The Garage

Good food choices
Although 2nd floor store will be renovated to other function

It's not what it used to be it has a food court and a NB comics and that's about it. Hidden treasures is still there but seems always closed.

No atmosphere, no outlets, and a "your last purchase was 30 minutes ago, no loitering, go away" security guy on some days.

I'm tearing it a 1 because they're in process of moving all the businesses out, closing it and knocking it down. I think it's a building with character and some iconic Harvard Sq businesses but over the years has just been neglected more and more, probably just so it could be sold. I'm sure it'll become some chain or luxury condos. Sad.

Far from the cultural icon of Harvard Square that it used to be. It's being torn down soon, most of the storefronts are empty. The Newbury Comics is holding strong though! Had to visit one last time before the place is gone, but it's hard to see it so desolate in there.

What is The Garage now other than a melancholy nostalgia trip down memory lane? We're all thinking about what it once was, a lively and somewhat quirky shopping center with various great eateries. For many in the Greater Boston area, this was THE place to hang out in high school, but over time and trends that fell out of fashion. Retailers stopped thriving as marketplaces moved online. Crazy Dough's closed and was never replaced. The half-finished remodeling after they left sat untouched for years as if stuck in a moment of time that will never exist again.

I don't remember when Ben & Jerry's came to The Garage, but I seem to recall a time before it was there. A now empty space sits where it once was, with all the branding in tact and a brand new Ben & Jerry's across the street.... A sign of things to come.

The Starbucks closed and became a great Vietnamese takeout instead, so not all things were lost for the worst, but soon The Garage will close for good and some will remember it as the parking garage turned into a thriving mall for 30 years, and some will only remember the 10 years of decline it had. In time, it too will be long lost to people's memories.

Oh how u miss how this place was. By that I mean shops and eateries. I've been coming here since before high school, and the appearance is still great and not much has changed with that. Newbury comics is still a huge staple here, that's a plus. There was the coolest store, I can't even remember, but it was on the way up the ramp. And I miss Upper crust pizza, some of the best slices. I guess Ben and Jerry's moved across the street. There was also a Taco place that I don't miss. It was quiet, and there's still a good crowd. I could still sit here and dream about the real world. Garage is that kind of place.