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Patrick Alessi, 15, Quincy walks on Hancock St minus a shirt due to record breaking temps.  3/31/98 Photo by: Gary Higgins Quincy The Bargain CEnter John Steckl photo  Dec 1986 photo-23.jpg Publication Date: Oct 24, 1978 Photo By: Phil Hailer Quincy center at Christmas time Sept 1, 1992 Photo by Gary Higgins Downtown Quincy, 11pm, as blackout hits city. Dec 11, 1984 Photo by: Jerry McCullough Greenleaf building in Quincy. 4/21/99 Photo by Fred Field Bargain Center Sale August 1964 Jan 20, 1988   The site of the former Bargain Center discount store in downtown Quincy is a jumble of debris as a crane begins the long process of removing the rubble. The photo was taken from the Quincy Center T. Garage. An office/retail complex is planned for the site.  Photo by Yunghi Kim
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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 [...]