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Day into night

Deer Island at sunset

OK, call us nuts, but we had dinner at Anthony's Pier 4 tonight. I know, I know, nobody eats there anymore, at least not anybody who lives inside 128 (and indeed, our waitress seemed a bit surprised when she asked us where we were from and we said "here!" and, yes, we were surrounded by parents bringing their kids to school and Japanese businessmen and, based on the White Sox cap one of them was wearing, people from the Midwest). But it was good - good food and good service (although we didn't order any wine; the people next to us ordered wine to go with their calamari, the wine didn't come, the waitress said she couldn't bring it and when they asked if she could send over the wine steward, the guy took his time and then slowly walked over and said "can I help you?" as if the people were disturbing him somehow and as if the restaurant weren't mostly empty).

In any case, there are some great views from the restaurant and its pier. The Deer Island sewage treatment plant (above), normally gray, gray and more gray, turned a nice orangish shade for a couple of minutes at sunset. And the new ICA is quite dramatic at night:

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Those views are fantastic! How come nobody eats in there? They have great views that you can cherish while having dinner in there. I would love to take my family there too.

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When I first came to Boston for college some (mumble-mumble) years ago, I asked my mom to take me to Anthony's for dinner. I had heard it was a special place. That night we went, and I thought I had 'made it'. Then I revisited about 2 years ago. Not to eat, just to look. It appeared threadbare and sad. That is so cool you gave it a chance and ate there. Maybe it will experience an upswing among Bostonians. Nice pics, anyway!

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Sprawling restaurant that was the creation of one guy, of the sort you're just never going to see again. But with a much better view than Ken's :-).

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I went to Anthony's a couple of weeks ago for my grandparents' anniversary- the food was excellent, the service pleasant, and the view spectacular. I know it's faded from glory, but it's still an enjoyable place to eat, even if you're not a senior citizen.

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