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Many Boston Businesses Still Afraid To Take Plywood Down A Week After Election

"I think they may just stay boarded up until there is an extremely definitive answer," said Emily Chan, as she walked by Zara.

Windows at Sneaker Junkies on Newbury Street were boarded up a week after the presidential election.
Windows at Sneaker Junkies on Newbury Street were boarded up a week after the presidential election. (WBZ-TV)

BOSTON — Much of Boston still has that ominous look of uncertainty. While some businesses have finally taken the plywood off their windows, many on Newbury Street, and in Downtown Crossing are still afraid to take it down a full week since the presidential election.

“I think they may just stay boarded up until there is an extremely definitive answer,” said Emily Chan, as she walked by Zara. “But that might take a while, I don’t know. I hope it’s decided soon so then we can move on.”

“I think it’s easier to leave them up, than take them down and then put them back up,” said another shopper.

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