conducting up to 5,000 said Sciortino. In Massachusetts, that has decreased,” Sciortino said. “The craziest that we’ve seen from other large schools COVID-19 tests per day. Boston University chlamydia cases rose 25%, syphilis cases fear of death around sexual risk taking that have been reported in the media. We expect (BU) is running a similar testing program and 94% and gonorrhea cases 109% in is decreasing.” He acknowledged this that they will be responsible.” both NU and BU have a hybrid in-person 2014-18, according to state Department improvement but also said that it has Despite these precautions and Coyne’s faith instruction model. Harvard opted for a more of Public Health data. led to a decrease in use of condoms. “As in the students, City Councilor Ed Flynn said conservative approach, bringing just 40% of Though there has been a rise across a population we’ve let down our guard.” he is still concerned for the well-being of his undergraduates back to campus and going with the general population, the clinic has residents with a large influx of potential virus all online instruction. seen much higher rates of infection Continued on Page 8

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Hynes Convention Center and disappeared. to the COVID shutdown and obviously missed his favorite store. Afterall, the word Going Mobile “free” is in the shop’s name. August 17 saw a rash of reports about rime bicycle thefts. The list includes a black Trek An Honest Thief C & 7.1 two-wheeler which was locked to a Store security stopped a shoplifter at railing in front of 397 Beacon Street; a $600 Nordstrom Rack at 497 Boylston Street on black Sienna 59cm bike locked to a street August 18 and called the police. The thief Punishment sign in the area of 70 Northampton Street; put on a pair of black Nike running shoes and a Blue Bike outside 324 Newbury and then tried to walk out. She explained to POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS Street which was stolen when the rider went police that she needed a new pair of shoes into a restaurant to pick up some dinner. since her old ones were wet from the rain District 4: 650 Harrison Avenue, 617-343-4457 Regrettably, the song Going Mobile by and that she had no intention of paying District A-1: 40 New Sudbury Street, 617-343-4627 The Who may become this summer’s most for them. My god, honest people are such appropriate tune. a rarity these days that if she were to run for elected office, we’d consider endorsing her. Ironic Justice Excluding drug related crime on and construction workers who all look like the At 8:01am on August 8, police responded Always Reliable near Methadone Mile, it’s been a quiet Incredible Hunk. to an attempted breaking and entering Every police report we write about August week for our police. Bicycle thefts Officers made numerous attempts to at a construction site at 276 Newbury shoplifting at 1 Ring Road. This week, are up, shoplifting down, an occasional explain to our clueless drunk not to return Street. Someone had used a wooden plank on August 19, a known shoplifter entered credit card scam and some obnoxious to Newbury Street. He finally agreed to walk to attempt to gain access to the building the department store and stole two pairs drunks. We’re still waiting to see a report to St. Francis House for the day. undergoing rehab. Nothing was taken but a of Prada sunglasses valued at $800. Police about someone comitting a random act of mobile phone belonging to the unsuccessful searched through area but did not see the kindness. Steeling Weird Things thief was found. Imagine the irony when the thief. Also on August 17, police were called about suspect is caught and is permitted to use his Obnoxious Drunk two shoplifters at Walgreens at 741 Boylston own phone to call his attorney. When Time Flies On August 17 at 8:47 in the morning, Street. A woman wearing grey leggings and Time stands still when you are having a police were called by a construction crew at a blue hoodie and a guy wearing all black Loving Chinos good time. Just ask the manager of Krasi 18 Newbury Street to deal with an obnoxious, came into the store and copped items worth During the lunch hour on August 18, a restaurant at 48 Gloucester Street. Seems intoxicated man who had thrown chairs $550. Not quite the clothing normally worn homeless man walked into Free People at the Licensed Premise Unit noticed revelers from the site into the street while swearing on a hot summer afternoon. They made off 899 Boylston Street. The guy was something still enjoying themselves at 11:15pm on and threatening the workers. Forget with $200 of baby formula, $100 worth of of a regular. This time he was asked to leave. August 19 on the temporary outdoor patio reeking of booze and being belligerent to deodorant, and $250 of Aveeno lotion. Yup, Three days before, however, he made off with when closing time was at 10pm. Think the both the crew and the police, you can’t a strange combination of items. seven pairs of chinos valued at $560. Mr. owner will have a good time when appearing be all there when provoking a group of They exited the store walking towards the Chino had become a “customer” just prior before the Boston Licensing Board?

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