Pit, a landmark of Harvard Square, is demolished

"The Pit" has been demolished. Renderings show what's next for Harvard Square.
A longtime landmark in Harvard Square is gone. "The Pit" has been demolished as part of a years-long effort to revamp the area in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The stone and brick seating area adjacent to the Red Line MBTA station served as a gathering spot for decades, but now it's nothing more than dirt, rocks and mud.
End of an era: The Pit, a landmark of Harvard Square, is demolished
Construction crews have begun pulverizing the former brick and stone sitting area, which had been a gathering space for young people in the region’s counterculture and those who bonded over not fitting in.
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As part of ongoing renovations to the Harvard Square Plaza, yellow safety vests and work boots replaced black leather jackets and Doc Marten boots from the 80s during the demolition of The Pit this past Tuesday.
R.I.P. to Harvard Square's "Pit"
The Pit, a sunken brick and stone seating area in Harvard Square beloved by generations of punks, metalheads, hardcore kids and uncategorizable crusty weirdos, has been demolished as part of the area's ongoing renovation project.
Harvard Square landmark known as "The Pit" demolished
"The Pit" landmark in Harvard Square has been demolished. I guess this was inevitable. The president received an awkward reminder, right to his face.
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Harvard Square landmark 'The Pit' demolished
A Cambridge plaza with a reputation as a gathering spot for counterculture was demolished this month in a multi-year effort ...