Three buddies and me stayed a couple of their dad's in a furnished apartment across what was then a demolished building lot from the "Combat Zone" and "Chinatown"? Never ate in one though. Looks like I missed some good eats.
I was still a hellion back in those days, and the 'Zone was still alive, but on its way to its deserved death. Chinatown expanded and some smart entrepreneurs recognized that the real estate in what was Boston's red light district could both be put to better, more profitable use, but also rid the area of the seediest, dirtiest and scummiest part of Boston. I've not a single good memory from the days was the Combat Zone was still a reality. Well, maybe a couple. A buddy of mine used to bounce at a place called the Glass Slipper. A fine establishment it wasn't, but the, uh, ladies were plentiful and remarkably friendly, even to strangers. But then you know how *that* goes...
