by Justine I cannot believe Socrates is closed! Fine, it wasn’t the classiest joint in the world but it was there forever. What’s next? Three Decker?? For the record, I will personally flip the fuck out if that happens.
I ate at Socrates as a kid. I ate at Socrates as a teenager. I ate at Socrates not even a month ago! My parents and I used to do…
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Being a 35 year resident of Noble Street I am also very sad to see these places go.
Love your blog and keep up the good work.
Thanks. 🙂
i feel for you. a ton of the places i went as a kid, that were so old and totally town institutions have gone the way of socrates. even places i didn’t go, but were just always there feel like a little bit of history being erased, you know?