Michael Kenney describes history of the Sgt. Brown Memorial Necktie Coffeehouse, which was at this location
During the late 1960s and into the 1970s, Central Square was a center of anti-war activity
The building now housing Keezer’s Clothing was the site of a coffeehouse operated by members of the Boston Draft Resistance Group (BDRG)
A panoramic view
The coffeehouse took its name from the clip-on tie ripped from Sgt. Brown’s uniform during a demonstration at the local induction center
The Cambridge Women's Center, located nearby on Pleasant St, was founded following the 1971 takeover of an abandoned, Harvard-owned building on Mem Drive
On Magazine St between Allston and Putnam
Granite St by the Morse school
On the Waverly St connector
Entering the short but top-of-the-line bike path between Erie St and Pacific St
MIT built this path along the rail siding that went to the old NECCO plant as mitigation associated with the new dorm on the right
Access stairs and walkways for the very small
Entering the park called University Commons
Some can't resist taking a spin through the mist
Former Simplex Steering Committee member Steve Miller tells significance of this location
Site was previous home to significant amount of manufacturing that created many working class jobs
Simplex Wire and Cable Company was one of the last of those firms
MIT purchased all this property and hastened the Simplex firm's departure
In response to ongoing transformation, local residents formed the Simplex Steering Committee to fight for zoning that would create jobs and affordable housing
The development does include affordable housing, but the blue-collar jobs did not return