Oh, go in and see them. The 826 folks have fake storefronts for fantastical business as the reception areas for all of their writing centers.
826 are nonprofit tutoring and writing centers for teens. It started in SF and has been spreading around the world. They're excellent: http://www.826boston.org/
Possibly? We didn't actually stick to the bike path. Took a loop more like this. (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Copley+Square,+Huntington+Avenue,+Boston,+MA&daddr=Dartmouth+and+Columbus+Ave,+Boston+MA+to:Columbus+Ave+and+Melnea+Cass+Blvd,+Boston+MA+to:42.3347999,-71.0847731+to:750+Shawmut+Avenue,+Boston,+MA+to:Eustis+St+and+Washington+St,+Boston+MA+to:Dudley+Square+Plaza,+Boston,+MA+02119+to:90+Warren+Street,+Boston,+MA+02119+to:14+Lambert+Ave,+Boston,+MA+02119+to:16+Kenilworth+Street,+Boston,+MA+to:58+Circuit+Street,+Boston,+MA+to:131+Walnut+Avenue,+Boston,+MA+to:Dale+St+and+Washington+St,+Boston+MA+to:2044+Columbus+Ave,+Boston,+MA+02119+to:1870+Columbus+Avenue,+Boston,+MA+to:55+Malcolm+X+Boulevard,+Boston,+MA+to:Copley+Square,+Huntington+Avenue,+Boston,+MA&hl=en&geocode=FV41hgIdE3bD-yFIuOPIxZ0bvQ%3BFYUlhgIdWXrD-ylHzathDXrjiTFxMzABZbkB1A%3BFbwAhgIdtknD-ym1wtH6InrjiTEbPHivYEYwbw%3BFU_6hQIdG1XD-ykXwF7NPHrjiTEEacOsnrkf0A%3BFYzvhQIdRVnD-ylD4mRpO3rjiTH8rIvXwqRdEw%3BFSPvhQIdTWHD-ynz3BuQO3rjiTH4VVs1kdsEtw%3BFSPjhQIdcVHD-yG0kStP27lavg%3BFTPehQIdHl3D-ynJIkF8MHrjiTHfnPKBvjEVgQ%3BFWXkhQIdnUXD-yndZmSHJXrjiTGgdUTTPWV8tw%3BFabihQIdgUvD-yk_3DJjJXrjiTEdfZKCkXWqSw%3BFanPhQId60nD-ynNHdrZLXrjiTHgsFf-zawhXA%3BFZfChQIdC07D-yn7Hm9pLXrjiTFXk1dFsSE5tw%3BFfnNhQIdfkLD-yknqrY-LHrjiTEBx3DJO1l2Vg%3BFUmphQId6ynD-ylPIyhI1nvjiTGjwIBJj2gh-Q%3BFTu6hQIdcyLD-ykh6hosfnnjiTFxpiacsSC6iQ%3BFS7vhQId80bD-ylRvP33JHrjiTGXgVEDVY4jmQ%3BFV41hgIdE3bD-yFIuOPIxZ0bvQ&mra=ls&via=3&sll=42.325142,-71.088581&sspn=0.02662,0.035148&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14)
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Date: 2011-04-17 06:47 pm (UTC)826 are nonprofit tutoring and writing centers for teens. It started in SF and has been spreading around the world. They're excellent: http://www.826boston.org/
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