Word: salo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Second Round opened when Wasserman himself went to speak to Mrs. Fred Salo in the Harvard Community Exchange, 1094 Massachusetts Avenue. Assuring her that he had no intention of hurting her or causing her any trouble, he quietly informed her that the rent would be increased from $400 to $2000 per month...
...Salo have operated the exchange for 46 years, and they hope to stretch it out until Christmas. Salo doesn't know if he'll be able to. "In this kind of a bargain business, that kind of rent is simply out of the question...
...Wasserman and Beal have offered help in relocation, but Salo is skeptical. "They couldn't care less about relocating me. To them, I'm just too small to be interesting." Then he added, "A whole life of my work gone to pieces because of one man's decision...
...Salo sees the change as one that will radically alter the character of the square. He predicts an influx of chain stores and big, modern retail outlets, that can survive the high overhead. "With Cambridge's rent control, Wasserman can't make much profit in his residential property, so he's got to make up for it on the commercial lots...
Charlie Wong has operated a small laundry at 5 Mt. Auburn Street for 51 years. He also got his notice on October 2, telling him to "quit and deliver up at the end of the next month... the property you hold as my tenant." Like Salo, he has heard nothing else, has made no plans, and doesn't know what he's going...