 The distinctive red line of the Freedom Trail has been extended an additional 16 miles to accomodate its newest historical site.
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Last month, when Mayor Thomas Menino announced that they would be extending the Freedom Trail to Boston College's one and only Beans, Creams, and Dreams, the administration was very excited about the new people that would be coming to BC, most of them without even knowing it because they were just walking all day following a red line.
The announcement didn't get much publicity, but that was planned, said Pat Bando, Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services, in an interview after the announcement.
"We didn't want to make a big deal when it was announced, we are saving the real fun for the grand opening celebration on March 30," she said before the opening. "We are going to put tons of resources into it and we hope that everyone at the University and walking the Freedom Trail can come to our little stand on that day to be part of the celebration.
"We hope that the entire campus comes out to participate."
As part of the celebration, there were discounts for many items, and the hours were greatly expanded by 200 percent.
Instead of being open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:02 a.m., the shop was open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:06 a.m for the March 30 grand opening.
The new stop on the Freedom Trail does not come without controversy. As usual, City Councilor Jerry McDermott was outraged, but unfortunately unavailable for comment.
Through reading his quotes in other newspapers, it seems that he is afraid that this will take too much tourism away from the Paul Revere house, and that this is a conspiracy by BC to destroy the economy of the city of Boston.
The controversy, however, could not stop the fun and excitement of the grand opening of the Freedom Trail's newest tourist attraction.
People lined up all the way down Commonwealth Avenue to get a chance to behold the glory that is a smoothie from Beans, Creams, and Dreams. One person in line, wearing a Boston University hockey jersey said, "The line is red, so it will take me to my campus right?" He did not give his name because he could not remember it.
"I heard that John Hancock is buried under Beans, Cream, and Dreams," said one excited tourist. "Is that true?"
Riff James, a tourist visiting from the Gramercy Park section of New York, was lucky enough to reach the end of the Freedom Trail at the perfect time. After sampling his discounted ice cream he said, "This ice cream is good, real good."
"The best," replied Bando, who was working the window as part of the festivities.
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