Downtown after dark
MGM lit the South End. Symphony Hall lit Court Square. The Civic Center lit State Street. Downtown evenings finally have a calendar again.
On a Friday, Main Street pulls together the parts of downtown that used to operate alone. Symphony Hall and CityStage light Court Square. The MassMutual Center lines up the AHL Thunderbirds or a national tour. MGM hosts the post show crowd. The diner at the corner takes the late wave. Every block has somebody open at ten.
Downtown evenings are the audience that small business owners thought they had lost in the late 1990s. The Thunderbirds season alone delivers thirty something Friday and Saturday gates. The MassMutual Center plays national acts. MGM's outdoor stage runs all summer. A directory that knows what is on each weekend turns those gates into walk in revenue for everyone within four blocks.
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MGM Springfield and the South End
The casino opened in 2018 on the block bounded by Main, State, Howard, and Union, stitching the South End back into the rest of downtown.
State Street, downtown's east-west spine
From the Quadrangle museums down to the Armory, State Street is the artery the rest of downtown branches off.
Local restaurants and the Saturday rotation
Carvana on Boston Road. Mom and Rico's on Mill. The diner on Belmont. The pho shop on Boston. Springfield's restaurant scene is wider than the chains let on.