Da Squayah
A lot has changed in Harvard Square. We remember a much less gentrified place, where you could still expect to find a bargain. By 1966, much of the evolution was already happening. Even these days, though, you can still see some of our favorite old landmarks. Like The Coop,1 here seen from the steps of the new subway station.
1One syllable, in case you’re wondering. That’s the Harvard Cooperative Society. Joined it at MIT in 1958. A buck a year got you a little black “Coop Book” pocket diary and a Coop Card bearing a number that you gave whenever you bought anything. Mine was 32346. When we came back in 1964, it changed to 33237. I think they’re longer, now. You could even use your Coop Card to buy on credit, although I never did. At the end of the year, you’d get a small but welcome cash rebate on your purchases. We usually got our textbooks there.
And Cardullo’s. Long, long may it wave. Never much there in the way of bargains, but a variety of delicacies, domestic and (mainly) imported, beyond belief. Still family-run, if I’m correctly informed.
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