Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Chipotle to Open in Old Corner Bookstore Building

A quick-service Mexican restaurant featuring tacos and burritos is planning to open a new spot in downtown Boston, moving into an historic landmark that dates back to the early 1700s.

According to The Boston Globe, Chipotle Mexican Grill is looking to open within the Old Corner Bookstore building at the corner of Washington Street and School Street, moving into a now-vacant section of the structure, which is the oldest commercial building in the city. The article mentions that the new location of the Mexican chain could be open by the end of 2011, which will make it the second location in Boston (the other being on Summer Street near South Station).

In the past, the Old Corner Bookstore has been used for publishing businesses, food places, a clothing store, a cigar shop, a jewelry store, and more recently, the Globe Corner Bookstore, which moved to Cambridge's Harvard Square (which just closed, by the way).

For more information on this story, please go to the Boston Globe link below.

Chipotle moving to historic Boston building