Davis Square 1997 vs. Davis Square 2007

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which do you prefer?

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1997 is when I first moved to the Boston area, and I first lived on Highland Ave just down from Davis, so it was my local landing pad and I got quite attached. To place that time period in the business churn, it was right about when Blue Shirt Cafe first opened.

Food options have multiplied. Non-food options feel about the same, to me. The aesthetics of the storefronts have been kicked up a notch, most notably on Elm. I'd like to think that's because the businesses are all doing well and can afford to reinvest into improvements, but I'm not sure of that. The atmosphere feels very similar. I spent some intervening years living in exotic faraway places like Central Square and western Massachusetts, and moving back to Davis this past fall felt very familiar.

Certainly some notable establishments have gone, and I've noticed that. I didn't happen to be a major customer of any of them. The Someday closing was probably to some people like Redbones closing (heaven forbid) or other things would be to me.

I'm fond of both Davis 1997 and 2007. I might break the tie, if forced, by noting the current presence of burritos from Anna's. But really, it's still the Davis I love.