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Quincy The Bargain CEnter John Steckl photo  Dec 1986 Publication Date: Oct 24, 1978 Photo By: Phil Hailer photo-27.jpg Patrick Alessi, 15, Quincy walks on Hancock St minus a shirt due to record breaking temps.  3/31/98 Photo by: Gary Higgins Greenleaf building in Quincy. 4/21/99 Photo by Fred Field Quincy Sidewalk Bazaar- Shoppers stroll along roped-off Hancock street. Photo by Richard W Green July 16 1976 Publication Date: October 18, 1983 Photo by: Charles Flagg  Important part of the Quincy story is the municipally owned parking areas on both sides of Hancock St, Quincy Square, as shown in this composite photograph taken from the tower of the Granite Trust Company. Pub Date: Dec 23, 1987 Worker perches atop of the crumbling front wall of the Bargain Center in Quincy Square yeseterday as demolition crews tear down the neon sign of the landmark store to clear the way for the 55 million Presidents Place, a residential, office, and retail project.   Photo by Greg Derr 7/16/87 Sidewalk Bazaar, Downtown Quincy Photo by: Robert F. Bukaty
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Plans assume the best in worst of times

If nothing else, the redevelopment plan for downtown Quincy is optimistic.
Let me count the ways:
1. That there’s enough demand for a dozen new office buildings, retail stores, full-priced apartments/condos and parking garage fees to rival those in Boston.
2. That the roadways designed to support this colossus are adequate to handle the anticipated deliveries, traffic and [...]

City needs shops

I think the city missed the boat. We don’t need any more  condos,  apartments or restaurants.
What we need are stores to shop in.
What would be good is something like Derby Street Shoppes in Hingham.
Close down Hancock Street. You could have stores on both sides, and there would be plenty of parking in back.
SUSAN HOLMES
Quincy