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Developer National Development will on the evening of September 13 unveil a restored version of the Circle Cinema sign that bestrode the movie house for decades before it and an Applebee’s were sold to make way for a mixed-use development at the site on the Boston-Brookline borderlands.
That 2.5-acre development, which is under construction, is expected to include a 92-unit luxury residential community for seniors, a 162-room AC Hotel by Marriott, and two retail spaces—probably for restaurants—as well as a 188-spot underground parking garage.
And it will include the restored Circle sign, with each letter looming 7 feet and lighted up at nighttime with LED technology.
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Such preservation was an olive branch that National Development extended to some in the community concerned about the demise of the theater. Said one resident at a public hearing on the project: “This is our Citgo sign and it needs to be a reminder of the area’s history.”
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