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...Gladys P. Gifford, one of the founders of the Harvard Square Defense Fund. "Let's have one place on the planet that doesn't have the same thing," says Gifford. National fast food chains would drive out traditional Square mainstays such as Elsie's Famous Sandwiches, Mr. and Mrs. Bartley Burger Cottage, Pinocchio's Pizza and Subs and the Tasty Sandwich Shop, she says...
...least one local restauranteur says he can handle the competition. Bill Bartley, son of the original Mr. Joseph Bartley, says his 31-year-old eatery could easily survive if a McDonald's opened in the Square. "I'll go up against anything. We can beat them, but obviously we don't want them next door," says Bartley. "I wouldn't be down in town hall fighting...
...service and quality that only family-owned businesses can provide will allow them to compete against national corporate franchises, says Bartley...
...fact, he argues, the zoning law has not prevented national chains from invading the Square. "By my definition of a chain, [the ordinance] doesn't seem like it's doing anything," says Bartley. "The chains are here. I think it's a reality...
Olejarz, whose black rubber outfit was spackled with thick white paint, perplexed onlookers as he struck mime-like poses on Mass. Ave. opposite Bartley's Burger Cottage...