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Collected Item: “Boarded up Bars in the Byward Market: Kinki”

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Boarded up Bars in the Byward Market: Kinki

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Many establishments in the popular shopping, dining, and bar area of the Byward Market have boarded up their front windows with plywood to reduce the chance of robbery while they remain closed due to the pandemic and restrictions of gatherings.
The Kinki restaurant did not board up its windows but did place a sign informing any would-be robbers that "ALL CASH, BEER + BOOZE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS PREMISES." Many of the shops and restaurants which did not board up its windows has similar signs.

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economy, business

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photograph: Hope Gresser sign: Kinki

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2020-05-27
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